Lead Software Engineer, Front-End leaning Full Stack

WHAT MAKES US A GREAT PLACE TO WORK

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WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

As a member of Bain’s AI, Insights, and Solutions Vector team, you’ll join a talented team of diverse and inclusive analytic and engineering professionals who are dedicated to solving complex challenges for our clients. We work closely with our generalist consultants and clients to develop data-driven strategies and innovative solutions. Our collaborative and supportive work environment fosters creativity and continuous learning, enabling us to consistently deliver exceptional results.

WHERE YOU’LL FIT WITHIN THE TEAM

As a Lead, Software Engineer, you will leverage your experience to develop and build software applications that address cutting-edge problems across various industries. You will be part of a diverse engineering team, participating in the full engineering life cycle. This includes designing, developing, optimizing, and deploying new software engineering solutions and infrastructure for the production scale of the world’s largest companies.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Collaborate closely with general consulting teams to identify software solutions to client business problems, and within a cross functional product team to develop and deploy production quality code, to prioritize and execute those solutions
• Serve as a technical lead in designing, developing, and documenting full stack application software; evaluating third-party software products for integration as needed
• Lead front-end development including unit and integration frameworks, package management, and CSS preprocessor
• Build reusable libraries and software components to accelerate the delivery of client solutions
• Participate in the full software development life cycle including architecture design, writing documentation and unit/integration tests, identifying issues and resolution, writing clean code, conducting code reviews, and mentoring other Engineers
• Work closely with web designers and developers to create modern UI/UX web applications
• Champion best demonstrated practices in software engineering, and share learnings with team members in AAG about theoretical and technical developments in software engineering
• Lead industry-leading innovations that translate into great impact for our clients in case work
• Influence, educate and directly support the software engineering capabilities of our clients
• Stay current with emerging trends and technologies in cloud computing, data analysis, and software engineering, and proactively identify opportunities to enhance the capabilities of the software platform"
• Travel is required (30%)

ABOUT YOU

Technical Skills and Knowledge:

• 5 years minimum experience
• 3+ years at Senior or Staff level, or equivalent
• Experience (4+ years) with designing and building full-stack applications
• Experience (3+ years) with web application development and technologies such as React, Angular, Vue.js, HTML and CSS
• Experience (3+ years) with server-side development with frameworks and technologies such as FastAPI, Node.js, Flask, Django, .NET Core or Java Spring Boot
• Experience building applications with Cloud platforms and services (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.)
• Experience (2+ years) with micro-service API development (RESTful, GraphQL, gRPC)
• Experience working with container technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes
• Experience in engineering best practices for code quality, security, observability, logging, monitoring, and alerting
• Experience with data architecture, database schema design, database scalability and SQL
• Experience with SQL or NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or SQL Server)
• Strong computer science fundaments in data structures, algorithms, automated testing, object-oriented programming, performance complexity, and implications of computer architecture on software performance
• Knowledge of or experience working according to agile principles

Interpersonal Skills:

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to explain and discuss technicalities of solutions, algorithms and techniques with colleagues and clients from other disciplines
• Curiosity, proactivity and critical thinking
• Ability to collaborate with people at all levels and with multi-office/region teams
• Relevant professional hands-on experience in web development, programming languages, version control, software design pattern, infrastructure and deployment, integration and unit testing implementation

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field preferred

U.S. COMPENSATION INFORMATION

Compensation for this role includes base salary, annual discretionary performance bonus, 401(k) plan with an annual employer contribution based on years of service and Bain’s best in class benefits package (details listed below).

Some local governments in the United States require a good-faith, reasonable salary range be included in job postings for open roles. The estimated annualized compensation for this role is as follows:

In New York City, the good-faith, reasonable annualized full-time salary range for this role is between $151,500 - $186,500; placement within this range will vary based on several factors including, but not limited to experience, education, licensure/certifications, training and skill level

In California state, the good-faith, reasonable annualized full-time salary range for this role is between $151,500 - $186,500; placement within this range will vary based on several factors including, but not limited to experience, education, licensure/certifications, training and skill level

In Washington state, the good-faith, reasonable annualized full-time salary range for this role is between $151,500 - $186,500; placement within this range will vary based on several factors including, but not limited to experience, education, licensure/certifications, training and skill level

In Washington D.C., the good-faith, reasonable annualized full-time salary range for this role is between $151,500 - $186,500; placement within this range will vary based on several factors including, but not limited to experience, education, licensure/certifications, training and skill level

For all other locations, the good-faith, reasonable annualized full-time salary range for this role is commensurate with competitive geographic market rates for this role and will vary based on several factors including, but not limited to experience, education, licensure/certifications, training and skill level.

• Annual discretionary performance bonus
• This role may also be eligible for other elements of discretionary compensation
• 4.5% 401(k) company contribution, which increases after 3 years of service and is 100% vested upon start date
• Bain & Company's comprehensive benefits and wellness program is designed to help employees achieve personal independence, protection and stability in the areas most important to you and your family.
• Bain pays 100% individual employee premiums for medical, dental and vision programs, offering one of the most comprehensive medical plans for employees without impacting your paycheck
• Generous paid time off, including parental leave, sick leave and paid holidays
• Fully vested 401(k) company contribution
• Paid Life and Long-Term Disability insurance
• Annual fitness reimbursements