Senior Software Engineer

Bain & Company; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to tackle innovative challenges across various sectors. This role involves collaborating with diverse teams to design, develop, and optimize software solutions that drive competitive advantages for clients. You will engage in the full software development life cycle, contributing to industry-leading innovations while staying abreast of emerging technologies. If you are passionate about leveraging data and AI to create impactful solutions, this opportunity offers a dynamic environment for professional growth and collaboration.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in software engineering with strong Python skills.
• Experience with cloud platforms and server-side frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy software solutions for clients.
• Collaborate with teams to identify and solve client business problems.

Skills

Python

Server Side Javascript

FastAPI

Node.js

Flask

AWS

Azure

GCP

Kubernetes

DevOps CI/CD

GitHub Actions

SQL

React

Angular

Vue.js

HTML

CSS

Education

Bachelor in Computer Science

Master in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

GitHub

Job description

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 are 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
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will apply technical solutions to 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.

1. Collaborate closely with general consulting teams to identify software solutions to client business problems and execute those solutions.
2. Provide technical guidance to external clients and internal stakeholders in Bain.
3. Play a key role in delivering technical solutions for client cases (from solution architecture to hands-on development work).
4. Participate in the full software development life cycle including designing, writing documentation, unit/integration tests, and conducting code reviews for engineering solutions.
5. Participate in expert client advisory services that require knowledge in software engineering with distributed systems, AI, and application architecture.
6. Develop and refine reusable common frameworks, models, and components to solve common software engineering challenges across industries and business functions.
7. Implement and promote best practices in software engineering, sharing insights with team members about theoretical and technical advancements.
8. Contribute to industry-leading innovations that translate into great impact for our clients in case work.
9. Stay current with emerging trends and technologies in cloud computing, data analysis, and software engineering.
10. Travel is required (30%).

ABOUT YOU
Bachelors in Computer Science or a related technical field. A Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field is a plus. A minimum of 4 years of relevant work experience. For Riyadh applicants only: kindly be aware that the position requires Saudi Nationality as per the mandatory criteria.

Technical Skills and Knowledge:
Working knowledge (2-3 years) of Python with experience in Server Side Javascript as a plus. Experience with server-side frameworks and technologies such as FastAPI, Node.js, Flask. Experience with Cloud platforms and services (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.). Experience with administering and managing Kubernetes clusters (EKS, GCP, or AKS). Experience with DevOps CI/CD, GitHub Actions. Strong computer science fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, automated testing, object-oriented programming, performance complexity, and implications of computer architecture on software performance. Knowledge of data architecture, database schema design, database scalability, and SQL. Knowledge of client-side technologies such as React, Angular, Vue.js, HTML, and CSS. Awareness of agile development methodologies and principles. Professional fluency in English; fluency in Arabic is a plus.

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.

Other Experience:
Relevant academic or industry experience in web development, programming languages, version control, software design patterns, infrastructure and deployment, integration and unit testing implementation.