Security deposit alternative and automated refunds for rental operators
Obligo replaces traditional security deposits with a credit-backed alternative and automates deposit refunds for landlords and property managers. Its stack is built around property-management system integrations (Yardi, RealPage, AppFolio, Buildium) alongside Databricks and Python, which fits an active push toward an ML-based renter qualification model. Current hiring tilts toward senior product and marketing leadership, pointing to a growth and go-to-market phase.
Obligo is a New York-based proptech company founded in 2017 that offers landlords and renters an alternative to cash security deposits. Its product suite combines a credit-backed deposit option with automated electronic refunds, connected to the property-management software operators already run. Customers include multifamily, single-family rental and leasing operators. The privately held company has 51–200 employees and hires in the United States and Israel.
Obligo uses AWS, Databricks, Python, React, TypeScript, Node.js, PostgreSQL and MongoDB, plus NetSuite, HubSpot and Salesforce, with integrations into Yardi, RealPage, AppFolio and Buildium.
Job posts point to an ML-based renter qualification model, API design and system contracts, internal configuration tooling, multi-channel pipeline generation and a renter growth roadmap.
Obligo is headquartered in New York, New York, and hires in the United States and Israel, with current openings focused on senior product and marketing roles.
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