Job Role : Microservices Engineer with GCP Experience Location : Phoenix, Arizona (Onsite) Contractor Job description: We are looking for a Microservices Engineer with expertise in building efficient and scalable distributed systems on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). The ideal candidate should have strong experience in microservices architecture, Kafka, Pub/Sub, NoSQL Databases, Big Query, Dataflow and Cloud Functions. You will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining high-performance solutions that enable real-time and batch processing. If you are passionate about building high-performance data solutions and want to work on cutting-edge technologies in the cloud, we’d love to hear from you! Key Responsibilities: • Design, Develop and maintain high-performance microservices using Node, Springboot and Python • Architect Cloud-native applications leveraging GCP services such as Pub/Sub, Cloud Functions, Cloud SQL, Spanner, GKE, etc • Partner with application owners, business partners and peer groups regarding long and short-range technical solutions that meet business requirements • Develop REST APIs using Spring Core, Spring MVC Framework, Spring Boot Framework, Hibernate, Spring Security and other tech stacks (Open source and proprietary) • Collaborate with Offshore teams to manage deliverables, conduct code reviews, and maintain best practices • Partner with security teams to implement compliance, authentication and secure coding standards • Ensure code quality through automated testing (unit, integration), logging, monitoring and alerting • Troubleshoot performance issues and optimize microservices interactions and database access • Participate in architecture discussions and lead technical design sessions REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: • At least 5 years of backend development experience, with at least 3+ years in Spring Boot and 2+ years in Node/Python • 3+ years of microservices architecture, REST APIs and asynchronous processing experience • Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform, especially services like GKE, Pub/Sub, CloudSQL, Spanner • 2+ years of experience in SQL/NoSQL databases, API security and Performance tuning PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: • Experience with GraphQL, event-driven architecture or machine learning pipelines is a plus • Familiarity with monitoring tools like Stackdriver, Prometheus and Splunk • Ability to work in an Agile/Scrum environment with cross-functional global teams • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows and Infra as a code (Terraform Preferred) • Excellent communication and Stakeholder management skills EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree or, equivalent experience (HS diploma + 4 years relevant experience)