Data Engineer I
Location :
Chennai, India
Job Type :
Key Responsibilities
1. Developing robust, scalable data pipelines for ingesting, transforming, and storing data from multiple structured and unstructured sources using Python/SQL.
2. Creating and optimizing data models and data warehouses to support reporting, analytics, and application integration.
3. Working with cloud-based data platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) to build modern, efficient, and secure data solutions.
4. Contributing to R&D projects and internal asset development.
5. Contributing to infrastructure automation and deployment pipelines using containerization and CI/CD tools.
6. Collaborating across disciplines to integrate data engineering best practices into broader analytical and generative AI (gen AI) workflows.
7. Supporting and maintaining data assets deployed in client environments with a focus on reliability, scalability, and performance.
Furthermore, you will have opportunity to explore and contribute to solutions involving generative AI, such as vector embeddings, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), semantic search, and LLM-based prompting, especially as we integrate gen AI capabilities into our broader data ecosystem.
Job Descripition
As a Data Engineer I at McKinsey & Company, you will play a key role in designing, building, and deploying scalable data pipelines and infrastructure that enable our analytics and AI solutions. You will work closely with product managers, developers, asset owners, and client stakeholders to turn raw data into trusted, structured, and high-quality datasets used in decision-making and advanced analytics.
About Company
McKinsey & Company is a global management consulting firm. We are the trusted advisor to the world's leading businesses, governments, and institutions. We work with leading organizations across the private, public and social sectors. Our scale, scope, and knowledge allow us to address problems that no one else can. We have deep functional and industry expertise as well as breadth of geographical reach. We are passionate about taking on immense challenges that matter to our clients and, often, to the world. We work with our clients as we do with our colleagues. We build their capabilities and leadership skills at every level and every opportunity. We do this to help build internal support, get to real issues, and reach practical recommendations. We bring out the capabilities of clients to fully participate in the process and lead the ongoing work.