Senior Data Engineer Consultant (GCP)

Location: San Francisco Bay, California, United States; open to onsite project work

Pay rate: $90–$110 per hour

Company

hirify.global provides on-demand talent, consulting, and outsourced services through a global network of more than 2,600 experts.

What you will do

• Design, build, and optimize scalable enterprise data platforms and batch and real-time pipelines.
• Develop cloud data solutions on GCP, including BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, and GCS, and modernize legacy data platforms.
• Create dimensional models and analytical data layers for reporting, business intelligence, and AI use cases.
• Improve data quality, observability, resiliency, monitoring, query performance, and ETL/ELT processing.
• Integrate AI tools into engineering workflows, pipeline management, automation, and remediation processes.
• Lead small to medium-sized projects, mentor data engineers, and partner with technical and business stakeholders from requirements through deployment.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in data engineering, data warehousing, or related disciplines.
• Strong hands-on experience with Python, SQL, GCP, and BigQuery.
• Experience with PySpark, Apache Airflow or GCP Composer, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, or Kafka.
• Strong knowledge of dimensional modeling, data warehousing, ETL/ELT, data architecture, and high-volume data performance optimization.
• Experience delivering data solutions end-to-end and leading technical projects or small to medium-sized engineering teams.
• Strong communication skills for collaboration with technical and business stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer certification.
• Experience with AI/ML data products, AI-enabled workflows, or AI development tools such as Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, or GitHub Copilot.
• Experience with Looker, QlikView, SAP BusinessObjects, Oracle/Exadata, or legacy data warehouse modernization.
• Experience with CI/CD tools, Agile/Scrum, and automated data quality, observability, or pipeline governance frameworks.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• 401(k) savings plan and employee stock purchase plan.
• Paid time off and paid sick time where legally required.
• Professional development program and continuous learning opportunities.
• Engagement duration of 6–12 months.