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Senior GCP Software Engineer

Insight Global

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Compensation
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Location
Sonoma, CA
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Job overview

Insight Global is hiring a Senior GCP Software Engineer. Insight Global seeks a Senior GCP Software Engineer to develop the cloud platform for a wildfire risk modeling startup, building scalable infrastructure and shaping architecture for insurance, utility, municipal and fire agency customers.

Key focus areas include Develop cloud platform powering large‑scale simulation workloads, Build reliable, scalable infrastructure for production backend systems, and Collaborate with engineering leadership and cross‑functional teams to define architecture.

Important skills include Python, GCP, REST, gRPC, GraphQL, and Authentication.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

PythonGCPRESTgRPCGraphQLAuthenticationAuthorizationMulti-Tenant Access ControlDockerKubernetesCloud Security KnowledgeApplication Security KnowledgeLoggingMonitoringObservabilityMetricsTracingCI/CD Pipeline DevelopmentTerraformInfrastructure as CodeBatch ComputingScientific ComputingSensitive Data HandlingRegulated Data HandlingAPI VersioningRate LimitingAPI DocumentationDeveloper-Facing API Development

Qualifications

7+ Years Software Engineering Experience3+ Years GCP ExperienceStartup or Early-Stage Company ExperienceGeospatial Data ExperienceSimulation Pipeline ExperienceHigh-Performance Computing ExposureExperience Supporting Insurance, Financial, Utility, or Government Technology Environments

Full job description

Job Description

Insight Global is seeking a Senior GCP Software Engineer for a cutting-edge wildfire risk modeling and simulation technology company. This candidate will serve as a key technical contributor responsible for developing the cloud platform that powers large-scale simulation workloads and delivers critical risk intelligence to customers. The ideal candidate has a strong background in backend software engineering, Google Cloud Platform, API development, cloud security, and distributed systems. This individual will work closely with engineering leadership and cross-functional teams to build reliable, scalable infrastructure while helping shape the future architecture of a mission-driven product used by insurance carriers, utilities, municipalities, and fire agencies. This is an opportunity to join a rapidly growing startup, influence technical direction, and receive equity ownership while solving meaningful real-world challenges.

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected] learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global's Workforce Privacy Policy: https://insightglobal.com/workforce-privacy-policy/.

Skills and Requirements

  • 7+ years of professional software engineering experience

  • Strong Python development experience for backend services and data processing

  • 3+ years of hands-on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) experience

  • Experience building and supporting production backend systems

  • Experience designing and deploying customer-facing APIs (REST, gRPC, or GraphQL)

  • Authentication, authorization, and multi-tenant access control experience

  • Docker and Kubernetes experience

  • Strong cloud and application security knowledge

  • Experience with logging, monitoring, observability, metrics, and tracing

  • Experience operating cloud-based applications in production environments - Experience building developer-facing API products

  • API versioning, rate limiting, and documentation experience

  • Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code experience

  • CI/CD pipeline development and automation

  • Experience orchestrating large-scale batch or scientific computing workloads

  • Experience handling sensitive or regulated customer data

  • Startup or early-stage company experience

  • Geospatial data experience

  • Simulation pipeline experience

  • High-performance computing (HPC) exposure

  • Experience supporting insurance, financial, utility, or government-related technology environments

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