Software Engineer Intern - QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey
McKinsey & Company · Atlanta, United States +3 · 1d ago
InternshipOn-siteSoftware Engineering$120k
You're eligible for this role if your graduation date is between December 2027 and August 2028, and you're pursuing an undergraduate or masters in a computer science related field.
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, 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 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.
What you'll do
You will be part of a multidisciplinary engineering team working alongside senior engineers, designers, and technologists, where you will learn the craft of software engineering by contributing to real client solutions from day one.
You will assist in building software across the full stack, taking on well-defined tasks with close guidance and growing your skills with every engagement. You'll participate in team discussions, collaborate with technical and non-technical colleagues, and develop a firsthand understanding of how great engineering teams operate. You will learn fast, embrace feedback, and build a strong technical foundation in a high-impact environment.
Your work will help solve some of the most complex and high-impact challenges facing clients across industries. Collaborating across QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey and QuantumBlack Labs teams, you'll help develop innovative software capabilities and scalable enterprise solutions. You'll help build robust technical foundations for production-ready, AI-enabled systems. Your contributions will directly support the firm's ability to accelerate AI adoption, solve complex business problems at scale, and enable clients to achieve meaningful, lasting impact.
You'll be based in one of our North America offices as part of our global Software Engineering community. Working in cross-functional teams, you'll collaborate closely with designers, product managers, and industry experts to deliver software solutions. By partnering with clients from technical teams to C-level executives, you'll help solve complex problems that drive tangible business value and begin to build your skills as a client-facing technologist.
Your work offers a unique opportunity to grow at the forefront of AI and software engineering. You'll develop expertise at the intersection of technology and business by tackling diverse challenges in the evolving AI landscape. Working alongside multidisciplinary teams, you'll gain a holistic understanding of how software engineering enables advanced AI while collaborating with some of the leading technologists and AI practitioners in the industry.
Your background
- This internship is for students with graduation dates between December 2027 and August 2028 and currently pursuing an undergraduate or master's degree in a computer science related field
- Foundational knowledge of software development and an eagerness to build hands-on experience across the full stack, including frontend and backend technologies, SQL databases, and cloud platforms
- Basic understanding of RESTful API concepts, common software design patterns, and relational database fundamentals, with the ability to contribute to well-defined tasks with close guidance
- Foundational awareness of cloud platforms and the basics of how applications are deployed and maintained, including introductory exposure to CI/CD concepts
- Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools such as Cursor or Claude Code, with the judgment to review and take accountability for AI-generated outputs; exposure to delivering well-scoped features within an existing system under guidance
- A security mindset -committed to following team security practices and writing clean, functional code, with a willingness to learn test frameworks such as Jest or PyTest
- Experience working in cross-functional teams, collaborating closely with developers and cross-functional teammates
- Exceptional time management to meet your responsibilities in a complex and largely autonomous work environment
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, in English and local office language(s), with the ability to adjust your style to suit different perspectives and seniority levels