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GCP Engineer
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About the Position
We are seeking a GCP Engineer to design, implement, and maintain cloud infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform for our clients.
Responsibilities
- Projektowanie architektury multi-region w GCP z uwzględnieniem SLA ≥ 99,95%
- Provisioning i zarządzanie zasobami za pomocą Terraform lub Deployment Manager
- Konfiguracja i utrzymanie klastrów GKE (Google Kubernetes Engine) dla mikroserwisów
- Budowa pipeline’ów CI/CD w Cloud Build lub integracja z GitLab CI / GitHub Actions
- Implementacja polityk IAM, VPC Service Controls i szyfrowania danych (CMEK)
- Optymalizacja kosztów chmurowych – analiza billing export, committed use discounts, rightsizing
- Wdrażanie rozwiązań data pipeline na BigQuery, Dataflow i Cloud Composer (Airflow)
- Monitoring i alerting z użyciem Cloud Monitoring, Cloud Logging oraz SLO/SLI dashboards
- Automatyzacja disaster recovery – snapshoty, cross-region replication, runbooki DR
- Współpraca z zespołami developerskimi (w tym z Python i C++ developerami) przy wdrażaniu aplikacji na GCP
Required Skills and Experience
| Skill | Required Level | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Google Cloud Platform | Advanced | Min. 2 lata pracy produkcyjnej z GCP; znajomość ≥ 15 usług |
| Infrastructure as Code | Advanced | Terraform (preferowany) lub Pulumi; moduły, state management |
| Kubernetes / GKE | Intermediate | Deploy, scaling, Helm charts, Istio/Anthos Service Mesh |
| Networking w chmurze | Intermediate | VPC, Cloud Interconnect, Cloud NAT, firewall rules, Private Google Access |
| CI/CD | Intermediate | Cloud Build, GitHub Actions lub Jenkins; blue-green / canary deployments |
| Security and IAM | Intermediate | Workload Identity, Organization Policies, Security Command Center |
| Scripting | Intermediate | Python lub Bash do automatyzacji; REST API GCP |
| GCP Certifications | Recommended | Associate Cloud Engineer (wymagany) lub Professional Cloud Architect |
| Monitoring / Observability | Intermediate | Cloud Monitoring, Prometheus, Grafana; definiowanie SLO |
| English Language | B2+ | Dokumentacja, daily stand-upy, code review w języku angielskim |
Salary and Market Range 2026
GCP Engineer na poziomie mid zarabia w Polsce od 16 000 do 26 000 PLN brutto miesięcznie (B2B: 120–200 PLN netto/h). Mediana dla Warszawy wynosi ok. 22 000 PLN brutto/mc, podczas gdy w miastach regionalnych (Kraków, Wrocław, Trójmiasto) oscyluje wokół 19 000 PLN.
- Location – Warszawa and full-remote for international clients increase the rate by 15–25%
- Certifications – Professional Cloud Architect adds an average of 2 000–3 500 PLN to the base offer
- Industry – fintech and gamedev pay 10–18% more than the public sector and consulting
- Multi-cloud experience – knowledge of AWS or Azure alongside GCP increases the range by about 12%
- Form of cooperation – B2B contracts make up 68% of offers; UoP appears mainly in corporations
The standard benefits package includes: a training budget of 3 000–6 000 PLN/year (often with Google exam subsidies), private medical care (Medicover/Luxmed), a Multisport card, remote work equipment (MacBook Pro or ThinkPad), and 2–4 additional days of vacation for technical development.
How Smartways.io Conducts GCP Engineer Headhunting?
Recruitment of a GCP Engineer requires a combination of passive sourcing and technical candidate verification. Smartways.io carries out this process in the following stages:
- Kick-off and Profiling (Day 1–2) – workshop with the hiring manager: technology stack, required GCP services, work model (remote/hybrid), budget range, and evaluation criteria.
- Sourcing and Outreach (Day 3–8) – searching through a database of over 14,000 cloud specialists, LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, and Google Developer Groups communities. Contacting 60–90 candidates matching the profile.
- Technical Screening (Day 7–14) – 45-minute conversation with our cloud consultant: case study on GCP architecture, questions about Terraform, GKE, cost optimization. Verification of certificates.
- Shortlist Presentation (Day 12–16) – providing 3–5 verified candidates with competency reports, screening results, and financial expectations.
- Support for Negotiations and Onboarding (Day 16–21) – moderating the offer, counter-offers, assistance with formalities. Follow-up after 30 and 90 days from employment.
The entire process takes an average of 3 weeks from kick-off to signing the contract. For urgent needs (e.g., replacing a departing engineer), we offer an express mode with the first profiles within 72 hours.
FAQ – Common Questions About the GCP Engineer Position
How does a GCP Engineer differ from an AWS Engineer, and are the skills transferable?
Approximately 70% of skills (IaC, networking, containerization) are transferable between clouds. The differences concern native services – e.g., BigQuery vs Redshift, GKE vs EKS. Transitioning from AWS to GCP typically takes 2–3 months of intensive learning.
Which Google Cloud certification is most important when recruiting a GCP Engineer?
Associate Cloud Engineer is the market minimum. Professional Cloud Architect distinguishes the candidate and translates to higher salary ranges. In 2026, 61% of GCP engineer job offers require at least one Google certification.
Can a GCP Engineer work fully remotely?
Yes – 74% of offers in Poland allow full-remote work. Exceptions are projects in regulated sectors (banking, defense), where hybrid work with internal network access is required.
How long does it take to recruit a GCP Engineer through Smartways.io?
Standardly 3 weeks from brief to employment. Express mode allows presenting the first candidates within 72 hours. Time depends on requirements (e.g., experience with Anthos or a specific industry extends sourcing by 5–7 days).
Does a GCP Engineer work with Python and C++ developers?
Regularly. GCP Engineer configures runtime environments, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure for applications created by Senior Python Developers or C++ Developers. In game development, collaboration also includes dedicated Agones servers on GKE.
Which industries in Poland employ the most GCP Engineers?
The leading sectors are: fintech (28% of offers), e-commerce (21%), and game development (14%). There is also growing demand in healthtech and logistics, where migration to Google Cloud accelerated in 2025–2026.
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