Software Developer - Web Application

Who You'll Work With

Driving lasting impact and building long-term capabilities with our clients is not easy work. You are the kind of person who thrives in a high performance/high reward culture - doing hard things, picking yourself up when you stumble, and having the resilience to try another way forward.

In return for your drive, determination, and curiosity, we'll provide the resources, mentorship, and opportunities you need to become a stronger leader faster than you ever thought possible. Your colleagues—at all levels—will invest deeply in your development, just as much as they invest in delivering exceptional results for clients. Every day, you'll receive apprenticeship, coaching, and exposure that will accelerate your growth in ways you won’t find anywhere else.

When you join us, you will have:

• Continuous learning: Our learning and apprenticeship culture, backed by structured programs, is all about helping you grow while creating an environment where feedback is clear, actionable, and focused on your development. The real magic happens when you take the input from others to heart and embrace the fast-paced learning experience, owning your journey.
• A voice that matters: From day one, we value your ideas and contributions. You’ll make a tangible impact by offering innovative ideas and practical solutions. We not only encourage diverse perspectives, but they are critical in driving us toward the best possible outcomes.
• Global community: With colleagues across 65+ countries and over 100 different nationalities, our firm’s diversity fuels creativity and helps us come up with the best solutions for our clients. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from exceptional colleagues with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
• World-class benefits: On top of a competitive salary (based on your location, experience, and skills), we provide a comprehensive benefits package to enable holistic well-being for you and your family.
  
  

Your Impact

In your role as a Software Developer, you will design, build, and maintain cutting-edge software solutions that power our benchmarking and analytics capabilities.

You will foster innovation driven by analytics, design thinking, and digital transformation by developing new products and integrating them into our client work. This approach is helping to shift our model toward digital asset-based consulting and is a foundation for our entrepreneurial culture.

Through innovative software-as-a-service solutions, strategic alliances, and a vibrant ecosystem of tools, you will redefine how we deliver value to our clients.

You will be part of Corporate & Business Functions (CBF) Lab asset, a benchmarking and analytics solution from the Service Operations service line of McKinsey’s Operations practice.

Corporate & Business Functions (CBF) help our clients optimize their General and Administrative (G&A) functions, such as Finance, HR, IT, Procurement, and Legal, by addressing complex challenges and driving efficiency and effectiveness.

Blending strategic thinking with hands-on practicality, our teams of consultants and experts work to develop and implement best practices in operating models, process improvements, and digital transformation to solve our clients' most critical problems.

Your Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science
• Understanding of the architectural concepts governing the design of highly scalable and reliable data-driven applications for cloud environments and using cloud-based services and products
• Experience in engineering best practices such as: code refactoring, design patterns, design-driven development, test-driven development, continuous integration, building highly scalable applications, application security and accessibility
• 5+ years of demonstrated hands-on experience and familiarity with the following: JavaScript (particularly React), Python, RESTful APIs (both writing and consumption), databases (SQL—PostgreSQL, NoSQL, and cloud-native databases)
• Cloud computing knowledge on the major industry players, particularly AWS platform, architecture, and tools
• Hands-on experience integrating with third-party software via APIs
• Knowledge of and experience with Agile software development processes
• Ability and experience working collaboratively and effectively in a team environment with both technical and non-technical team members and stakeholders at all levels in an organization
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, managing client expectations and influencing senior technology and business executives on technology decisions
• Very strong command of the English language (both verbal and written)
• Self-starter with entrepreneurial mindset
• Some experience with container orchestration and technologies like Docker, Kubernetes
• Experience with AI capabilities, including language models, would be beneficial
• Security – SAST, DAST capabilities; experience with tools like SONAR, Talisman, Trivy, Snyk
• Consumer Driven Contract Testing (CDCT); tools like Pact etc.
• Threat modelling experience if any
• Energized by complex problem solving and ability to push the innovation on solutions
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills paired with the ability to develop creative and efficient solutions
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and ability to communicate complex ideas effectively