Principal Application & Data Architect (GCP, Python, React)

Job Title: Lead Solution Architect – Data & Full Stack (GCP)

📍 Location: New York City (Hybrid)

💼 Employment Type: Full-time / Contract

🚀 About the Role

We are looking for a hands-on Lead Solution Architect with strong expertise in data architecture, full-stack development, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) . This role requires a blend of solution design, data modeling, and engineering execution across modern cloud-native applications.

You will lead the design and delivery of scalable systems, optimize data performance, and collaborate across teams to build high-quality, data-driven applications.

🔑 Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable application architectures aligned with business needs
• Lead data modeling, integration, and governance initiatives
• Build and optimize data pipelines and backend services (Python APIs)
• Ensure seamless system integration across applications and data platforms
• Drive performance tuning, optimization, and scalability improvements
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (engineering, product, stakeholders)
• Define and maintain architecture standards, documentation, and best practices
• Support CI/CD, DevOps, and cloud infrastructure operations

🧠 Must-Have Skills

• Strong experience in Solution Architecture & Data Architecture
• Expertise in SQL & NoSQL Data Modeling
• Hands-on with PostgreSQL, MongoDB
• Strong programming experience in Python
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Solid understanding of Microservices & REST APIs
• Experience with full-stack development (React preferred)