Who You Are:
You are a highly motivated individual looking to have an immediate impact on the systems, processes and technology of markets that are often called the engine of the US economy. You are a mid to senior level professional, and are excited to join an experienced team of leaders that value excellence, independent thinking, teamwork and curiosity to create value for our customers. You are eager to play an essential role in design for Polly, and helping us shape the future of mortgage capital markets.
Does this sound like you? If so, apply today & let’s start the conversation!
About You:
- Estimated 5 years experience working in product design, or equivalent experience.
- You are looking to work within a small yet mighty team of 3 designers who value collaboration, critical thinking, and excellence.
- Bonus: You have Data Viz, Dashboard, Visual Design, and/or Fintech experience
Your approach to design:
- You seek validation for assumptions, you ask stakeholders questions to get a closer understanding of the business goals
- You can articulate your design decisions, and you are excited to learn from our Users
- You thrive in a cross-functional environment, collaborating closely with engineering, product, and business teams
- You have experience with Figma, design systems and platform-level shared components, and designing for web
- You know how to speak with developers about implementing designs
- You are a team player
Your approach to UX design:
- You enjoy designing both complex and simple features
- You value clean and accurate Information Architecture, you design for systems
- You’re aware of your assumptions, you seek validation wherever possible, you are conscious of what qualifies as success
- You enjoy user research, data-driven design, psychology, and enjoy learning the industry you design for
- You reason with first principles thinking, and scope designs for practicality
- You work to solve the problem long term, rather than find a quick short term solution
Why Join Polly?
- We are attacking a trillion-dollar market with gross inefficiencies and seeking to transform the way an entire industry operates
- You will have an impact on the design, architecture and implementation of markets that are often called the engine of US economy
- We value drive for excellence, independent thinking, teamwork and curiosity
- You will work with both government backed and industry leading companies to create a digital pipeline that facilitates real time trading of loans
- We have an experienced leadership team that previously built large and impactful platforms
- Outstanding opportunity for professional growth and upward mobility
- Direct engagement with the decision makers and senior business leaders
- Competitive salaries
- 100% paid medical/vision/dental/disability/life insurance
- Unlimited PTO
- Hybrid environment; 3x weekly in an innovation center in San Francisco or Dallas.
Let's get to know each other.
Polly has pioneered the next generation of mortgage capital markets technology with its cutting-edge, data-driven platform. Its enterprise-grade solutions, including the industry's only cloud-native, commercially scalable product, pricing, and eligibility (PPE) engine and first-of-its-kind Polly/™ AI platform, empower the nation's top banks, credit unions, and mortgage lenders to increase profitability, automate workflows, and revolutionize the loan officer and broker experiences. As a mortgage technology trailblazer, Polly is committed to driving meaningful value and ROI through best-in-class innovation that enables unlimited configurability, flexibility, granularity, and scalability. Polly was founded by a seasoned team of mortgage capital markets and technology experts and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Recognized as a pioneer in mortgage capital markets, as well as in culture and career development, Polly was named to Forbes' America's Best Startup Employers in 2025. This evaluation was based on three key criteria: Employer Reputation, Employee Satisfaction, and Company Growth.
To learn more, follow Polly on LinkedIn or visit www.polly.io. Polly is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy status, disability status, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Beware of recruitment scams impersonating the Polly brand or our employees. Our team communicates only through official Polly channels, and we will never ask for sensitive information over text or conduct text-only interviews. If you are ever suspicious or in doubt, reach out to us directly at [email protected]. We care deeply about this network and your experience.
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What We Do
The secondary market for mortgages accounts for over $1T in annual volume and impacts 20% of GDP. Yet, the pricing and loan trading of mortgages is still often done with antiquated technology, excel spreadsheets, phone calls, and physical paper. Billions of dollars are lost to inefficiency and mistakes.
Polly is transforming the mortgage industry with its modern, data-driven capital markets ecosystem that includes an advanced Product & Pricing Engine (PPE), Loan Trading Exchange, Analytics Platform, and Partner Platform. Our mission is to help capital markets and secondary teams operate smarter, more efficiently, and more profitably with best-in-class, end-to-end technology that is configured for each of our customers’ unique workflows and business needs.
Polly is based in San Francisco, California. Please visit www.polly.io to learn more.