QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's or master’s degree in computer science or an equivalent subject
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in building enterprise-grade web applications using modern technologies, with an in-depth understanding of the JavaScript ecosystem for web development
- Strong experience in designing and building RESTful APIs, with an understanding of asynchronous programming and event-driven architecture
- Strong experience working with JavaScript using Node.js and frameworks like Express.js, Nest.js, and understanding of TypeScript
- Ability to design modular scalable systems and drive the buildout a component independently
- Familiarity with design patterns and clean coding standards using JavaScript
- Proven problem-solving and debugging skills
- Experience with front-end technologies like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, Vue.js)
- Knowledge of database systems like MySQL, PostgreSQL, or MongoDB
- Experience building cloud-native solutions on AWS (preferred), GCP, or Azure
- Strong ability to write unit/integration tests using frameworks like Jest, Mocha, Chai
WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH
You'll join McKinsey's Visual Graphics & Media (VG&M) function, as a core member of the Product development team based out of Bengaluru or Chennai. This team committed to solving problems for our internal users in a customer-centric way using technology.
You'll work alongside experts in various disciplines - designers, researchers, product managers, spread across India and Europe. Together the team relentlessly strives to deliver outcomes that matter.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
You will be responsible for designing and build-out of scalable modern web applications and will produce high quality code across the entire technology stack, from database to UI and support the value stream from idea to deployment.
In this role you will write clean, secure code that is performant and well tested. You'll apply mature engineering principles, build modular services on the cloud and will have an eye for aesthetics, detail and ability to translate designs into responsive interactive sites. You will handle the CI-CD aspects of the product and design services/infra for cloud native, containerized deployments. Additionally, you'll assist with troubleshooting issues and improving application stability and performance in a proactive way and tackling tech-debt and defects.
In this role you'll demonstrate expertise in Agile way of working aligned with DevSecOps practices and act as a catalyst in building high-performing and self-organizing cross-functional teams. You'll contribute to the development and growth of engineers in the community.
