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

Skills

Full Stack, Google Cloud Platform, Python, Node.js, Java, Golang, RESTful API, Microservices Architecture, APIGEE, BigQuery, Cloud Apps