Data Engineering Lead — Airflow, Kafka & Snowflake

Photon; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Opportunity to lead impactful data ini

Collaborative and innovative work env

Job summary

Photon is seeking a Technical Lead - Data Engineering in Las Vegas, onsite. The role leads a team of 5-6 engineers, builds scalable data pipelines with Airflow, and applies real-time streaming with Kafka/Spark.

The ideal candidate brings 7–8+ years in data engineering, strong SQL, and hands-on leadership. You will shape architecture and mentor engineers in an Agile environment, delivering high-quality, scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• 7-8+ years of hands-on experience in data engineering or related fields.
• Strong proficiency in Apache Airflow, Apache Kafka, Spark Streaming, and SQL.
• Experience leading technical teams (3+ years preferred).
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of 5-6 data engineers, fostering technical growth and collaboration
• Design and implement scalable data pipelines using Apache Airflow (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

Skills

Leadership

Team mentoring

Communication

Agile/Scrum

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Apache Airflow

Apache Kafka

Spark Streaming

Snowflake

Job description

Photon is seeking a Technical Lead - Data Engineering in Las Vegas, onsite. The role leads a team of 5-6 engineers, builds scalable data pipelines with Airflow, and applies real-time streaming with Kafka/Spark.

The ideal candidate brings 7–8+ years in data engineering, strong SQL, and hands-on leadership. You will shape architecture and mentor engineers in an Agile environment, delivering high-quality, scalable solutions.