GCP Data Cloud Architect with AI

About Us

At FreshDirect, we are reinventing the grocery experience.

Since day one, our mission has been simple: bring the best, freshest food directly from the farm to people’s homes — faster, fresher, and smarter than anyone else.

We’re not just a food company. We’re a technology-powered, customer-obsessed team building one of the most innovative end-to-end food supply chains in the industry. From proprietary routing systems to our state-of-the-art fulfillment center, every part of our business is designed to deliver unmatched quality, convenience, and care.

We partner directly with farmers, fishermen, and artisans to source the highest quality ingredients — then use smart data, automation, and logistics to deliver them at peak freshness.

It’s grocery shopping reimagined — and we’re just getting started.

If you’re passionate about innovation, care deeply about what people eat, and want to help build the future of food, we’d love to meet you.

The Role

GCP Cloud Data Architect with foundational experience in cloud data platforms and a strong interest in building expertise in BigQuery, AlloyDB, Data pipelines, and modern data processing tools.

In this role, you will support the development of scalable data solutions on GCP, assist with cloud migration initiatives, and contribute to building pipelines using technologies such as Dataflow, Dataproc, dbt and Cloud Composer. You will also gain exposure to data transformation frameworks like Dataform and AI/ML use cases.

As a Data Architect, you will help enable:

• Advanced Supply Chain Intelligence: Support development of scalable pipelines using BigQuery, AlloyDB, Cloud Storage, Dataflow, Dataproc and Dbt for processing large-scale batch and streaming data used in inventory and forecasting.

• Customer 360 & Personalization: Assist in integrating transactional and behavioral data using Pub/Sub and Dataflow and help prepare datasets for downstream analytics and personalization.

• Real-time Operational Intelligence: Contribute to event-driven pipelines and workflow orchestration using Cloud Composer for operational reporting and KPI tracking.

• Strategic Data Products: Help build and maintain data models and curated datasets that support analytics and reporting across business teams

This is a hands-on role designed to help you grow into a senior architect by working on real-world data challenges in a modern cloud environment.

What You’ll Do

• Assist in designing and implementing data warehouse solutions on GCP using BigQuery, AlloyDB, Cloud Storage, Dataflow, Dbt and Dataproc

• Support cloud migration activities, including data validation, testing, and pipeline development

• Develop and optimize SQL queries for analytics and reporting

• Build and maintain batch and streaming data pipelines using Dataflow and Pub/Sub

• Support workflow orchestration and scheduling using Cloud Composer (Airflow)

• Contribute to data transformation and modeling using Dataflow, Dataproc, Dataform , Dbt or similar tools

• Assist in building and maintaining data models for analytics and reporting

• Support data governance initiatives such as data quality checks, metadata tagging, and access controls

• Assist with preparing datasets and pipelines for AI/ML use cases using Vertex AI

• Collaborate with engineering, data, and product teams to understand and implement data requirements

• Monitor and troubleshoot data pipelines to ensure reliability and performance

Document data processes, workflows, and architecture components.

What You’ll Bring

• 2–5 years of experience in data engineering, data analytics, or cloud-based data platforms
• Strong SQL skills and experience working with large datasets
• Experience in GCP services such as BigQuery, AlloyDB, Dataflow, Dataproc, Cloud Storage, Dataform, Dbt or Pub/Sub
• Exposure to Python or similar programming language
• AI/GenAI for Data Engineering: Experience leveraging LLM-based tools such as Claude, ChatGPT, or Gemini to enhance productivity in GCP data engineering workflows—e.g., generating SQL/BigQuery queries, writing Dataflow or Dataproc pipelines, optimizing Dbt/Dataform transformations, automating documentation, troubleshooting data quality issues, and accelerating code development. Skilled in prompt engineering and validating AI-generated outputs for correctness, performance, and adherence to data governance and security standards
• Familiarity with ETL/ELT processes and data pipeline development
• Understanding of data modeling concepts (e.g., star schema, normalization, Dimensional Models)
• Understanding of modern data architecture patterns, including Medallion Architecture (Bronze/Silver/Gold layers) and other data warehousing paradigms
• Basic understanding of workflow orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow / Cloud Composer)
• Interest in cloud data architecture and AI/ML technologies
• Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to learn and ability to work in a fast-paced collaborative environment
• Experience or exposure to eCommerce or retail data use cases (e.g., customer analytics, personalization, inventory, order or supply chain data)
• GCP certification (Associate Cloud Engineer or Data Engineer).
• Familiarity with BI tools such as Power BI or similar tools (e.g. looker)
• Basic understanding of data governance, data quality, or metadata management
• Exposure machine learning concepts or tools such as Vertex AI
• Exposure to data quality tools, lineage tracking, or real-time observability stacks
• Good communication and collaboration skills

Our Values at FreshDirect

We live these values every day:

A Passion for our customers
Our customers are at the heart of everything we do. We listen, innovate, and act quickly to exceed expectations with every order and interaction.

One team, one mission
Everyone contributes & every role matters. We break silos, lift each other up, and share a relentless focus on delivering results. That way, we win together.

Delivering excellence, every time
We take pride in the quality of our food, service, and the experience we create. Our team goes above and beyond to earn trust and guarantee 100% freshness.

Act with integrity
We operate with honesty, respect, and accountability in how we treat our customers, teammates, and partners. We own our outcomes and always do what’s right, even when no one is watching.

Make fast, bold decisions
We challenge the status quo, embrace technology, and take smart risks to build a better future. At the same time, we stay true to our NYC roots and care for our community.

We love food. Yes, literally all of us.

What You’ll Love About Working Her

• A fast-paced, innovative environment where ideas turn into action

• Opportunities for growth — many of our leaders have risen through the ranks

• Direct impact on how thousands of customers experience food every day

Salary

$122,000.00 – $155,000.00

Total Rewards & Benefits

• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits
• PTO, Safe & Sick Time, and Paid Holidays
• Medical, Vision, Dental, and Voluntary Disability coverage
• 401(k) with employer match and Life Insurance
• State-of-the-art Bronx campus with on-site basketball court, cafeteria, and employee market
• Onsite FREE parking
• FREE employee shuttle bus service from nearby Subway station
• Training, leadership development, and tuition discount at local colleges
• 20% employee discount on FreshDirect online orders and Brooklyn wine store
• Minimum 50% employee discount at our onsite employee market
• Mobile phone discounts through partnerships with T-Mobile and Verizon
• Gym membership discounts through NYSC

Our Culture
We embrace an in-office culture, composed of individuals who thrive on the collaboration and energy that comes from working together in a shared space. We are looking for people who excel in this environment, where physical presence enhances connections and engagement. At FreshDirect, we've created an environment that thrives on teamwork, where associates can innovate, grow, and have successful careers. Many of our leaders have successfully come up through our ranks. Because of our team's extraordinary efforts, we are a leading innovator in the e-commerce and grocery industries.

Equal Opportunity
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Fresh Direct, LLC and its affiliates do not discriminate against applicants or employees because of their race, color, citizenship status, national origin, ancestry, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion, creed, marital status, veteran status, domestic violence victim status, political affiliation, or any other factor protected by federal, state, or local law.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the Team member(s) assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of individuals in this position. Position expectations may be subject to change as the needs of the organization changes.

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