Responsibilities

- Design and implement robust, scalable backend services in Node.js, Python, and other technologies to process and deliver real-time and batch data for analytics, personalization, and search. Integrate new data sources and improve existing ones using many different methods
- Architect and manage cloud-native data infrastructure on GCP (e.g., BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, Cloud Storage). Work primarily in Node JS for data extraction and transformation
- Build and optimize data orchestration and deployment pipelines using Kubernetes and modern CI/CD tooling
- Partner with frontend teams to expose data via internal dashboards, admin tools, and customer-facing components
- Ensure data reliability, availability, and security across all services and systems
- Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and other engineers to build tools that unlock business insights from large-scale data
- Help define data governance, quality, and observability standards




- FinOps exposure/execution - you will have a lead role on a small team in cost auditing existing cloud infrastructure in GCP and proposing and collaborating on engineering changes needed to optimize cloud spends
- Mentor other engineers and contribute to a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning

Requirements

- 8+ years of experience in backend or platform engineering, with a focus on data-intensive systems
- Deep hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform, including BigQuery, Pub/Sub, Cloud Functions, and GKE
- Proficient in Kubernetes for deploying and scaling data services
- Working knowledge of React for integrating backend systems with internal tools or dashboards
- Solid understanding of data modeling, pipelines, and streaming architectures
- Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for data applications
- Strong experience working with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) – BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, Cloud Storage, Kubernetes
- Experience with FinOps best practices and auditing procedures
- Strong understanding of deduplication to optimize data storage and reduce cloud costs

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📌 Senior Data Engineer - GCP (Colombia)
🏢 Prime Works
📍 Colombia