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# Senior Data Engineer at Point

- **Company:** Point
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Posted:** 2020-02-13
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/getpoint/8f8a7f2e-d1dd-4dc3-9b91-fce9328ac3e2

## Job description

Point is building a modern and aspirational banking experience by bringing rewards and benefits to the everyday debit card.

We are looking for a Data Engineer to pioneer the data team at Point and be responsible for building out the data pipelines and systems necessary to develop best in class algorithms, models, etc. You will have ownership over the data pipelines and infrastructure in addition to setting the foundation for data engineering at Point. This role will be working closely with the engineering team and data science to accomplish product initiatives and business goals. This position will report directly to the CTO.

Learn more about Point's team and culture here.

You Will:

- Design and build scalable and robust data management systems
- Ensure that all systems meet industry best practices and business requirements
- Create custom services and tooling when applicable
- Implement disaster recovery procedures
- Collaborate with engineers and data scientists on projects

You Have:

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Physics Statistics or equivalent work experience
- 5+ years of relevant professional experience working at a notable startup or technology company.
- Strong algorithmic and data modeling knowledge
- Experience working with a Hadoop or similar ecosystem
- Expert in SQL and a scripting language like Python

Nice to Have:

- Experience working with AWS data products
- Experience building a data pipeline from scratch
- Have built a real-time data pipeline using a streaming technology like Kinesis or Kafka

## Perks

- Competitive salary and stock options
- 401k
- Full health benefits (medical, dental, and vision insurance).
- 20-day vacation policy. Can roll over up to 10 days per year. And we shut down the office in between Christmas and New Year's. Flexible WFH and sick day allowance.
- Education Credits: $25/mo. Keep learning — books, courses, training, etc.
- Wellness Credits: $50/mo. Take care of yourself — gym, fitness classes, meditation, etc.
- Commute Credits: $100/mo. Don't stress rush hour — public transit, bike, lyft, etc.

## About Point

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Point is a home equity platform that offers homeowners an alternative to traditional loans by providing Home Equity Investments (HEIs) that unlock cash without monthly payments.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series C, post-revenue)
- **Headquarters**: Palo Alto, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2015
- **Founders**: Eddie Lim, Eoin Matthews, Alex Rampell

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Real Estate Technology / Fintech
- **Target customers**: Homeowners and home buyers in the United States seeking flexible alternatives to traditional home equity loans or HELOCs (B2C).
- **Mission statement**: To make homeownership more valuable and accessible for all.

## Products & Services
- **Home Equity Investment (HEI)**: The flagship product. An alternative to a home equity loan or HELOC; Point provides cash to a homeowner in exchange for a share of the home’s future appreciation (and depreciation). There are no monthly payments.
- **Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)**: Point also offers traditional HELOCs to qualified homeowners.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed as private company.
- **Total Funding**: Over $175M in equity funding from top-tier venture capital firms. The company has also secured over $1.9B in total capital commitments for its HEI product.
- **Notable Investors**: Andreessen Horowitz, WestCap, Prudential Financial, Greylock, DAG Ventures.
- **Growth Signals**: Over 25,000 homeowners have used Point to unlock more than $2 billion in home equity. Headcount grew ~48% year-over-year to 265 employees. The company has completed multiple securitizations backed by HEI assets, opening up new institutional capital markets. Recognized as a “Great Place to Work – Certified” and #36 on Fortune’s Best Workplaces in the Bay Area 2025 (Small & Medium category).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Pioneer in the HEI space**: Point is the leading provider of Home Equity Investments, having established the asset class and completed the first rated securitization of HEIs.
- **Full-stack platform**: Handles origination, servicing, and securitization, creating a defensible business model.
- **Strong brand & customer trust**: Holds an A+ BBB rating and a 4.7 Trustpilot rating, indicating high customer satisfaction and trust.

## Strategic Focus
- **Scaling the platform**: Expanding into new states, growing the team, and increasing capital commitments from institutional investors.
- **Multi-product expansion**: Offering both HEIs and HELOCs to capture a wider range of homeowner needs.
- **Category creation**: Continuing to educate the market and build the infrastructure for home equity investment as a mainstream financial product.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Certified “Great Place to Work” and recognized by Fortune. Described as a people-first, value-driven, remote-first team with diverse backgrounds (women representation 14% higher than industry average).
- **Work Model**: Remote-first with a physical HQ in downtown Palo Alto. Fully remote work is supported across the United States (27+ states + Washington D.C.) and Canada.
- **Benefits**: Competitive compensation and equity. 95% medical/dental/vision premium coverage for employees, unlimited PTO, fully paid parental leave with a 4-week transition period, 401K, home office stipend ($150), and cell/internet stipends ($100/month total).

## Sources
1. [point.com/careers](https://point.com/careers)
2. [point.com/about](https://point.com/about)
3. [linkedin.com/company/point](https://www.linkedin.com/company/point)
4. [cbinsights.com/company/point-digital-finance](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/point-digital-finance)
5. [point.com/careers/job/software-engineer-8448882002](https://point.com/careers/job/software-engineer-8448882002)

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