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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # GCP Data Engineer - **Company:** The Smart - **Location:** Denver, CO, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $83,200.0 - $166,400.0 - **Contract:** Temporary to permanent - **Skills:** Adobe Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Cloud Database, Continuous Integration, Information Engineering, Data Integration, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Mart, Data Transformation, Data Mining, Data Systems, Data Warehousing, Database Queries, Dimensional Modeling, Github, Python (Programming Language), Power BI, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Data Streaming, Systems Integration, Tableau (Software), Data Logging, Data Processing, Freeform SQL, Google Cloud, Sql Optimization, Delivery Pipeline, Large Language Models, Restful APIs, Looker Analytics, Data Pipelines, Api Management - **Published:** August 23, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/us76dab5de096d32042e8a3898d77ee053 ## About the Role * Professional experience in Data Engineering, Analytics Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline. * Advanced SQL expertise with the ability to write, optimize, and troubleshoot complex queries. * Strong Python development experience for API integration, automation, and data transformation. * Hands-on experience building ETL/ELT pipelines and analytical data models. * Experience integrating and processing data from REST APIs and third-party platforms. * Strong experience working with Google Cloud Platform and cloud-based data services. * Knowledge of dimensional modeling, data warehousing concepts, data grain, and reusable analytical assets. * Experience implementing data quality validation, monitoring, logging, and exception management solutions. * Strong technical documentation, communication, and stakeholder collaboration skills. * Experience with dbt, dlt, DuckDB, Adobe Analytics, BI platforms (Tableau, Looker, Power BI), AI/LLM technologies, GitHub, CI/CD, and highly regulated industries is preferred. ## Description As a GCP Data Engineer, you will design and build cloud-based data products, automated data pipelines, and analytical data marts that support business intelligence, analytics, and AI-driven initiatives. 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