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Based out of the San Jose office, you will lead end-to-end solution design for survey development, shaping architecture across survey platforms, analytics, AI, and software engineering. You will own the design quality, scalability, security, and reuse, acting as technical lead and thought partner to clients and internal teams. You will manage all phases of project implementation—from requirements gathering and survey design to programming, QA, data collection, and reporting—delivering scalable, reusable assets and integrations. You will design and implement advanced quantitative research solutions using Confirmit (Forsta), Qualtrics, and SurveySparrow, and translate business requirements into scalable architecture spanning survey platforms, APIs, analytics pipelines, and cloud services.
Do you want to work on complex and pressing challenges—the kind that bring together curious, ambitious, and determined leaders who strive to become better every day? If this sounds like you, you’ve come to the right place.
Your Impact
Based out of our San Jose office, you will work in McKinsey’s Survey Development group which provides online survey solutions to our global network of management consultants. Our goal is to assist McKinsey’s consultants to conduct research during client engagements by providing expertise and thought partnership to enable the quick setup of secure and effective survey solutions.
You’ll work in partnership with our global, multinational team, which works more like a small startup company. Our development teams are small, flexible and employ agile methodologies to quickly provide our consultants with the solutions they need.
You’ll work within a casual office culture which is fun and social with emphasis on continued education and innovation. You’ll have the freedom to try new ideas, experiment and consistently learn and grow.
You’ll align client and development teams around common measurable deliverables, act as a thought partner to the stakeholder, communicate regularly with clients all while ensuring accuracy and acceptability of the final product.
You’ll manage all phases of project implementation including requirement gathering, survey design, programming, QA, data collection and reporting. You will own end-to-end solution architecture across survey platforms, analytics, AI, and software engineering layers for client and Engagement and Practice-led engagements. Acting as solution owner and technical lead, accountable for design quality, scalability, security, and reuse.Design and implement advanced quantitative research solutions using Confirmit (Forsta), Qualtrics, and SurveySparrow, including complex logic, workflows, dashboards, and integrations.
You will also translate business and research requirements into scalable technical architecture spanning survey platforms, APIs, analytics pipelines, and cloud services; build automation-first and AI-enabled solutions, reducing manual survey configuration, data processing, and analysis effort; develop and maintain reusable assets: templates, accelerators, shared services, and reference architecture that can be deployed across engagements and Practices; lead development of custom backend services and integration using .NET, Node.js, and Python to connect survey platforms with analytics, data stores, and client systems; and ensure architectural coherence and technical risk management across multi-platform solutions (survey, analytics, cloud, frontend).
Your Growth
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.
Your qualifications and skills
- 10+ years of experience in solution design, technical architecture, or senior engineering roles, preferably in analytics, research technology, or data-driven platforms
- Deep hands-on expertise with Confirmit (Forsta) and/or Qualtrics; strong experience with advanced scripting, APIs, workflows, and dashboarding
- Experience integrating survey platforms with analytics stacks (Python, R, SQL), data warehouses (Snowflake), and visualization layers (Tableua, Forsta Studio, PowerBI)
- Demonstrated ability to design for reuse and scale, creating assets that serve multiple engagements rather than one-off solutions
- Comfortable operating as a senior technical authority, influencing stakeholders, making architectural trade-offs, and owning outcomes end to end
- Prior experience in Project Management and exposure to the Agile mindset and Kanban method in solution/ product delivery
- Excellent organizational, interpersonal, client negotiation, and relation-building skills
- Great team collaboration skills including in a virtual team setup
- Excellent problem-solving skills, i.e., the ability to apply a highly logical and well-organized approach to the analysis and resolution of issues
- Exceptional service attitude and the willingness to go the extra mile to provide outstanding deliverables
- Possess excellent written/verbal communication, presentation skills
- Willingness to work flexible hours if needed, public holidays, occasional after-hours, and “on-call” duties
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