Base Salary
$130k - $220k/yr
Responsibilities
- Define semantic mortgage models in code and shape the API product surface.
- Design and ship an event-driven API that communicates what happened, why, and what can happen next.
- Create thoughtful abstractions, clear documentation, and intuitive developer experiences.
- Model branching and path-dependent mortgage flows without exposing unnecessary complexity.
- Manage API breaking changes, versioning, onboarding, and the full lifecycle of customer-facing APIs.
Requirements
- Deep curiosity and willingness to solve difficult problems.
- Ability to own features from design through development, deployment, and maintenance.
- Willingness to work in a fast-paced, high-ownership environment.
Benefits
- Equity and benefits are provided.
- The role is located in Palo Alto, California.
Tech Stack
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About Pylon
The $13T mortgage industry at the heart of the American economy still runs on phone calls, browser tabs, and 20th-century workflows. While payments and banking moved into the API era, mortgage origination costs have doubled to $12,000 per loan, undermining originator economics and homeowner affordability. At Pylon, we aren’t optimizing around the edges…we’re rebuilding America’s mortgage infrastructure from the ground up. We’re the first vertically integrated mortgage infrastructure platform to automate the entire mortgage lifecycle, from application to settlement. We empower brokers, lenders, and fintechs to launch world-class mortgage products and make 102bps+ more per loan through: • Direct Wall Street pricing • 74% lower cost to originate • API-first extensibility We’re proud to power mortgage products for a growing portfolio of private and publicly traded companies. Our mission is backed by the architects of modern fintech, including Peter Thiel, Conversion Capital, QED, Citi, Fifth Wall, and the founders of Ramp, Blend, and Mercury.