Expert Manager, Software Engineering

Bain & Company; Riyadh; On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global consulting firm is seeking an Expert Manager in Software Engineering to lead a diverse engineering team in developing cutting-edge software applications. You will take charge of full-stack design, optimizing solutions, mentoring engineers, and ensuring delivery excellence in a capacity that challenges industry norms. This position requires at least 6 years of relevant experience and expertise in modern web technologies.

Qualifications

• At least 6 years of end-to-end experience designing and maintaining production-grade applications.
• 5+ years hands-on development with modern web technologies.
• 4+ years building server-side services.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and building of software applications.
• Mentor and grow engineers through pair programming and architecture sessions.
• Drive front-end modernization engagements and establish engineering best practices.

Skills

React

Angular

Vue.js

TypeScript

HTML5

CSS3

Node.js

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

SQL

Git

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field

Tools

FastAPI

Flask

.NET Core

Java Spring Boot

Job description

Bachelor of Technology/Engineering(Computers)

Nationality

Any Nationality

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

WHAT YOU LL DO
As an Expert Manager, Software Engineering, you will lead the development and building of software applications that address complex problems in various industries. You will guide a diverse engineering team through the entire engineering life cycle. Your responsibilities will include designing, developing, optimizing, and deploying cutting-edge software engineering solutions and infrastructure at the production scale required by the world s largest companies.

• Shape & scope client solutions. Work with Bain consulting teams and product owners to translate business problems into prioritized backlogs and technical road-maps for cross-functional engineering squads.
• Own full-stack design & build. Lead the architecture, development and documentation of web applications, selecting and integrating third-party services or frameworks that accelerate delivery and long-term maintainability.
• Drive front-end modernization engagements. Direct small-to-mid-sized client workstreams to assess and improve front-end architecture, micro-services, build pipelines and security patterns.
• Establish front-end engineering best practices. Define and enforce standards around component libraries/design systems, automated testing, linting, CI/CD, accessibility and performance optimisation.
• Develop reusable libraries & accelerators. Create and curate shared code assets that reduce time-to-value across multiple client projects and internal initiatives.
• Lead the full delivery lifecycle. Set quality gates, supervise code reviews, ensure robust unit/integration test coverage, manage release planning and oversee post-deployment monitoring and incident resolution.
• Partner on UI/UX excellence. Collaborate with designers to ship inclusive, responsive interfaces
• Mentor & grow engineers. Provide day-to-day technical coaching for senior and mid-level engineers through pair programming, architecture sessions and constructive feedback.
• Upskill client engineering teams. Coach client developers on modern tooling and DevOps/cloud-native practices, ensuring sustainable ownership after Bain s engagement.
• Advance cloud-native & DevOps adoption. Champion containerization, infrastructure-as-code, automated observability and secure-by-design principles to improve scalability, reliability and security.
• Contribute to communities of practice. Share lessons learned and emerging technology trends through internal forums, brown-bag sessions and knowledge assets.
• Support talent acquisition & onboarding. Participate in interviewing, technical assessments and mentoring of new hires to build a high-calibre engineering cohort.
• Travel required for client and Bain team collaboration on-site

ABOUT YOU

Technical Skills & Knowledge

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
• You bring at least 6 years of end-to-end experience designing, building and maintaining production-grade full-stack applications.
• 5 + years hands-on development with modern web technologies React, Angular, Vue.js, TypeScript, HTML5 and CSS3 (including CSS-in-JS and preprocessors such as Sass/Less).
• 4 + years building server-side services with FastAPI, Node.js/Express, Flask, Django, .NET Core or Java Spring Boot, including the design of RESTful and GraphQL/gRPC APIs.
• 3 4 years architecting and operating micro-service ecosystems, emphasizing service discovery, observability, CI/CD automation and blue-/green or canary deployments.
• Cloud-native delivery on AWS, Azure or GCP adept with managed services, serverless patterns and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation or Bicep).
• Containerization & orchestration proficiency Docker, Kubernetes and related tooling (Helm, Argo CD).
• Database architecture across relational (PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server) and NoSQL/document stores (MongoDB, DynamoDB, Redis); solid SQL skills.
• Deep understanding of front-end engineering best practices component libraries/design systems, state-management patterns, unit/integration/e2e testing frameworks (Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress), module bundlers and package management.
• Security & privacy by design OAuth 2.0/OIDC, JWT, SSO/cloud IAM, encryption in transit/at rest, and awareness of data-protection regulations.
• Strong computer-science fundamentals data structures, algorithms, object-oriented and functional paradigms, automated testing and performance profiling.
• Leadership & mentorship proven ability to lead small engineering squads, set coding standards, perform rigorous code reviews and up skill junior engineers.
• Agile delivery mindset practical experience with Scrum or Kanban, story-point estimation, backlog grooming and the use of Git-based workflows, Jira and automated CI/CD pipelines.

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