Full-Time

Senior/Staff Software Engineer

Back End Platform

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Polly

Polly

51-200 employees

Cloud-based platform for mortgage optimization

No salary listed

Senior, Expert

San Francisco, CA, USA

Hybrid environment; 3x weekly in an innovation hub in San Francisco or Dallas

Category
Backend Engineering
Software Engineering
Required Skills
Kubernetes
Python
SQL
Java
Postgres
C#
AWS
C/C++
Django
Requirements
  • 6+ years of software development experience
  • Proven track record of success in large enterprise SAAS Software, distributed systems, scalability, and continuous development
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent and 6-9 years’ experience OR Master’s degree and 4-7 years’ experience
  • Senior level skill-set with core programming languages (Python, Java, C#, C/C++, etc.)
  • Experience working with distributed systems, and inter-service communication protocols and APIs, e.g REST, NSQ, etc.
  • Experience working with relational databases and SQL
Responsibilities
  • Build web applications and services using Python, Django, Postgres and AWS
  • Deploy applications and services to a Kubernetes cluster that can scale horizontally and have been proven out through rigorous performance testing
  • Diagnose and resolve technical problems; build unit tests and automation to ensure the quality of your features
  • Maintain existing code and write code that is easily maintainable through documentation, good architecture and automated testing
  • Define, discuss and work with the team on the architecture of the platform
  • Actively participate in interviewing and evaluating new team members
  • Provide vision and direction for software development best practices & methodologies
  • Mentor junior members of the software engineering team in all aspects of software development across multiple projects with multiple customers
  • Prioritize your work and the work of others with a sense of urgency to ship products in time to have the desired business impact
  • Review code, help drive technical excellence through best practices and latest tools
  • Maintain a working knowledge of advances and trends in programming and technology
  • Generate ideas for innovative technological solution
Desired Qualifications
  • Deploying into a public cloud service (AWS, GCP, etc.)
  • Experience with containerization (Docker/Kubernetes)
  • Solid understanding of distributed systems and building scalable/redundant services
  • Experience with service monitoring, metrics, alerting, log aggregation, and tracing
  • Experience with functional/acceptance testing

Polly.io offers a cloud-based platform designed to improve the mortgage industry by streamlining operations for lenders. The platform utilizes advanced cloud technologies, data science, and machine learning to enhance the speed and accuracy of loan pricing and lock processes. Polly.io features a Loan Trading Exchange that connects buyers and sellers of mortgage loans, promoting transparency and efficiency in the loan sale and settlement cycle. Additionally, it provides real-time analytics and actionable data to help lenders make informed decisions. Unlike traditional mortgage solutions, Polly.io focuses on flexibility and scalability, allowing lenders of all sizes to optimize their operations. The goal of Polly.io is to empower lenders with the tools they need to increase productivity and profitability in a competitive market.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Growth Equity (Venture Capital)

Total Funding

$77M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2019

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Polly's $25M funding round supports technology development and market expansion.
  • Integration with nCino enhances loan officer mobility and engagement with referral partners.
  • Lender Intelligence product offers advanced analytics for optimizing margin and pricing strategies.

What critics are saying

  • Increased competition from fintech companies could erode Polly's market share.
  • Economic downturns may reduce demand for mortgage services, impacting revenue.
  • Data privacy concerns and regulatory scrutiny pose compliance challenges.

What makes Polly unique

  • Polly offers the first cloud-native, commercially scalable product and pricing engine (PPE).
  • The Loan Trading Exchange enhances transparency and efficiency in mortgage loan sales.
  • Polly's platform integrates advanced data science and machine learning for superior decision-making.

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Benefits

Professional growth & upward mobility

Competitive salaries

100% paid medical/vision/dental/disability/life insurance

Unlimited PTO

Remote environment

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

11%

1 year growth

1%

2 year growth

11%
HousingWire
Mar 5th, 2025
Uplist partners with Polly, offering insights to loan officers

Leading mortgage technology provider Uplist recently announced a new integration with fellow tech firm Polly.

