GCP Application Developer - Python/Node.js/Java

Role : GCP Application Developer

Role Summary :

We're looking for an experienced GCP Developer to join our team. This is a hands-on application development role, focused on designing and building cloud-native applications, APIs, and microservices on Google Cloud Platform, with depth in serverless development using Cloud Functions and Cloud Run. The ideal candidate writes clean, well-tested code, designs robust APIs, and builds scalable, event-driven services. The role involves owning features end to end, providing technical leadership, mentoring junior developers, and working closely with product, QA, and DevOps teams to ship high-quality software.

Key Responsibilities :

- Design, develop, and deploy cloud-native applications, RESTful APIs, and microservices on Google Cloud Platform

- Build serverless applications using Cloud Functions, Cloud Run, and App Engine

- Develop event-driven services using Pub/Sub and Eventarc, integrating with Cloud SQL, Firestore, and BigQuery

- Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code in Python, Node.js, Java, or Go, following strong engineering practices

- Design data models and integrate applications with relational and NoSQL databases such as Cloud SQL, Firestore, and Spanner

- Containerise and deploy microservices using Docker, Cloud Run, and GKE where appropriate

- Implement application-level security, including authentication and authorisation (Identity Platform, OAuth2/JWT, IAM) and secure secrets handling via Secret Manager

- Write unit and integration testing, conduct code reviews, and uphold engineering standards

- Collaborate with product, QA, and DevOps teams to translate business requirements into application features, integrating with CI/CD pipelines such as Cloud Build or GitHub Actions

- Troubleshoot, debug, and optimise application performance, scalability, and cost, while mentoring junior developers.

Required Skill & Qualification :

- Hands on application development experience, including strong experience in building applications on GCP.

- Strong programming skills in Python, Node.js, Java, or Go.

- Deep hands-on expertise in serverless application development with Cloud Functions and Cloud Run

- Proven experience designing and building RESTful APIs and microservices using API Gateway or Apigee

- Strong experience with GCP data services such as Cloud SQL, Firestore, Spanner, and BigQuery

- Experience building event-driven architectures using Pub/Sub and Eventarc

- Experience with containers (Docker, GKE, Cloud Run) and API security (OAuth2/JWT, IAM, Identity Platform)

- Working knowledge of Git and CI/CD tools such as Cloud Build, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins

- Strong testing, debugging, and performance optimisation skills, with experience in unit and integration testing frameworks

- GCP certification (Professional Cloud Developer or equivalent) preferred, along with strong communication and mentoring skills