{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"767d521136c40a01fee981cc","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/767d521136c40a01fee981cc","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/767d521136c40a01fee981cc","title":"Data Science Data Engineering / BigQuery / PostgreSQL / Python / GCP - OC","description":"OverviewIn this role you will bridge data engineering and backend development to scale a Google Cloud–based data platform. You'll design and optimize PostgreSQL and BigQuery environments, build data pipelines, and expose data through secure APIs for customer apps and internal tooling. You'll work with cross-functional teams to improve reliability, performance, and cost efficiency, helping retailers gain actionable insights and safer operations. This hands-on role offers impact at scale within a retail tech environment focused on loss prevention and safety.Compensation / Benefitshealthcare benefits (medical, dental, vision)Life/ADD/LTD insurance401(k) plan with employer matchgenerous paid time off11 paid company holidaysFSA/HSA optionsResponsibilitiesDesign and maintain PostgreSQL schemas, queries, indexes, migrations, and production DB ops on Google Cloud SQL.Develop and optimize BigQuery datasets, models, views, and reporting pipelines.Create Python services and pipelines moving data between operations, events, and the data warehouse.Build secure REST or GraphQL APIs for customer applications and internal tools.Improve data quality, pipeline reliability, performance, and cloud cost efficiency.Enforce data access controls and multi-tenant data separation across the platform.Leverage GCP services and Terraform to deploy and maintain data infrastructure.Investigate production issues with cross-team collaboration and share knowledge through reviews.Key requirementsRoughly 3–7 years of hands-on data engineering or backend development experienceStrong BigQuery experience including data modeling, analytical queries, and performance tuningStrong PostgreSQL experience with schema design, indexing, and production DB workHands-on GCP experience with BigQuery, Cloud SQL, and data pipeline/backend servicesProduction Python development for backend services, data pipelines, or cloud integrationsExperience building and maintaining data warehouses and reliable data flowsExperience developing APIs or backend services used by production applicationscross-functional collaborationproblem solvingattention to data security and privacyBigQueryPostgreSQLGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP)","company":"Motion Recruitment","rawCompany":"motion recruitment","city":"Irvine","state":"CA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-10-26T13:06:17.982Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1243.01","title":"Data Warehousing Specialists","slug":"data-warehousing-specialists"},{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-2051.00","title":"Data Scientists","slug":"data-scientists"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Data Science Data Engineering / BigQuery / PostgreSQL / Python / GCP - OC","description":"OverviewIn this role you will bridge data engineering and backend development to scale a Google Cloud–based data platform. 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