Massachusetts Newswire
Jan 10th, 2025
Polly And Nonprofit Capitalw Collective Align To Support Women In Mortgage Capital Markets

SAN DIEGO, Calif. /Massachusetts Newswire – National News/ — CapitalW Collective, a trailblazing non-profit dedicated to advancing women and their allies in mortgage capital markets, proudly announces Polly as its first product and pricing engine (PPE) Diamond-level corporate sponsor. This alliance underscores CapitalW Collective’s mission “to create more inclusive and dynamic mortgage capital markets, one woman and ally at a time.”United for Industry TransformationPolly, a leading provider of innovative mortgage capital markets technology and operator of the industry’s first and only cloud-native, commercially scalable product and pricing engine (PPE), shares CapitalW Collective’s commitment to educating, elevating, and empowering underrepresented groups within the mortgage capital markets vertical.“We are ecstatic to welcome Polly as a corporate sponsor and partner,” said Amy Creason, Co-founder and Board Member of CapitalW Collective. “As a true pioneer in mortgage capital markets, Polly has been instrumental in transforming analysis, accuracy, and automation within mortgage technology. Their support of CapitalW Collective’s efforts to encourage more women to explore this important segment of the mortgage industry and champion the development of underrepresented groups is inspiring.”Empowering Through SupportAs a Diamond-level corporate sponsor and ally, Polly will offer impactful support with educational resources and broaden platforms that unite advocates throughout the industry. Additionally, Polly’s expertise will enrich CapitalW Collective’s initiatives to drive significant industry-wide progress.Adam Carmel, Founder and CEO of Polly, shared: “It is a great honor to partner with and support CapitalW Collective’s mission to educate, elevate, and empower

California News Wire
Jan 10th, 2025
Capitalw Collective Aligns With Polly To Support Women In Mortgage Capital Markets

SAN DIEGO, Calif. /California Newswire/ — CapitalW Collective, a trailblazing non-profit dedicated to advancing women and their allies in mortgage capital markets, proudly announces Polly as its first product and pricing engine (PPE) Diamond-level corporate sponsor. This alliance underscores CapitalW Collective’s mission “to create more inclusive and dynamic mortgage capital markets, one woman and ally at a time.”United for Industry TransformationPolly, a leading provider of innovative mortgage capital markets technology and operator of the industry’s first and only cloud-native, commercially scalable product and pricing engine (PPE), shares CapitalW Collective’s commitment to educating, elevating, and empowering underrepresented groups within the mortgage capital markets vertical.“We are ecstatic to welcome Polly as a corporate sponsor and partner,” said Amy Creason, Co-founder and Board Member of CapitalW Collective. “As a true pioneer in mortgage capital markets, Polly has been instrumental in transforming analysis, accuracy, and automation within mortgage technology. Their support of CapitalW Collective’s efforts to encourage more women to explore this important segment of the mortgage industry and champion the development of underrepresented groups is inspiring.”Empowering Through SupportAs a Diamond-level corporate sponsor and ally, Polly will offer impactful support with educational resources and broaden platforms that unite advocates throughout the industry. Additionally, Polly’s expertise will enrich CapitalW Collective’s initiatives to drive significant industry-wide progress.Adam Carmel, Founder and CEO of Polly, shared: “It is a great honor to partner with and support CapitalW Collective’s mission to educate, elevate, and empower

California News Wire
Jan 10th, 2025
Polly And Capitalw Collective Align To Support Women In Mortgage Capital Markets | National News

SAN DIEGO, Calif. /California Newswire – National News/ — CapitalW Collective, a trailblazing non-profit dedicated to advancing women and their allies in mortgage capital markets, proudly announces Polly as its first product and pricing engine (PPE) Diamond-level corporate sponsor. This alliance underscores CapitalW Collective’s mission “to create more inclusive and dynamic mortgage capital markets, one woman and ally at a time.”United for Industry TransformationPolly, a leading provider of innovative mortgage capital markets technology and operator of the industry’s first and only cloud-native, commercially scalable product and pricing engine (PPE), shares CapitalW Collective’s commitment to educating, elevating, and empowering underrepresented groups within the mortgage capital markets vertical.“We are ecstatic to welcome Polly as a corporate sponsor and partner,” said Amy Creason, Co-founder and Board Member of CapitalW Collective. “As a true pioneer in mortgage capital markets, Polly has been instrumental in transforming analysis, accuracy, and automation within mortgage technology. Their support of CapitalW Collective’s efforts to encourage more women to explore this important segment of the mortgage industry and champion the development of underrepresented groups is inspiring.”Empowering Through SupportAs a Diamond-level corporate sponsor and ally, Polly will offer impactful support with educational resources and broaden platforms that unite advocates throughout the industry. Additionally, Polly’s expertise will enrich CapitalW Collective’s initiatives to drive significant industry-wide progress.Adam Carmel, Founder and CEO of Polly, shared: “It is a great honor to partner with and support CapitalW Collective’s mission to educate, elevate, and empower

Finsmes
Sep 11th, 2024
Polly Raises Additional $25M in Growth Equity Funding

Polly, San Francisco, CA-based provider of mortgage capital markets technology and operator of a cloud-native, commercially scalable product and pricing engine (PPE), raised additional $25M in growth equity funding