Principal GCP Software Engineer

This position work hybrid in Austin, Texas not looking to relocate, please apply if you live in Austin and willing work in office only.

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We are seeking a Principal GCP Software Engineer to lead upcoming data pod consolidation initiatives and shape next-generation cloud data solutions. This is a client‑facing leadership role that blends deep technical expertise with delivery ownership, team shaping, and trust‑building with stakeholders.

You will operate as a deal shaper, technical authority, and delivery owner, responsible for ensuring team throughput, velocity, and quality while helping define the long‑term data platform vision.

This role requires strong experience designing, building, and operationalizing cloud‑native data solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), with a particular focus on event‑driven architectures, API‑first design, and healthcare data standards (HL7).

• Lead the design and delivery of cloud‑native data platforms built on Google Cloud Platform
• Define and implement event‑driven and streaming architectures using Pub/Sub and Kafka (based on data source)
• Serve as a technical authority for API‑first data access patterns, including FastAPI‑based services
• Establish architectural patterns, reusable components, and custom Cloud Run templates
• Lay the foundation for building new data solutions and accelerators across clients

• Act as trusted technical advisor for clients, owning delivery quality and technical credibility
• Shape project scope, technical approach, and backlog alongside client stakeholders
• Lead end‑to‑end Agile story ownership, from requirements through implementation and delivery
• Ensure alignment between business requirements, healthcare compliance, and technical execution

• Partner with product owners to define and refine backlog and user stories
• Enable pod teams to execute effectively once stories are shaped
• Own delivery metrics including velocity, throughput, and engineering quality
• Mentor senior engineers and uplift engineering best practices across teams

• Cloud Run (heavy usage) with custom templates
• Big Query
• Dataflow
• Pub/Sub
• CloudSQL
• Dataplex (used in every workflow)
• Broad, hands‑on experience across the GCP suite

• Streaming and batch data pipelines
• Kafka (based on source system integration)
• Secure data sharing and compliance‑aware design
• Git Hub‑based CI/CD pipelines
• Infrastructure‑aware development and deployment
• Experience setting technical foundations for scalable, enterprise solutions

• Agile/Scrum delivery with full E2E story ownership
• Strong collaboration with cross‑functional teams
• Proven ability to lead without direct authority

• Experience with dbt (dbt Labs)
• Familiarity with clinical data and CMS billing data
• Experience working across full medallion architectures (bronze/silver/gold) in cloud environments
• Prior experience consolidating or modernizing data platforms

The base compensation range for this role in the posted location is $103,879 to $242,400.

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