Senior GCP Data Engineer

Empiric; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

7% performance bonus

Paid travel to NYC

Job summary

A staffing and consulting firm is seeking a Senior GCP Data Engineer to lead large-scale data transformations on Google Cloud Platform. The role involves building and optimizing data pipelines while collaborating with stakeholders to deliver solutions. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience in data engineering, proficiency in Python or Java, and a background in consulting. A 7% performance bonus and travel to NYC are included in the package.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of data engineering experience required.
• Proficient in Python or Java.
• Comfortable working in a consulting/client-facing environment.

Responsibilities

• Build and optimize GCP data pipelines.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and deliver client-facing solutions.
• Implement real-time streaming solutions.

Skills

Data engineering experience

Proficient in Python or Java

ETL / ELT experience

Streaming data solutions

Client-facing environment

Tools

BigQuery

Dataflow

Apache Beam

Kafka

Snowflake

Databricks

Job description

Base pay range

$120,000.00/yr - $150,000.00/yr

Direct message the job poster from Empiric

Consultant @ Empiric | Microsoft Fabric & Data

Are you ready to lead large-scale cloud data transformations on Google Cloud Platform? We’re looking for a Senior GCP Data Engineer to support a major Azure → GCP migration and build modern, scalable data architectures that power analytics and AI-driven platforms.

What You’ll Do:

• Build and optimize GCP data pipelines
• Work with BigQuery, Dataflow, and Dataplex
• Implement streaming / real-time solutions (Pub/Sub, Apache Beam, Kafka)
• Collaborate with stakeholders and deliver client-facing solutions

What We’re Looking For:

• 5+ years data engineering experience
• Proficient in Python or Java
• Experience with ETL / ELT and streaming data
• Comfortable in a consulting/client-facing environment
• Bonus: Snowflake, Databricks, or cloud migrations
• Travel to NYC every other week for 1–3 business days (paid)

Compensation

• Other locations: $120k–$140k base
• 7% performance bonus

Apply or reach out directly at: [e-mail]

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Consulting

Industries

• Staffing and Recruiting