Description :
Locations : Boston, New York, Chicago, Washington DC, Toronto, Montreal
Principal Engineer
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WHO WE ARE
is a ground-breaking division within delivering world-class solutions to give our clients a competitive edge. We work across the full technology stack from databases and analytics to APIs and web and mobile applications. With a mixture of over 700 consultants, specialists and support professionals in 16 major cities across the world, we’re committed to growth that retains our start-up agility while expanding our opportunities for world-class work.
is a global leader in management consulting. With a staff of over 4000 across 30 countries, Oliver Wyman combines deep industry knowledge with specialized expertise in strategy, operations, risk management, and organization transformation.
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THE ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
No two OW Performance Transformation projects are the sameYou’ll be working with hugely varied and diverse teams to deliver unique and unprecedented strategy and product delivery across industries. The Principal Engineer at Oliver Wyman Performance Transformation is crucial to defining, designing, and delivering solutions that achieve breakthrough impact for our clients – all enabled by best-in-class DevSecOps model, Agile practices, architecture and tech stack.
As a Principal Engineer , you will work alongside Oliver Wyman partners in Performance Transformation and other practice groups, engage directly with clients to understand their business challenges, and craft optimal solutions to be delivered by OW Performance Transformation specialists and consultants delivering strategy, or products into production. You will own all technology and engineering responsibilities for a cross-functional team covering technology, data science, customer experience and design.
When you are a product builder, you will be hands-on defining the architecture, tech stack, leading the engineering team while working with the product owner and designer. You will be instrumental in helping to validate build feasibility, operating costs, handle risk as well as key aspects of security, performance, resiliency, and scalability. Cost benefit and trade-off analysis will be key as you work with the team to build something amazing.
You will collocate with the team regularly or occasionally, working remotely at other times.
We’re also hoping you’ll be able to bring us experience with at least one of the following :
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YOUR EXPERIENCE
We believe in and practice servant leadership here, so your primary goal is to bring the best out of the other talented technologists on the team, not to do it all yourself.
What you’ll get to do :
What you’ll bring :
For the Principal Engineer role, we are looking for senior hands-on technologists with 10+ years of extensive software engineering experience. The ideal candidate is an excellent communicator and has experience working with both technical and non-technical colleagues in a cross-functional environment. The ideal candidate also has experience pitching and explaining technical architecture and strategy to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Additionally, you should bring :
We’re also hoping you’ll be able to show us experience with some of the following. You don't need deep experience with everything here to apply; still, some depth in one or more of these will go a long way :
What we offer you :
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OUR VALUES & CULTURE
We’re serious about making OW Performance Transformation a rewarding, enjoyable, and balanced place to work.
We’ve worked hard to earn our reputation for high quality work. That reputation allows us to work with major brands at all levels on incredibly exciting projects. Combine that with Oliver Wyman’s status as one of the Fortune 100 “Best Companies to Work For”, and you get a rewarding combination of challenge, support and recognition.
Flat organizational structures, resolute I&D values and a commitment to rewarding good work make for a progression path truly based on merit. A menu of healthcare options, 401k matching, and a culture of continuous improvement means your work gets more rewarding over time. We are committed to providing our people with growth opportunities via professional training, personal development, and diverse roles and responsibilities.
We want our team members to build a career here—and to be happy. That makes us serious about caring for, mentoring, developing and sponsoring each other.
This commitment also leads to opportunities for social impact and community work on company time.
Our work is demanding, and we want you to have the best work-life balance you can.
We’ll work with you to accommodate your personal life with flexible hours and the ability to work from home.
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HOW TO APPLY
If you like what you’ve read, we’d love to hear from you! You can find this and other roles and submit your CV at And please include a short note introducing yourself and what you’re looking for.
The application process will include both technical testing and team fit interviews.
Oliver Wyman is an equal opportunity employer.
Principal Engineer • Pierre de Coubertin,Montreal