Engineering Manager

Local or 100% Remote

About Point

✨ Real Impact, Real People: Our mission at Point is to make homeownership more valuable and accessible. Your work directly helps homeowners access their wealth, achieve financial flexibility, and realize life changing goals.

✨ Funding: With over $175M raised from top investors like Andreessen Horowitz, WestCap, Greylock, and Prudential, we’re scaling fast! You have the opportunity to join us at a pivotal stage.

✨ Game-changing Product: We're building a category defining company in home equity. We’ve earned a 4.7 Trustpilot rating and an A+ from the BBB, a testament to the value we provide to our 20,000+ customers.

✨ Great Place to Work: Our employees love working here! We are a Certified Great Place to Work and a Fortune Best Workplaces in the Bay Area.

✨ Remote First Culture, Genuine Connection: Work from anywhere in the U.S., while staying closely connected through virtual collaboration, team gatherings, and a people-first culture.

About the role

As an Engineering Manager at Point, not specifically a Sr. Engineering Manager or Director level, you’ll lead two engineering teams focused on AI-driven workflow optimization and automation, directly improving operational efficiency and the company’s bottom line. You’ll drive technical strategy, mentor high-performing engineers, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to build scalable automation solutions. This role is perfect for a leader who thrives at the intersection of AI, engineering, and business impact.

Check out our latest Engineering Blog to learn more about why it's a great time to join Point's Engineering team!

Your responsibilities

• Lead and mentor two engineering teams focused on AI-driven workflow automation and operational efficiency.
• Define and execute the technical strategy for workflow optimization, ensuring scalable and reliable automation solutions.
• Drive collaboration with Product, Data Science, and Operations to identify and implement AI-powered improvements.
• Ensure high-quality execution, balancing speed, technical excellence, and business impact.
• Scale and optimize engineering processes, promoting best practices in automation, observability, and system reliability.
• Foster a strong engineering culture, emphasizing ownership, continuous learning, and innovation.
• Track and measure impact, using data-driven approaches to evaluate automation effectiveness and inform future improvements.
• Hire and develop top talent, ensuring the teams are high-performing, engaged, and aligned with company goals.

About you

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 3 years in engineering management, leading multiple teams.
• Experience scaling engineering teams and driving high-impact projects with measurable business outcomes.
• Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Data Science, and Operations to align engineering efforts with company goals.
• Deep technical acumen with expertise in backend systems, AI/ML applications, or workflow orchestration (coding experience is a plus but not required).
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field—or equivalent industry experience.

Our benefits 

• Generous health benefits: We provide comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans with options for flexible spending accounts (FSA) and health savings accounts (HSA).
• Unlimited paid time off: Recharge with unlimited paid time off and 10 company holidays. 
• Flexible remote and onsite work: Our teams work from many different locations and time zones. We support fully remote work and also have an amazing in-person environment in our downtown Palo Alto, CA HQ. 
• Fully paid parental leave: Point will supplement state Paid Family Leave (PFL) so employees receive 100% of their regular base pay, plus two additional weeks of fully paid leave after state PFL ends. In states without PFL, Point offers up to 8 weeks of paid parental leave. In addition, employees also receive 4 weeks of fully paid transition time, during which you may work 2–3 days per week while receiving full base pay.
• Equity: We offer meaningful equity because we believe in sharing the value you help create. Your contributions directly impact our growth, and your equity gives you a stake in our future success. 
• Financial wellness:  We provide 401K retirement plans for employees as well as guaranteed life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage. 
• Extra work/life benefits: We provide monthly stipends for internet, mobile plans, wellness perks, a one-time home office reimbursement, and company provided equipment including a MacBook and monitor.

Compensation at Point will be determined by skills, experience, and geographic location. Point has identified the expected annual base salary for this role at this level based on the market by tiers (Region | Location | Market Salary):

• Tier 1 | San Francisco Bay Area, New York, and Seattle | $234,650 - $259,350
• Tier 2 | Chicago, Austin, Denver, Boston, Washington DC, San Diego, Portland, Sacramento, Philadelphia, Los Angeles & Santa Barbara | $201,400 - $222,600
• Tier 3 | All other US metro areas | $187,150 - $206,850

This does not include any other potential components of the compensation package, including equity, benefits, and perks outlined above. At the launch of each position, we benchmark compensation to the appropriate role and level utilizing competitive compensation data from various data sources as references. At the offer stage, we use the signal we received from our interviews, coupled with your experience, location, and other job-related factors, to determine final compensation.

Location Requirement: This is a remote position. However, candidates must reside in one of Point’s states of operation: AL, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IL, KS, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NH, NV, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI.

Point is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We provide employment opportunities regardless of age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other protected class. Each individual at Point brings their own perspectives, work experiences, lifestyles, and cultures with them, and we believe that a more diverse team creates more innovative products, provides better services to customers, and helps us all grow and learn.