Senior GCP Data Engineer

Minor Hotels Europe and Americas

Senior Staff Data Engineer designing, building, and supporting scalable data platforms. Collaborating across teams to implement data-driven solutions leveraging Google Cloud Platform.

Posted 5/1/2026full-timeRemote • Tennessee, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $82,082 - $193,440 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

BigQueryCloudETLGoogle Cloud PlatformKafkaPythonSparkSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and APIs on Google Cloud Platform
Develop automated workflows and data platforms that support analytics, reporting, and AI/ML use cases
Implement best practices for data security, governance, CI/CD, and automated deployment
Collaborate with data engineers, architects, data scientists, and business stakeholders
Produce high-quality, reusable code and mentor team members on best practices
Support testing, deployment, monitoring, and production troubleshooting

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of IT experience
5+ years in Data Architecture
Minimum 2+ years of hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform
2+ years of API development experience
Solid understanding of Agile methodologies
Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills
Strong experience with BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Dataflow/Dataproc, Pub/Sub, and APIs
Proficiency in SQL, data modeling, ETL/ELT, and streaming architectures
Experience with CI/CD, Git/GitHub, and Agile methodologies
Strong communication skills and ability to mentor junior engineers
Experience with Apigee, Python (FastAPI), Spark, Kafka, Vertex AI (preferred)
Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer Certification (preferred)
Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field (Master’s preferred)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Paid time off based on employee grade (A-F)
Vacation: 12-25 days, depending on grade
Company paid holidays
Personal Days
Sick Leave
Medical, dental, and vision coverage (or provincial healthcare coordination in Canada)
Retirement savings plans (e.g., 401(k) in the U.S., RRSP in Canada)
Life and disability insurance
Employee assistance programs
Other benefits as provided by local policy and eligibility

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Hard Skills & Tools

data architectureAPI developmentSQLdata modelingETLELTstreaming architecturesPythonBigQuerydata pipelines

Soft Skills

problem-solvingcommunicationcollaborationmentoring

Certifications

Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer Certification