Senior Software Engineer I - Golang Fullstack

Who You'll Work With

You will be based in our Bengaluru or Gurugram office as part of our Growth, Marketing & Sales team.

You will be aligned primarily with Periscope’s technology team. 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 1000+ 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.

Your Impact

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 70% of your time writing and reviewing code and creating software designs. Your expertise will expand into database design, core middle tier modules, performance tuning, 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.

Your Qualifications and Skills

• A degree in Computer Science or a related field (or equivalent practical experience) is beneficial
• 5+ years of professional experience building complex backend systems, including at least 3 years with Golang
• Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL and experience tuning queries and managing larger datasets
• Hands-on experience with Elasticsearch
• Skilled in designing and building RESTful APIs, solid understanding of protocols, and unit tests
• Solid background in CI/CD best practices and knowledge on Jenkins, Gitlab, Docker, Sonarqube
• In addition to backend skills, familiarity with frontend development in React and experience with AG Grid is a plus
• 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
• Experience with using GenAI coding assistants (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, or similar) to enhance productivity and code quality is beneficial
• 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