Lead Data Engineer - Las Vegas, NV
PHOTON, LLC
Las Vegas, United States of America
yesterday
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
Senior Compensation
$ 118KJob location
Las Vegas, United States of America
Tech stack
API
Airflow
Software Quality
Information Engineering
Database Queries
Performance Tuning
Scrum
Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)
Data Streaming
Workflow Management Systems
Sql Optimization
Snowflake
Event Driven Architecture
Kafka
Spark Streaming
Api Design
Data Pipelines
Job description
- Lead and mentor a team of 5-6 data engineers, fostering technical growth and collaboration
- Design and implement scalable data pipelines using Apache Airflow ( experience with Airflow 3 is preferred).
- Understanding of Snowflake architecture.
- Integrate and maintain real-time streaming applications using Apache Kafka / Spark Streaming
- Build and integrate APIs across multiple systems and platforms
- Drive technical decision-making and establish best practices
- Ensure code quality through reviews and implementation
Requirements
- 7-8+ years of hands-on experience in data engineering or related fields Strong proficiency in:
- Apache Airflow (DAG development, workflow orchestration)
- Snowflake
- Advanced SQL (complex queries, performance tuning)
- Apache Kafka (streaming, event-driven architectures)
- API development and integration (REST/SOAP)
- Proven experience leading technical teams (3+ years preferred)
- Strong problem-solving and communication skills
- Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies
- What We Offer
- Opportunity to lead impactful data initiativesCollaborative and innovative work environment
Benefits & conditions
Pulled from the full job description
- 401(k)
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
- Dental insurance
- Paid holidays, Minimum Compensation: USD 33,000 Maximum Compensation: USD 118,000 Compensation is based on actual experience and qualifications of the candidate. The above is a reasonable and a good faith estimate for the role. Medical, vision, and dental benefits, 401k retirement plan, variable pay/incentives, paid time off, and paid holidays are available for full time employees. This position is available for independent contractors No applications will be considered if received more than 120 days after the date of this post
About the company
For the past 20 years, we have powered many Digital Experiences for the Fortune 500. Since 1999, we have grown from a few people to more than 4000 team members across the globe that are engaged in various Digital Modernization. For a brief 1 minute video about us, you can check https://youtu.be/uJWBWQZEA6o .