Lead DevOps Engineer

Local or 100% Remote

Who we are

Our mission at Point is to make homeownership more valuable and accessible to all. Every day, we explore, build, and iterate to create innovative financial products that improve the lives of our customers. Together, we're creating the premier full-stack home equity platform to help current homeowners access their home wealth and aspiring ones realize their dream of homeownership. Point has raised over $180M from Andreessen Horowitz, WestCap, Prudential and other leading investors.

About the role

We are seeking a Lead DevOps Engineer to build and lead our DevOps practice. In this role, you will be the primary DevOps engineer, supported by a group of "DevOps Champions"—engineers from development teams with strong DevOps experience and enthusiasm. You'll take ownership of our infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring systems, and cloud strategy, ensuring that our platform scales reliably, securely, and efficiently as we grow.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced DevOps professional who enjoys both hands-on engineering and cross-functional leadership in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

Our culture

We are a people-first, value-driven team. We come from varied backgrounds, experiences, and time zones. Our teams are aligned in service to our goal — to improve the lives of customers. Our culture is built on sharing ideas, supporting each other, and being empowered to do our best work. Find out what you can accomplish as part of an engaged, high-achieving team focused on a common goal.

• Leadership & Alignment: Drive cross-functional alignment on the DevOps roadmap, collaborating with teams to prioritize and drive initiatives that enhance developer experience.
• Collaboration & Mentorship: Foster a collaborative culture with DevOps Champions across development teams to promote DevOps best practices and mentor team members.
• Cloud Infrastructure: Drive cloud strategy, focusing on reliability, performance, cost optimization, and alignment with business objectives.
• Automation: Lead the design and implementation of automation solutions to improve the efficiency and scalability of development and deployment workflows.
• CI/CD Pipeline Management: Own and optimize CI/CD pipelines to ensure seamless integration and delivery processes across teams.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Develop and standardize IaC practices using tools like Terraform, ensuring scalable, consistent, and secure infrastructure.
• Monitoring & Incident Management: Implement and enhance monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to minimize downtime and optimize system performance.
• Security & Compliance: Embed security into every stage of the DevOps lifecycle, ensuring compliance with industry regulations and proactive risk management.

Technical Skills

• Expertise in cloud computing platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
• Strong proficiency in scripting and automation (e.g., Python, Bash, or Go)
• Hands-on experience with IaC tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Expertise in CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or CircleCI.
• Advanced knowledge of containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Thorough understanding of monitoring and observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or Datadog.
• Strong grasp of security principles, compliance standards (e.g., ISO27001, SOC 2), and secure infrastructure design.

Soft Skills

• Combine hands-on technical work with planning and mentorship.
• Exceptional collaboration and communication skills, with experience leading cross-functional initiatives.
• Skilled at balancing long-term priorities with short-term.

Our benefits

• Generous health benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, along with FSA and HSA options.
• Unlimited paid time off: Recharge with unlimited PTO and 10 company holidays.
• Flexible remote & onsite work: Fully remote opportunities and an amazing office in downtown Palo Alto, CA.
• Fully paid parental leave: Inclusive of wage true-ups, additional transition time, and flexibility.
• Financial wellness: 401(k) plans, equity options, guaranteed life insurance, and short/long-term disability coverage.
• Extra work/life benefits: Monthly stipends for internet, mobile plans, and a one-time home office reimbursement.

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.

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 market by tiers (Region | Location | Market Salary):

• Tier 1 (San Francisco Bay Area, New York, Los Angeles, Seattle): $179,400 - $242,600
• Tier 2 (Chicago, Austin, Denver, Boston, Washington DC, San Diego): $152,200 - 205,800
• Tier 3 (All other US metro areas): $143,700 - $194,300

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.

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