GCP Developer - Java/Python
First seen by Alion on Aug 20, 2026.
Role : GCP Developer
Job Description :
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 tests, 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.
Skills
Google Cloud Platform, RESTful API, Microservices Architecture, Python, Node.js, Java, Backend Architecture, Cloud