We are currently recruiting a Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Python Developer for a 6-month contract in the Boston area. 10 years' experience required. Competitive rate. ONSITE OPPORTUNITY ONLY MUST HAVE: Python, PubSub, Google Cloud Platform Good-to-Have Dataflow, Cloud Functions, Cloud Run. Event-driven architecture choreography patterns strong understanding of distributed systems, asynchronous communication, and event orchestration without central control. Python development with GCP SDKs hands-on experience building and deploying backend services using Google Cloud Platform (e.g., Pub Sub, Dataflow, Cloud Functions, Cloud Run), including familiarity with RPC-style APIs under the hood. Schema design serialization formats expertise in working with Avro (and ideally other formats like Protobuf JSON) for defining, evolving, and validating event schemas.