GCP Data Platform Engineer (GCP)

TL;DR

GCP Data Platform Engineer (GCP): Building and optimizing high-volume data ingestion pipelines and frameworks on GCP with an accent on automation, scalability, and data quality. Focus on migrating on-premise analytics to a cloud lakehouse architecture and creating a foundation for AI/LLM driven solutions.

Location: Hybrid (2-3 days a week in the office) in Warsaw, Poland

Company

hirify.global is a major telecommunications provider undergoing a strategic data transformation to migrate its analytics to GCP.

What you will do

• Develop reusable data processing and testing frameworks on GCP using BigQuery, Dataflow, and Composer.
• Build and maintain batch and streaming ingestion pipelines from Kafka, APIs, and databases.
• Implement automated tests and data quality checks to ensure pipeline reliability.
• Collaborate with data scientists and analysts to provide high-quality, well-documented datasets.
• Optimize and secure data pipelines according to data governance and compliance standards.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience as a Data Platform Engineer, preferably within a GCP environment.
• Proficiency in Python and hands-on experience with Linux, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using Terraform or Terragrunt.
• Experience building data lakehouse architectures and managing large-scale cloud migrations.
• Very good command of English (spoken and written).
• Must be based in or able to work hybrid in Warsaw, Poland.

Nice to have

• Degree in Computer Science.
• Experience with Spark, Scala, or Java.
• Knowledge of data governance, metadata, and data quality tools.
• Experience collaborating directly with business stakeholders.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to work on a strategic, ground-up data transformation project.
• Modern tech stack including GCP, Vertex AI, Terraform, and Kubernetes.
• Focus on business value creation and enhancing customer experience (CX).
• Collaborative environment bridging high-level architecture and hands-on engineering.