Senior Data Engineer – GCP (DRWN)
Job title – Senior Data Engineer (GCP)
Client Location – New York City, USA
Remote work offering – Remote, with 1-2 office visits per month
Client Industry – Technology
Contract Length – 18 months
Contract type – Freelance / Contractor
Project focus
Support a fast-scaling Data, Product and AI organisation with a growing backlog of data engineering work. Build and maintain scalable data pipelines and infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform, contributing to a broader roadmap spanning data, product analytics and AI initiatives.
Key skills and Experience required
- Strong hands-on experience with the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) data stack
- Proficiency in BigQuery, Google Cloud Storage (GCS) and Dataflow
- Strong Python and SQL skills for data pipeline development
- Experience orchestrating workflows with Airflow / Cloud Composer
- Exposure to AI tooling such as Vertex AI, Gemini, Claude Code or CodeX is a strong plus
- Comfortable working independently and picking up context quickly in a fast-moving environment
- Must be a US Citizen; no visa sponsorship available
If this role is of interest, please apply with an updated CV.
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