Tech lead

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent area
  • 10+ years of experience in software development
  • 3-4 years of experience in an engineering lead, engineering head, CTO, CIO role in organisations/start ups
  • Rich background in agile software development, architecture, and/or development management
  • Experience in engineering practices such as code refactoring, design patterns, design driven development, continuous integration, building highly scalable 
  • Demonstrated technical capability developing applications using multiple stacks,with deep expertise in at least one of the following backend stacks: Node, Spring Framework, Hibernate, Maven, Ant etc. Rails, Capistrano, Rspec, Cucumber, Python, Django, Fabric, SQLAlchemy, Celery
  • Well acquainted with cutting edge front-end development: Javascript frameworks like Angular, Backbone  Javascript dialects like CoffeeScript, TypeScript, CSS frameworks like Bootstrap, Foundation HTML5, CSS3 and front-end tools like Grunt, Gulp, Bower, Yeoman
  • Conversant with DevOps & Agile methodologies
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence senior client business and IT executives on technology decisions
  • Skills to communicate complex ideas effectively in English and French
  • Willingness to travel

WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH

You will be based in our Casablanca, Morocco office as part of McKinsey Digital.McKinsey Digital brings together the best of McKinsey’s digital capabilities to help our clients use digital technology to transform their businesses. As part of this group, you’ll join a global team working on everything from IT modernization and strategy to agile, cloud, cybersecurity, and digital transformation. You’ll typically work on projects across all industries and functions and will be fully integrated with the rest of our global firm. You’ll also work with colleagues from across McKinsey & Company to help our clients deliver breakthrough products, experiences, and businesses, both on technology and non-technology topics.Our office culture is casual, fun and social, with an emphasis on education and innovation. We have the freedom to try new ideas, experiment and are expected to be constantly learning and growing. There is also a strong emphasis on mentoring others in the group, enabling them to grow and learn.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

You will work with our world-class engineering and program teams to build products and solutions.

In this role, you will have responsibilities that range from shaping and implementing strategic products to ensuring that our craft stays on the leading edge of technology. You'll be responsible for designing end to end architectural landscape as well as creating solutions for new businesses. Additionally, you will be involved in leading agile implementation and transformation projects. 

We help organizations across the private, public, and social sectors create the Change that Matters most to them. From the C-suite to the front line, we partner with our clients to transform their organizations, embed technology into everything they do, and build enduring capabilities. With exceptional people in 65 countries, we combine global expertise and local insight to help you turn your ambitious goals into reality. Our firm is designed to operate as one—a single global partnership united by a strong set of values, including a deep commitment to diversity, and making positive social impact through our work and the way we run our firm. We take a consistent approach to recruiting and skills development regardless of where our people are located, so that we can quickly deliver the right team, with the right experience and expertise, to every client, anywhere in the world. Our consultants include medical doctors, engineers, designers, data scientists, business managers, civil servants, entrepreneurs, and research scientists. They join McKinsey for the opportunity to apply their talents to complex, important challenges.