Data Engineer - New York (DRWN)

Senior Data Engineer - GCP (DRWN)

Job title - Senior Data Engineer (GCP)
Client Location - New York City, USA
Remote work offering - Remote, with 1-2 office visits per month
Client Industry - Technology
Contract Length - 18 months
Contract type - Freelance / Contractor

Project focus

Support a fast-scaling Data, Product and AI organisation with a growing backlog of data engineering work. Build and maintain scalable data pipelines and infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform, contributing to a broader roadmap spanning data, product analytics and AI initiatives.

Key skills and Experience required

• Strong hands-on experience with the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) data stack
• Proficiency in BigQuery, Google Cloud Storage (GCS) and Dataflow
• Strong Python and SQL skills for data pipeline development
• Experience orchestrating workflows with Airflow / Cloud Composer
• Exposure to AI tooling such as Vertex AI, Gemini, Claude Code or CodeX is a strong plus
• Comfortable working independently and picking up context quickly in a fast-moving environment
• Must be a US Citizen; no visa sponsorship available

If this role is of interest, please apply with an updated CV.

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