Data Engineer

Location: Redwood City, CA (Hybrid: Mandatory Tue–Thu, Mon/Fri optional) Compensation: $120,000 – $150,000 base + Equity Work Authorization: Sponsorship is not available for this position About the Company Our client is a high-growth, venture-backed homebuilder transforming residential construction through advanced manufacturing and design-led technology. Vertically integrated from start to finish, they control the entire lifecycle of housing production—including design, factory manufacturing, permitting, delivery, installation, and financing. Backed by $74M+ in top-tier venture funding (including a recent $34M Series B led by Thrive Capital) and operating 350,000+ sq ft of factory footprint, the company is rapidly scaling across multiple product lines—from Backyard ADUs to small-footprint single-family housing developments and wildfire rebuilding initiatives across California. Why this role matters: As the company expands factory capacity and scales real estate development, operational data is growing exponentially. In this role, you won't just write code; you’ll directly empower factories, supply chain teams, and field installation crews to build homes faster and smarter. The Role & Impact You will join as the second data hire , working directly alongside the lead Analytics Engineer within the Revenue Operations organization. The company's operations generate massive datasets across manufacturing, supply chain, permitting, and site installation. Your core mission will be building, maintaining, and scaling the data pipelines that keep headquarters, factories, and field operations fully aligned. What You’ll Do Own the Flow (65% Coding & Pipeline Management): Maintain ~20 existing data pipelines and build new, resilient ETL/ELT pipelines as manufacturing ramps up. Partner with the Business (35% Stakeholder Interaction): Work directly with supply chain, manufacturing, and operational leaders to translate complex physical processes into clean, reliable data. Integrate Key Systems: Drive source-system accuracy across the software ecosystem (NetSuite, Autodesk, site PM tools) to ensure real-time visibility into inventory and production status. Unlock External Insights: Ingest publicly available regional housing and land data to help drive strategic development decisions. Must-Haves 2–4 years of hands-on data engineering experience. Expert SQL skills and proven experience owning and operating production data pipelines in a fast-paced environment. Exceptional Communication: Ability to break down complex data problems for non-technical operational stakeholders and advocate for data hygiene across teams. Track Record: Experience owning broad, varied problems (rather than a narrow niche on a massive team) and at least 1+ years at a previous role. Nice-to-Haves Experience with NetSuite (or other enterprise ERPs) and transactional/design database structures. Familiarity with Python, dbt, Spark, Databricks, or TypeScript . A public GitHub profile showcasing API ingestion or real-world data pipelines. #J-18808-Ljbffr Harnham