[Remote] GCP Data Engineer/Architect

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Alchemy is seeking a highly skilled Data Engineer with deep expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and modern data architecture. The ideal candidate will design scalable data pipelines and implement Medallion Architecture while ensuring data security and performance optimization.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable batch and real-time data pipelines on GCP
• Implement and manage Medallion Architecture (Bronze, Silver, Gold layers) for data processing
• Build high-performance data transformations using Python and PySpark
• Develop and optimize complex SQL queries for analytical workloads
• Work extensively with BigQuery for large-scale data processing and performance tuning
• Develop and deploy pipelines using Cloud Dataflow
• Orchestrate workflows using Cloud Composer (Apache Airflow)
• Manage data storage and lifecycle using Google Cloud Storage (GCS)
• Implement version control and CI/CD pipelines using Git-based tools
• Ensure data security, governance, and access control using GCP IAM
• Optimize data solutions for performance, scalability, reliability, and cost-efficiency

Skills

• Strong hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Expertise in BigQuery (partitioning, clustering, query optimization)
• Proven experience implementing Medallion Data Architecture
• Hands-on Experience with Java Development
• Strong programming skills in Python and PySpark
• Advanced proficiency in SQL (complex joins, window functions, performance tuning)
• Hands-on experience with Cloud Dataflow
• Experience with Cloud Composer (Airflow) for orchestration
• Experience working with Google Cloud Storage (GCS)
• Knowledge of version control systems (Git) and CI/CD practices
• Strong understanding of GCP IAM and cloud security best practices
• Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 6 years (Required)
• Medallion Architecture: 6 years (Required)
• Apache Beam / Java Development: 5 years (Required)

Benefits

• Work Location: Remote

Company Overview

Alchemy is a developer platform that helps companies to build reliable decentralized applications. It was founded in 2017, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https://alchemy.com.

Company H1B Sponsorship

Alchemy has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2026, 5 in 2025, 3 in 2024, 1 in 2023, 3 in 2022. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.