Software Engineer I
McKinsey & Company · São Paulo, Brazil · 4d ago
Entry level / GraduateOn-siteSoftware Engineering
Who you'll work with
You are someone who thrives in a high-performance environment, bringing a growth mindset and entrepreneurial spirit to tackle meaningful challenges that have a real impact.
In return for your drive, determination, and curiosity, we’ll provide the resources, mentorship, and opportunities to help you quickly broaden your expertise, grow into a well-rounded professional, and contribute to work that truly makes a difference.
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, all while upholding our unwavering commitment to ethics and integrity. 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. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from exceptional colleagues with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
- Exceptional 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.
What you'll do
You will build, test, update, and deploy secure backend web services using Python, Typescript, container technologies, and Kubernetes.
You will write SQL queries, perform data migrations, and craft tools for CI and automation. You will develop new and extend existing applications to run securely and at scale in the cloud, while supporting troubleshooting issues in live products and developing solutions to monitor application health.
You will secure implementations, mitigate vulnerabilities, and take ownership across the complete software development lifecycle—from documentation, design, and prototyping, to testing, implementation, and production deployment.
You will be based in one of our offices in Central America as part of the Game-based Innovations Lab (GBIL). GBIL’s technical team includes data scientists, learning scientists, game designers, and developers who collaborate with product and design experts to develop games for learning, assessment, and measurement.
Your background
- 2+ years of relevant full-time professional experience
- Proficiency with AI Assisted Coding
- Knowledgeable in container orchestration and technologies like Docker, Kubernetes, EKS from the ground up, including configuration, development, update and deployment in AWS EKS or Kubernetes
- Hands on Python; experience with web frameworks like Flask or FastAPI are a plus
- Strong understanding of full-stack web development and common frameworks such as Python, Ruby, or Node.js
- Experience working with relational or non-relational databases
- Experience with cloud services such as those offered through AWS is preferred