Senior Software Engineer - Python FullStack @ McKinsey

You will be based in our Bangalore or Gurgaon office as part of our Marketing & Sales solutions team. You ll be primarily aligned with Periscope s technology team.

Founded in 2007, Periscope By McKinsey enables better commercial decisions by uncovering actionable insights. The Periscope platform combines world leading intellectual property, prescriptive analytics, and cloud-based tools to provide more than 25 solutions focused on insights and marketing, with expert support and training. It is a unique combination that drives revenue growth both now and in the future. Customer experience, performance, pricing, category, and sales optimization are powered by the Periscope platform. Periscope has a presence in 26 locations across 16 countries with a team of 600+ business and IT professionals and a network of 300+ experts. To learn more about how Periscope s solutions and experts are helping businesses continually drive better performance, visit http: / / www.periscope-solutions.com .

You will be a core member of Periscope s technology team with responsibilities that range from developing and implementing our core enterprise products to ensuring that McKinsey s craft stays on the leading edge of technology.

In this role, you will be involved in leading software development projects in a hands-on manner. You will spend about 80% of your time writing and reviewing code and creating software designs. Your expertise will expand into database design, core middle tier modules, performance tuning, containerized application, cloud technologies, DevOps and continuous delivery domains over time.

You will be an active learner, tinkering with new open-source libraries, using unfamiliar technologies without supervision and learning frameworks and approaches. You will have a strong understanding of key agile engineering practices to guide teams on improvement opportunities in their engineering practices. You will provide ongoing coaching and mentoring to the developers to improve our organizational capability.

• A degree in computer science or a related field
• 6+ years experience in software development, particularly in designing and implementing complex enterprise systems that handle large-scale data processing, and in-depth skills with at least two: Java or Python, Spark, Secure Coding, Synchronous/Asynchronous Microservices
• Experience in frontend development with a good understanding of Angular or React JS and its core principles
• Demonstrable experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL), NoSQL databases (e.g., Mongo, Cosmos and Elastic search), and in-memory databases (e.g., Redis)
• Proficient in cloud infrastructure, with a strong preference for experience in Azure, GCP, and AWS environments
• Skilled in the use of container technologies including Terraform, Docker and Kubernetes, with experience in containerizing Python or Spark applications and managing them in production environments
• Good to have experience in Big Data platforms such as Databricks or Snowflake
• Proficient in modern engineering practices including code refactoring, application of design patterns, design-driven development, continuous integration, scalability of applications, and application security
• Familiar with the Agile software development methodology and proficient with performance optimization and application profiler tools
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a proven track record of developing innovative and efficient solutions
• Capable of working effectively under pressure and managing client expectations