McKinsey - Data Engineer

Hi,

there are several data science / engineering roles within McK these days, which include working on client engagements in a consultant-like approach. The details (e.g. rather client facing vs.  pure development work) depend on McK Office and job description, but it seems for your case that this role is rather close to a digital consultant role.

Regarding your questions:

- How is the salary compared to a classic consultant?
Should be equal (at least speaking for Europe), potentially hours are shorter (but that really depends on individual projects)
- what is the career path? can a person end up being a partner? 
In the last years McK ensured transitions to Partner from several type of expert roles. Esp. as this role seems to be client-facing I don´t see any roadblocks here. In addition, you could consider to transition towards a more general role later if that would be required for Partner.
- consultants often work with senior managers (up to board level) of the clients; is it the same for data engineers? 
It really depends on the type of project, maybe you are working with a Engineering department at the client one day and need to present your results to the CTO the next day. As McK Partners are close to the Top Management, you can assume that there are several interfaces with the Sr. Management, even if your daily work is with a broad range of people from an organization (but that also holds through for “classical” consultants)
- what about working hours and lifestyle - are they the same as a classic consultant?
See first question :)

Hope that helps!
Simon