Senior Software Engineer - GCP Developer

- Equity Partner -

Location: Remote (United States/Canada)

Commitment: Minimum 20 hrs/week

Anime Universe is an early stage startup in the building and fundraising phase.

Compensation:

No upfront cash
"Sweat Equity": Equity (shares) + future token-based rewards (pending legal clearance)
Salary unlocked by revenue milestones
Remote-first, async-native, autonomy-rich team

What You Put In Is What You Get Out

At Anime Universe , infrastructure is not a support function—it’s a core enabler of the product itself . As a Senior Software Engineer (GCP-focused) , you will design and build the applications , systems , and services that power an intelligent, scalable creative platform.

Why This Role Matters

This is a software engineering role at its core.

You’ll architect and implement cloud-native services, data-driven features, and scalable backend systems that bring our creative universe to life.

You will:

Build application logic, APIs, and services that run on GCP.
Shape the foundational architecture that supports real-time creativity, analytics, and future AI systems.
Partner closely with product, data, and AI teams to turn ideas into production-ready software.

Your work is the backbone of how we deliver magic to users.

What You’ll Do

Build Cloud-Native Applications

Develop microservices, APIs, backend components, and data-intensive features using GCP-native compute options like Cloud Run, GKE, and Cloud Functions.
Write clean, scalable software using Python (or another backend language), with strong emphasis on modularity, maintainability, and performance.

Design & Implement GCP-Based Architectures

Architect services using Cloud Storage, BigQuery, Pub/Sub, Firestore, Cloud SQL, and VPC networking.
Make key decisions around system design, data modeling, and service boundaries.

Develop Data-Driven Features

Build application logic that consumes real-time and batch data pipelines.
Integrate with BigQuery, Dataflow, and Pub/Sub to power analytics, personalization, and content systems.

Build for Scale, Reliability & Developer Velocity

Use CI/CD and IaC (Cloud Build, Terraform) to support the software you write—without being a dedicated DevOps engineer.
Prioritize automation that supports fast iteration and high service quality.

Collaborate Across the Product

Work with architects, designers, and AI engineers to ship product features end-to-end.
Help define best practices for cloud-native software development internally.

(Bonus) AI/ML Enablement

Integrate applications with Vertex AI components or internal ML systems.
Experience with LangChain or generative AI is helpful but not required.

What You Bring

Software Engineering First

4+ years of professional software development experience
Strong expertise with Python (or equivalent backend languages), distributed systems, and API development
Experience developing production services on Google Cloud Platform

Deep GCP Knowledge (but applied through software engineering)

Proficiency with:
Cloud Run / GKE
BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub
Cloud SQL / Firestore
IAM, VPC networking
Experience designing scalable cloud architectures
Strong familiarity with containerization and CI/CD workflows (Docker, Cloud Build, GitHub Actions)

Other Strengths

Solid understanding of cloud security, monitoring, and performance tuning
Terraform experience (for managing the resources your services rely on)
Cloud certifications (Professional Cloud Architect/Developer/Data Engineer) are a plus
A builder’s mindset—practical, iterative, and product-focused

Success Metrics

Production-ready services delivered quickly and reliably
Well-architected systems that scale with usage
Fast deployment cycles and high engineering throughput
Efficient, cost-conscious use of GCP resources
New features (data-driven or AI-driven) enabled through your architectures

Compensation & Culture

Equity: Role-based equity package
Token Rewards: Potential based on contribution and compliance clearance
Salary: Equity-first; salary unlocks via company revenue milestones
Culture: Remote-first, async-native, and high-trust engineering environment

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Senior Software Engineer - GCP