Lead, Software Engineering, India COE

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WHO YOULL WORK WITH

Vector is Bains integrated digital and analytics capability, bringing together Enterprise Technology and AI, Insights & Solutions (AIS) to deliver cutting-edge innovation. AIS, formed through the merger of Bains Advanced Analytics and Innovation & Design teams, is a diverse group of experts in analytics, engineering, product management, and design. Together, we create human-centric solutions that leverage the power of data and artificial intelligence to drive competitive advantage for our clients.

Vector is Bains integrated digital and analytics capability, bringing together Enterprise Technology and AI, Insights & Solutions (AIS) to deliver cutting-edge innovation. AIS, formed through the merger of Bains Advanced Analytics and Innovation & Design teams, is a diverse group of experts in analytics, engineering, product management, and design. Together, we create human-centric solutions that leverage the power of data and artificial intelligence to drive competitive advantage for our clients.

As part of AIS, the India-based Center of Excellence (COE) specializes in delivering Generative AI (Gen AI) and advanced engineering solutions for our clients globally. Located in Bengaluru, with some presence in New Delhi, the COE will also lead the charge on building solution accelerators for our clients.

WHAT YOULL DO

As a Lead Software Engineer in AIS Software Engineering, you will leverage your experience to implement and refine technical solutions for a wide range of industries. Working with a diverse team, you will engage in the entire software engineering life cycle, focusing on designing, developing, optimizing, and deploying sophisticated software engineering solutions and infrastructure at a production scale suitable for the worlds largest companies. You will also mentor junior engineers to follow best practices during all phases of development. This role also requires collaborating with remote and distributed teams, including both technical and consulting teams, across the globe to deliver seamless and scalable solutions.

• Collaborate closely with colleagues in the AIS COE (e.g., data scientists, ML engineers, software engineers, platform engineers) to build software solutions to solve clients business problems.
• Technical lead with expertise in software engineering, distributed systems, AI, and application architecture design, driving delivery of end-to-end solutions for client cases (from solution architecture to hands-on development work)
• Participate in the software development life cycle including designing distributed systems, reviewing documentation, and conducting code reviews
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  Collaborate on the development of reusable common frameworks, models, and components to efficiently address common software engineering challenges across various industries and business functions
• Champion best demonstrated practices in software engineering, and share learnings with team members in AIS about theoretical and technical developments in software engineering
• Lead industry-leading innovations that translate into great impact for our clients in casework
• Stay current with emerging trends and technologies in cloud computing, software analysis, and software engineering, and proactively identify opportunities to enhance the capabilities of the software platform
• Travel Requirement: Minimal, based on project needs and training opportunities

ABOUT YOU

• Bachelors/Masters degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field is a plus.
• 6+ years of professional hands-on experience in web development, programming languages, version control, software design pattern, infrastructure and deployment, integration and unit testing implementation
• Working knowledge (4+ years) of Python
• Experience with server-side frameworks and technologies such as FastAPI, Node.js, Flask.
• Experience with any one or more Cloud platforms and services (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.)

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  Strong computer science fundaments in software structures, algorithms, automated testing, object-oriented programming, performance complexity, and implications of computer architecture on software performance.
• Experience with software architecture, DB design, scalability and SQL
• Experience with RDBMS (e.g. MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, SQL Server, Oracle) and NoSQLs databases (e.g.. MongoDB, Cassandra, Elasticsearch)
• Knowledge of client-side technologies such as React, Vue.js, HTML and CSS
• Experience working in accordance with DevSecOps principles, and familiarity with industry deployment best practices using CI/CD tools, MLOps, LLMOps and infrastructure as code (Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform)
• Experience with agile development methodologies and principles
• 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

ABOUT US:

Bain & Company is a global consultancy that helps the worlds most ambitious change makers define the future.

Across 65 cities in 40 countries, we work alongside our clients as one team with a shared ambition to achieve extraordinary results, outperform the competition, and redefine industries. We complement our tailored, integrated expertise with a vibrant ecosystem of digital innovators to deliver better, faster, and more enduring outcomes. Our 10-year commitment to invest more than $1 billion in pro bono services brings our talent, expertise, and insight to organizations tackling todays urgent challenges in education, racial equity, social justice, economic development, and the environment. We earned a platinum rating from EcoVadis, the leading platform for environmental, social, and ethical performance ratings for global supply chains, putting us in the top 1% of all companies. Since our founding in 1973, we have measured our success by the success of our clients, and we proudly maintain the highest level of client advocacy in the industry.