# Data Engineer, San Francisco, CA at HomeLight

- Company: HomeLight
- What the company does: Backed by GV, 500 Global and Menlo.
- Company website: https://www.homelight.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-17
- Apply by: 2026-11-01
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/homelight/jobs/8211546
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/homelight-data-engineer-san-francisco-ca/

## About the role

We are building our Data Engineering team to tackle HomeLight's diverse data challenges. This position is an excellent opportunity for an engineer who wants to own the development, optimization, and operation of our data pipeline, which collects, processes, and distributes data to a suite of HomeLight products and teams. You will provide mission-critical data to both our algorithms and internal users, refining our product and identifying new markets. Some projects you will work on:

## What they're looking for

- 2+ years of experience in data, software, or backend engineering roles
- Experience applying LLMs and prompt engineering to real-world workflows
- Strong proficiency in Python for building services, data pipelines, and backend systems
- Experience designing, building, and operating service-oriented architectures and APIs
- Solid understanding of data modeling, system design, and scalable architecture patterns
- Hands-on experience with data pipelines and ETL workflows (Airflow or similar)

Tags: Engineering