Backend Engineer – Underwriting

Pylon

Backend Engineer encoding natural language rules into code for Pylon's mortgage platform. Collaborating with mortgage experts and designing systems for precision in underwriting processes.

Posted 4/14/2026full-timePalo Alto • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $140,000 - $220,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Encode natural language rules into code
Work side-by-side with mortgage experts
Build systems where correctness is everything
Push into uncharted territory
Automate complex, regulated processes

Requirements

What you’ll need

Is deeply curious
Wants to own features from design to development to deployment to maintenance
Is willing to put the work in to solve the hardest of problems

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Hard Skills & Tools

natural language processingcodingautomationsystem designsoftware developmentfeature ownershipdeploymentmaintenance

Soft Skills

curiosityproblem-solvingownershipcollaboration