Job Description
*** Freelance GCP Data Engineer (Remote – Europe) ***
Contract: 6 months (with strong potential for extension)
Location: Fully remote (Europe-based candidates only)
About the Role
We’re seeking a passionate and experienced Data Engineer / Data Product Engineer to join our growing data team on a freelance basis. In this role, you’ll take end-to-end ownership of designing, building, and optimizing high-quality data products that align with our target architecture and data mesh strategy.
You’ll collaborate closely with product owners and cross-functional teams to deliver secure, scalable, and high-performing data solutions that unlock business value and drive innovation.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, build, and support new and existing data products end-to-end
- Ensure security, scalability, observability, and performance standards are met
- Partner with Product Owners and stakeholders to shape product vision and identify new opportunities
- Collaborate with domain teams on data mesh–related initiatives
- Proactively reduce technical debt and continuously improve architecture and delivery
- Stay up to date with the latest developments in data, analytics, and cloud technologies
About You
You’re someone who thrives on solving complex data challenges and working collaboratively in a distributed environment. You bring a mix of technical depth, creativity, and ownership to everything you do.
What You’ll Bring:
- 5+ years of hands-on experience as a Data Engineer or Software Engineer working with modern cloud data platforms (preferably Google Cloud Platform – GCP)
- Strong experience with DBT (Data Build Tool) for transformation and modeling
- Proficiency in Python and SQL (or similar query languages)
- Experience with data formats such as Avro and Parquet
- Solid understanding of data modeling techniques and design trade-offs
- Familiarity with data visualization tools
- Excellent communication skills and a collaborative, proactive mindset
- Fluent in English (written and spoken)
Why Join?
- Fully remote across Europe – work from anywhere!
- Exciting opportunity to contribute to a data mesh transformation
- Autonomy, ownership, and long-term collaboration potential (6-month contract + extension)
- Work with a passionate, international team building next-generation data products
📩 Interested?
Apply now or send your CV/profile to andrea1@senovo-it.com
Let’s shape the future of data together.