QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or equivalent area
- 15+ years of total experience in building enterprise software products that are customer facing B2B or B2C products
- 5+ years of successful experience in leading large engineering teams of 50-100 people having demonstrated ability to define engineering strategy and executing it end-to-end
- Demonstrated technical expertise; a strong foundation in building and managing large-scale systems in big data and cloud related technologies including Azure, SOA with API, REST, GraphQL interfaces and distributed systems with Spark/Databricks; knowledge of different databases Postgres, MongoDB or ElasticSearch
- Technical credibility through lengthy software engineering experience (ideally full-stack)
- Ability to work seamlessly with geographically distributed, cross-functional teams and translate complex business objectives into clear technical requirements and strategic roadmaps is crucial
- Actively coached and mentored team members in their careers
- Ability to thrive with a high level of self-direction, autonomy and responsibility
- Track record of recruiting and retaining great people to your teams
- Working knowledge of modern-day DevOps and software product, development and operational practices, experience with developing SaaS platforms is a plus
- Familiarity of compliance and certifications, e.g. SOC2 is a plus
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH
You’ll work with our Periscope team in Bangalore or Gurugram. Periscope is part of McKinsey Marketing & Sales practice.
You’ll be a member of Periscope’s technology team. Periscope is the asset based arm of McKinsey’s Marketing & Sales practice and is at the leading edge of the new ways we serve clients. This integrated model of serving clients, i.e. combining our generalist consulting approaches with the solutions, is a proof of the firm’s commitment to continue our innovation in the spirit of bringing the best of the firm to our clients.
Periscope® By McKinsey enables better commercial decisions by uncovering actionable insights. The Periscope platform combines world leading intellectual property, prescriptive analytics, and cloud based tools to provide more than 25 solutions focused on insights and marketing, with expert support and training. It is a unique combination that drives revenue growth both now and in the future. Customer experience, performance, pricing, category, and sales optimization are powered by the Periscope platform. Periscope has a presence in 26 locations across 16 countries with a team of 1000+ business and IT professionals and a network of 300+ experts. To learn more about how Periscope’s solutions and experts are helping businesses continually drive better performance, visit http://www.periscope-solutions.com/
WHAT YOU'LL DO
You will lead the development and delivery of industry-leading solutions in Periscope’s Retail suite. You'll define the strategic direction for the engineering team, build high-performing engineering teams and fostering a culture of excellence.
As a hands-on engineering leader, you will be navigating the unique challenges associated with leading-edge software development and operations including cloud services, infra costs, security, scalability, maintainability etc. You will be providing strong technical leadership mentor and guide the teams to address these challenges.
You will lead, improve, and steward engineering & operations practices (technical design, implementation, release, support and iteration) for our working groups to minimize developer friction and blockages. You will communicate regularly with stakeholders and adjacent teams to build a shared understanding and accommodation of competing priorities. You will a be an active member of the engineering leadership team in Periscope and a proactive agent for improvement changes across the periscope organization.
Your focus area will include: strategic collaboration, engineering leadership, continuous improvement, engineering outcomes, hiring and mentoring.
