Senior Software Engineer - GCP Cloud

Senior Software Engineer – GCP Cloud 📍 London, UK (Hybrid) 💷 £500 per day | Inside IR35 📅 Contract Opportunity Are you a skilled Software Engineer with deep Google Cloud Platform (GCP) expertise and a passion for building scalable cloud-native solutions? We are partnering with one of the world's leading professional services organisations to deliver innovative technology solutions that support large-scale enterprise transformation programmes. This is an exciting opportunity to join a high-performing cloud engineering team, working on complex, business-critical platforms while influencing cloud strategy, architecture, and engineering best practices across a global environment. The Role As a Senior Software Engineer, you will act as a trusted technical leader within an Agile engineering environment, helping to design, build, and operate modern cloud-native platforms on Google Cloud. You'll work closely with engineering teams, architects, and stakeholders to drive technical excellence, improve platform reliability, and shape cloud adoption strategies across the organisation. Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop secure, scalable, cloud-native applications and services on GCP.
• Lead architectural discussions and produce technical design documentation, including RFCs and architecture diagrams.
• Drive operational excellence through observability, monitoring, performance optimisation, and reliability improvements.
• Build and operate highly available Kubernetes-based platforms and services.
• Mentor engineers through code reviews, technical guidance, and knowledge sharing.
• Champion engineering best practices across CI/CD, infrastructure automation, security, and software delivery.
• Contribute to enterprise cloud transformation initiatives and platform engineering strategies.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and provide recommendations that align with business and technology objectives. Required Skills & Experience
• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong hands-on development experience with Golang and/or Python.
• Extensive experience designing and building solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Advanced expertise with Kubernetes, including developing and operating custom operators, controllers, and CRDs.
• Strong understanding of Kubernetes internals, RBAC, observability, security, and multi-tenancy.
• Experience building cloud-native automation frameworks and platform engineering solutions.
• Proven experience implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation.
• Strong knowledge of software engineering principles, system design, and distributed systems.
• Experience working within Agile environments and modern software development practices.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills. Nice to have:
• Terraform, CloudFormation, or other Infrastructure-as-Code tools.
• Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or similar observability platforms.
• GCP certifications (Professional Cloud Developer, Professional Cloud Architect, Security Engineer).
• Experience within highly regulated environments such as financial services.
• Knowledge of security engineering, threat modelling, and cloud compliance.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, or similar. What's on Offer? ✅ £500 per day (Inside IR35) ✅ Hybrid working in London ✅ Opportunity to work with a globally recognised consulting and professional services organisation ✅ Exposure to enterprise-scale cloud transformation programmes ✅ Cutting-edge GCP and Kubernetes engineering environment ✅ Collaborative, high-performing engineering teams Apply today or contact us for a confidential discussion.