Builds backend systems to automate mortgage underwriting by encoding regulatory rules into precise, AI-enhanced code. Collaborates with experts using TypeScript, NestJS, GraphQL, and custom DSLs for high-stakes lending decisions.
130k – 220k/yr
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About the role
Responsibilities
Encode natural language rules into code using DSLs, novel techniques including AI, to translate regulatory guidelines into executable logic.
Work side-by-side with mortgage experts to understand nuances, exceptions, and domain complexity.
Build systems prioritizing correctness, precision, robust test coverage, and failure mode analysis.
Push into uncharted territory with AI applications in mortgage underwriting.
Automate complex, regulated processes to make mortgages faster, cheaper, and more accessible.
Tech Stack
TypeScript
Custom DSLs for rule encoding
AI/ML tooling and agentic infrastructure
NestJS + GraphQL
SQL (PostgreSQL)
Temporal.io (workflow orchestration)
Requirements
Deeply curious
Owns features from design to development, deployment, and maintenance
Willing to solve the hardest problems
Compensation
Base Salary Range: $140,000/yr to $220,000/yr + Equity + Benefits
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