Principal Engineer (GCP Cloud Data Engineer & AI Solutions)
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Job description
We Miracle Software System is looking for the Principal Engineer - (GCP Cloud Data & AI Solutions) on W2/Fulltime at Dearborn, MI., * Engage stakeholders through workshops to gather requirements, define KPIs, and translate business goals into scalable architectures leveraging GCP services like Vertex AI, BigQuery, Dataflow, and Pub/Sub.
- Design and own end-to-end solutions, including tech stack selection, cost optimization, security protocols, and AI integrations for agentic workflows with reasoning, tool calling, and long-term memory.
- Lead team enablement by breaking down epics into user stories, conducting code/design reviews, resolving escalations, and mentoring on best practices in CI/CD (GitHub Actions), IaC (Terraform), and data governance.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with PMs, product owners, and customers to align delivery plans, manage dependencies, forecast efforts, and ensure on-time, within-budget execution.
- Drive governance and quality by establishing standards for observability, metadata management, dimensional modeling, and production readiness across dev/stage/prod pipelines.
- Provide strategic advisory on architectural trade-offs, performance tuning, and enterprise alignment to support long-term scalability and innovation.
Requirements
End-to-end data flows - Connecting frontend ? APIs ? data pipelines ? AI models
Integration patterns - Big Query, Dataflow, Vertex AI into cohesive applications
CI/CD pipelines - GitHub Actions for automated testing and deployment across the stack
Infrastructure as Code - Terraform to provision all layers (frontend, backend, data, AI), * 10+ years in IT with proven leadership in cloud architecture, full stack development, and data/AI projects,
- Strong automation skills in GitHub Actions CI/CD and Terraform IaC for multi-environment deployments.
- Expertise in GCP ecosystem (Cloud Run, Functions, Composer, Dataflow), full stack orchestration/APIs, data pipelines (SQL/Python), and Vertex AI for generative/agentic AI.
- Deep knowledge of data governance, quality frameworks, semantic modeling, and integration with 3rd-party systems.
- Exceptional stakeholder management, communication, and team leadership to foster collaboration and drive results in distributed teams.
- Analytical problem-solving with ability to navigate ambiguity and deliver under pressure.
