Remote Full-Stack Engineer: React + Python in the Cloud

Lifted, An Upwork Company; England; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Lifted, An Upwork Company, is seeking a fast-moving full-stack engineer to design and implement scalable frontend and backend systems on Google Cloud. You will work with React/TypeScript on the frontend and Python with FastAPI on the backend, deploying via Cloud Run and managing data in Firestore and BigQuery.

The role emphasizes secure design with SSO using IAP and Entra ID, CI/CD in Azure DevOps, and close collaboration across data, platform, and product teams.

Qualifications

• Frontend: Deep proficiency in React and TypeScript.
• Backend: Strong Python programming skills with hands-on FastAPI experience.
• GCP Ecosystem: Proven experience with Google Cloud serverless architecture, specifically Cloud Run and Cloud Run Jobs.
• Databases: Experience structuring document databases (Firestore) and querying analytical data warehouses (BigQuery).
• AI/LLMs: Practical experience integrating LLMs or GenAI APIs into production applications (Vertex AI / Gemini preferred).
• Identity & Access: Familiarity with enterprise SSO, Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD), and GCP Identity-Aware Proxy (IAP).
• DevOps: Experience configuring and troubleshooting CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps targeting Google Cloud.

Responsibilities

• Frontend Development: Design and build robust, highly responsive user interfaces using React and TypeScript.
• Backend & API Development: Architect and develop scalable backend services and RESTful APIs using Python and the FastAPI framework.
• Cloud-Native Deployment: Containerize and deploy frontend and backend services utilizing serverless GCP Cloud Run.
• Data Pipelining: Design, deploy, and manage asynchronous data processing pipelines using Cloud Run Jobs.
• AI/ML Integration: Connect the application to Google's foundation models (Gemini) via Vertex AI to execute complex data extraction and automated risk assessments.
• Database Management: Utilize Firestore for real-time application state management and metadata storage, while integrating BigQuery for heavy data warehousing and analytics workloads.
• Security & Authentication: Implement enterprise-grade Single Sign-On (SSO) by configuring Google's Identity-Aware Proxy (IAP) and integrating it with Microsoft Entra ID.
• DevOps & CI/CD: Maintain and optimize deployment workflows using Azure DevOps to ensure seamless CI/CD pipelines into the GCP environment.

Skills

React

TypeScript

Python

FastAPI

LLMs integration

DevOps

Tools

Cloud Run

Cloud Run Jobs

Firestore

BigQuery

Vertex AI

IAP

Azure DevOps

Job description

Lifted, An Upwork Company, is seeking a fast-moving full-stack engineer to design and implement scalable frontend and backend systems on Google Cloud. You will work with React/TypeScript on the frontend and Python with FastAPI on the backend, deploying via Cloud Run and managing data in Firestore and BigQuery.

The role emphasizes secure design with SSO using IAP and Entra ID, CI/CD in Azure DevOps, and close collaboration across data, platform, and product teams.