GCP Application Developer

Role Summary:

GCP Developer

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 engineering best 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; mentor junior developers.

Required Skill & Qualification:

• 3+ years of software application development experience, including 5+ years building applications on GCP (strong AWS application development experience is also considered).
• 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) is preferred; excellent communication and mentoring skills.