Role & responsibilities :

Were Hiring | Lead Software Engineer GCP / Cloud Data Engineering

Location: Chennai

Experience: 5- 6 Years

Notice Period : Immediate to 30 Days

Domain: Automotive / Connected Vehicle Data

We are looking for a skilled Lead Software Engineer to drive cloud infrastructure and data engineering initiatives on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

Skill set

Cloud Development Engineer / Data Integration Engineer

Domain knowledge

- 3+ years of progressive experience in software engineering, with a strong focus on cloud-native development and data infrastructure.
- 3+ years of hands-on experience designing, implementing, and managing solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including services like BigQuery, Dataflow, Cloud

Storage, Compute Engine, Pub/Sub, and IAM.
- Expert proficiency in Python for data engineering, automation, and cloud application development.
- Demonstrated experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, Cloud

Deployment Manager).
- Solid understanding and practical experience with CI/CD principles and tools (e.g.,

Jenkins, GitLab CI, Cloud Build).
- Experience designing and building scalable data pipelines for both batch and streaming data processing.
- Strong understanding of relational and NoSQL database concepts and data warehousing principles.

Good to have

- Master's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
- Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect or Professional Data Engineer

Certification.
- Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker,

Kubernetes/GKE).
- Familiarity with automotive telematics, connected vehicle data, or similar large scale IoT data ecosystems.




- Experience applying Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles and practices.
- Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to drive technical initiatives and influence stakeholders.
- Experience with other programming languages such as Java or Go.

Preferred candidate profile

The Product Development Operations and Quality team is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Lead Software Engineer to drive our cloud infrastructure and data engineering initiatives on Google Cloud Platform. Our team is dedicated to creating robust analytics that provide critical insights for automotive product development and quality improvements. In this role, you will be responsible for designing,

implementing, and maintaining scalable, secure, and resilient cloud-native solutions, data pipelines, and automation frameworks. You will leverage your expertise in software engineering best practices, DevOps principles, and GCP services to ensure our data platforms are productive, reliable, and capable of handling large-scale connected vehicle data. We are looking for a proactive leader who is passionate about cloud technology,

automation, and solving complex data challenges in a dynamic automotive environment.

Responsibilities for Internal Candidates In this role, you will:

- Design, implement, and manage scalable, secure,



and cost-effective cloud infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) using services such as BigQuery,

Dataflow, Cloud Storage, Cloud Functions, Pub/Sub, and Google Kubernetes Engine

(GKE).

- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform or Cloud

Deployment Manager to automate the provisioning, configuration, and management of GCP resources.
- Establish and enforce software engineering best practices, including modular code design, comprehensive testing, code reviews, version control (Git), and documentation standards.
- Design and implement CI/CD pipelines for automated testing, deployment, and release management of cloud infrastructure and data applications.
- Develop and integrate monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions for cloud services and data pipelines to ensure high availability, performance, and proactive issue detection.
- Collaborate closely with data scientists, data analysts, and product development teams to understand data requirements, provide technical guidance, and translate analytical needs into scalable engineering solutions.
- Lead efforts in troubleshooting and resolving complex technical issues related to cloud infrastructure, data pipelines, application performance, and security.
- Contribute to the strategic direction of our cloud architecture and data platform,

evaluating new technologies and recommending best practices.
- Mentor junior engineers, foster a culture of technical excellence, and promote knowledge sharing within the team.
- Ensure all cloud solutions adhere to Ford's security, governance, and data privacy standards.

Please share me your updated cv to mail id [email protected]

📌 Lead Software Engineer GCP / Cloud Data Engineering (Chennai)
🏢 EVOKE HR
📍 Chennai