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# Senior Knowledge Graph Data Engineer

- **Company:** McKinsey & Company
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $176,000.0 - $179,500.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Amazon Web Services, Automation of Tests, Cloud Database, Information Engineering, Relational Databases, Graph Database, Python (Programming Language), Generative AI, Data Pipelines, Docker
- **Published:** August 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/main/sendform/8/8/28176/1/17791528?backUrl=%2Fcareer%2F17791528%2FSenior-Knowledge-Graph-Data-Engineer-New-York-New-York

## About the Role

* Degree in CS/Engineering or equivalent experience
 * 5+ years of relevant experience which may include a combination of professional work experience and relevant education
 * Data engineering experience, with a strong focus on cloud-based data engineering using AWS services; Previous enterprise platform experience preferred
 * Expertise with Python development with strong experience with relational databases
 * Experience with knowledge graphs
 * Practicing high coding standards with clean code, modularity, error handling, testing automation and more
 * Very driven, super strong on execution and output orientation, likes to get job done attitude and ability to figure things out independently. Able to work in a complex and very fast paced environment
 * Hands-on experience with Docker
 * Solid and demonstrable background in data pipeline performance and diagnostics
 * Interest in Generative AI and other ML topics. Kedro framework experience as a plus
 * Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to analyze and resolve complex data engineering challenges
 * Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team environment

## Description

Please review the additional requirements regarding essential job functions of McKinsey colleagues.
Our
unwavering commitment to integrity drives everything we do, guiding us to always act in the best interests of our clients, our people, and the communities we serve.
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