GCP Cloud Developer

Job Title: Senior GCP Cloud Developer (Developer Enablement Focus)

Location: Minneapolis, MN

Job Summary

We are looking for a Senior GCP Cloud Developer to join our team with a focus on

developer enablement. In this role, you will empower developers who are new to cloud-

based deployments, providing guidance, building tools, and establishing best practices for

working within Google Cloud Platform (GCP). You will act as a bridge between cloud

infrastructure and development teams, ensuring that developers can seamlessly adopt

cloud technologies, improve workflows, and deliver scalable, cloud-native applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Developer Enablement: Provide guidance and technical mentorship to developers,

helping them understand cloud-native development principles, GCP services, and

best practices for deploying applications in the cloud.

• Cloud Tooling: Work with Platform Engineering to design and build internal tools,

libraries, and frameworks that simplify cloud development processes and improve

developer productivity on GCP.

• Training & Documentation: Develop comprehensive documentation, run

workshops, and oLer hands-on support to upskill developers on cloud deployment

pipelines, infrastructure-as-code (IaC), and GCP service usage.

• Cloud Best Practices: Advocate for and implement best practices for cloud

development, including microservices architecture, serverless computing,

containerization, and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD).

• Developer Collaboration: Collaborate closely with software development,

operations, and platform teams to ensure that cloud infrastructure is developer-

friendly, secure, and scalable.

• Code Reviews & Support: Conduct code reviews and provide feedback on cloud-

based implementations, ensuring they meet security, performance, and scalability

standards.

• Automated Deployments: Help build and optimize CI/CD pipelines, enabling

seamless and automated deployments for teams inexperienced with cloud

Environments.

• Cloud-Native Solutions: Assist in the design and implementation of cloud-native

solutions, using GCP services such as Cloud Functions, App Engine, GKE, BigQuery,

and Pub/Sub.

• Performance Tuning & Optimization: Assist teams in performance tuning, cost

optimization, and scaling of cloud applications and infrastructure.

• Feedback Loop: Collect feedback from developers and continuously improve the

developer experience for cloud-based projects, ensuring they have the necessary

tools and support.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Experience: 5+ years of experience in software development with at least 2 years

working on GCP or other cloud platforms.

• Cloud Development Expertise: Strong experience with GCP services, including

compute (GCE, GKE), serverless (Cloud Functions, App Engine), databases

(Firestore, Cloud SQL), and networking (VPC, Cloud Load Balancing).

• Programming Skills: Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as

Python, Java, Go, or Node.js, with experience in building and deploying cloud-native

applications.

• Developer Enablement: Proven experience mentoring or enabling developers to

work in cloud environments, with the ability to simplify complex cloud concepts for

those unfamiliar with them.

• CI/CD & Automation: Hands-on experience with building CI/CD pipelines and

automating cloud deployments using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Cloud

Build.

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Knowledge of infrastructure automation and IaC

tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Deployment Manager.

• Collaboration & Communication: Excellent communication skills with the ability

to work closely with cross-functional teams, explain technical concepts clearly, and

develop strong documentation.

Preferred Qualifications

• GCP Professional Cloud Developer or GCP Professional Cloud Architect

certification.

• Experience working with containerization and orchestration technologies such as

Docker and Kubernetes.

• Familiarity with serverless architectures and event-driven design patterns.
• Knowledge of cloud security practices and designing secure, scalable applications

in GCP.