Senior Engineering Manager

About the Company Valon’s mission is to empower every homeowner. We believe the journey of home ownership starts when you get your keys, but lasts far beyond. We’re creating a world where home ownership comes with ease, security, and financial know-how. Our growing team of engineers, operators, product enthusiasts, and experienced servicing professionals are leveraging technology to fundamentally improve the homeownership experience. Through mortgage servicing—the process of paying off one’s mortgage—Valon is taking the first step in transforming the industry one homeowner, and lender, at a time. Engineering at Valon We are building a world-class engineering team to disrupt one of the most archaic spaces in the financial sector — the mortgage and homeownership industry. You’ll join a small, tight-knit group of engineers from companies like Google, Facebook, Spotify, and Twilio who are turning incredibly complex challenges into elegant solutions for homeowners. We’re building a platform that efficiently and accurately handles billions of dollars at scale, creates a great experience for homeowners, and quickly delivers high-quality features. We’re serving tens of thousands of homeowners across the country on our technology platform — the next step is to continually improve our systems and scale to millions of homeowners across the country. Our tech stack is built on Python, React, Docker, Kubernetes, and Google Cloud Platform. We’re looking for an engineering manager to support Valon’s growing engineering team. In this role, you’ll lead 4+ engineers across one or more teams, working closely with your reports and partnering with product, design, and operations to build the future of Valon. You’ll empower your team through mentorship, defining long term strategy, strong technical leadership, business acumen, and more to ensure maximum impact and business value. You’ll also work closely with your peers to set the engineering culture and direction at Valon. Responsibilities Build and develop an incredibly talented team of driven, high performing engineers. Partner with product managers, designers, and business operations to develop the execution and long term strategy for your team. Partner with other engineering managers to build a cohesive engineering culture and direction for Valon overall. Set a high standard for your team with strong technical leadership, guidance, and mentorship. Solve business problems that directly impact homeowners using technology and innovation. Define and evangelize new processes to make your team more effective and deliver an outsized impact. Push for continuous improvements and innovation using data-driven decisions. Ideal Background At least 4+ years engineering management experience. At least 6+ years of software engineering experience. Demonstrated track record of building and empowering long lasting teams. Experience working in a highly complex and technical environment. Experience working at a fast paced and ambiguous startup environment. Passion for providing the biggest impact with inventive resource planning. Good written and verbal communication skills. Demonstrates excellent judgment, problem solving, and decision making. Benefits list  What we can offer:  Compensation: competitive salary with a meaningful stake in the company via equity and our performance bonus program and 401k plan  Health & well-being: we’ll invest in your physical and mental well-being with comprehensive medical, dental, & vision benefits, One medical membership, and Talkspace to provide mental health support Food & meals: in-office snacks and drinks, and $400 monthly stipend towards your lunches or groceries  Commuter benefits: We offer pre-tax deductions for public transportation, rideshare services, and parking expenses to make your commute more affordable and convenient. Grow together: Company wide orientation for you to successfully onboard and other learning & development opportunities including regular review cycles that feature 360 degree feedback Play together: quarterly budgets for team and company outings. Use it for team swag, cooking classes or team dinners! Generous time off: flexible paid time off, sick days, and 11 company holidays  Baby bonding time!: 3 months off for birthing parents and 2 months off for non-birthing parents - fully paid so you can focus your energy on your newest addition This Base Compensation pay range applies to our New York City located staff and may differ according to location.  New York Base Compensation Pay Range $190,000 — $240,000 USD Throughout the interview process, please remember that emails will only be from valon.com emails. We won't ever be asking for any personally identifiable information during the interview process itself. Please reach out to talent@valon.com if you have any requests to verify the authenticity of an outreach.   Valon is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. Valon makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.