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# AI Data Engineer - QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey

- **Company:** McKinsey & Company
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Salary:** $121,600.0 - $125,000.0
- **Contract:** Internship / Graduate position
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, BigQuery, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, Cursor, DevOps, PostgreSQL, Machine Learning, Software Tools, Standard Sql, Software Organization, Google Cloud, Large Language Models, Snowflake, Apache Spark, Generative AI, Git, Pandas, Data Management, Machine Learning Operations, Virtual Agents, Software Version Control, Databricks, Programming Languages
- **Published:** September 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/main/sendform/8/8/28176/1/18418739?backUrl=%2Fcareer%2F18418739%2FAi-Data-Engineer-University-Students-Quantumblack-Ai-By-Mckinsey-Georgia-Atlanta

## About the Role

* Upcoming graduation between December 2026-August 2027 with a degree in an engineering discipline
 * Experience in a data-focused role (internships, academic projects acceptable)
 * Ability to write clean, well-documented code in a modern programming language, with a strong preference forPython and SQL
 * Interest in or exposure todata engineering in the context of Agentic AI, Generative AI, Machine Learning, or Business Intelligence across different types of data formats (structured vs unstructured) and processing methods (streaming vs batch)
 * Familiarity with commonly used data platforms (Databricks, Snowflake, BigQuery, PSQL, etc.), cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and engineering tools (Pandas, Spark, dbt, LangChain, etc.)
 * Exposure to modern software development practices, including version control (Git) and foundational concepts in DevOps and MLOps/LLMOps and CI/CD principles
 * Exceptional time management in a complex and largely autonomous work environment
 * Willingness to learn quickly and adapt to different project situations and tech stacks
 * Experience using coding agents (Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, etc.) is a plus
 * Ability to travel up to 80% and contribute with regular in-office presence
 * Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, in English and local office language(s)



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