Expert Senior Manager, Software Engineer

**WHAT MAKES US A GREAT PLACE TO WORK**

We are proud to be consistently recognized as one of the world’s best places to work, a champion of diversity and a model of social responsibility. We are currently #1 ranked consulting firm on Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work list and have maintained a spot in the top four on Glassdoor’s list for the last 13 years. We believe that diversity, inclusion and collaboration is key to building extraordinary teams. We hire people with exceptional talents, abilities and potential, then create an environment where you can become the best version of yourself and thrive both professionally and personally. We are publicly recognized by external parties such as Fortune, Vault, Mogul, Working Mother, Glassdoor and the Human Rights Campaign for being a great place to work for diversity and inclusion, women, LGBTQ and parents.

**WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH**

Vector is Bain’s 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 Bain's 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.

WHAT YOU’LL DO
- Collaborate closely with and influence general consulting teams to identify software solutions to client business problems, and to appropriately scope, prioritize and execute those solutions
- Overall technical leader responsible for end-to-end technical solution delivery on client cases (from solution architecture to hands-on development work)
- Lead the entire software development life cycle, including architecture design, writing clean code, conducting code reviews, writing documentation, unit/integration tests, identifying issues and resolutions
- Collaborate on (or lead) the development of re-usable common frameworks, model and components that can be highly leveraged to address common software engineering problems across industries and business functions
- Work with the team and other senior leaders to create a great working environment that attracts other great engineers
- Coach engineering teams at our clients and partners to raise their capabilities and ensure that our work is successfully deployed to the highest standards
- Drive best demonstrated practices in software engineering, and share learnings with team members in AIS about theoretical and technical developments in software engineering
- Drive industry-leading innovations that translate into great impact for our clients in case work
- Act as PD Advisor as needed
- Lead recruiting and onboarding for other team members
- This position will be located in Paris, France
- Travel is required (30%)

**ABOUT YOU**
- Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
- 10 years minimum experience
- 3 years minimum managing software engineers

**Technical Skills and Knowledge**:

- Expert knowledge (5+ years) of Python**:

- Deep experience with additional server-side frameworks and technologies such as FastAPI, Node.js, Flask.
- Experience with Cloud platforms and services (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.)
- 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)
- Strong computer science fundaments in data structures, algorithms, automated testing, object-oriented programming, performance complexity, and implications of computer architecture on software performance.
- Experience with data architecture, database schema design, database scalability and SQL
- Experience with client-side technologies such as React, Angular, Vue.js, HTML and CSS
- Understanding of data security and privacy regulations, key topics in cybersecurity, authentication and authorization mechanisms (including cloud IAM)
- 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
- Ability to work independently and juggle priorities to thrive in a fast paced and ambiguous environment, while also collaborating as part of a team in complex situations

**Other Experience**:

- Relevant professional hands-on experience in web development, programming languages, version control, software design pattern, infrastructure and deployment, integration and unit testing implementation
- Commercial acumen and understanding of business models
- Experience leading multiple projects i