Bain & Company, Inc.

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 ranked #1 on Glassdoor's Best Places to Work list, and we 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 

As a member of Bain’s Advanced Analytics Group, 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. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply

WHAT YOU’LL DO

As a Lead, 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 engineering life cycle, focusing on designing, developing, optimizing, and deploying sophisticated data engineering solutions and infrastructure at a production scale suitable for the world’s largest companies.

• Design, develop, and maintain cloud-based AI applications, leveraging a full-stack technology stack to deliver high-quality, scalable, and secure solutions. 
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, data scientists, and other engineers, to define and implement analytics features and functionality that meet business requirements and user needs. 
• Utilize Kubernetes and containerization technologies to deploy, manage, and scale analytics applications in cloud environments, ensuring optimal performance and availability. 
• Develop and maintain APIs and microservices to expose analytics functionality to internal and external consumers, adhering to best practices for API design and documentation. 
• Implement robust security measures to protect sensitive data and ensure compliance with data privacy regulations and organizational policies. 
• Continuously monitor and troubleshoot application performance, identifying and resolving issues that impact system reliability, latency, and user experience. 
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to the establishment and enforcement of coding standards and best practices to ensure high-quality, maintainable code. 
• Stay current with emerging trends and technologies in cloud computing, data analytics, and software engineering, and proactively identify opportunities to enhance the capabilities of the analytics platform. 
• Collaborate with DevOps and infrastructure teams to automate deployment and release processes, implement CI/CD pipelines, and optimize the development workflow for the analytics engineering team. 
• Collaborate closely with and influence business consulting staff and leaders as part of multi-disciplinary teams to assess opportunities and develop analytics solutions for Bain clients across a variety of sectors. 
• Influence, educate and directly support the analytics application engineering capabilities of our clients 
• Travel is required (30%) 

ABOUT YOU

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.  
• 3+ years at Senior or Staff level, or equivalent 
• Experience with client-side technologies such as React, Angular, Vue.js, HTML and CSS 
• Experience with server-side technologies such as, Django, Flask, Fast API
• Experience with cloud platforms and services (AWS, Azure, GCP) via Terraform Automation (good to have)
• 4+ years of Python expertise
• Use Git as your main tool for versioning and collaborating 
• Experience with DevOps, CI/CD, Github Actions 
• Experience with LLMs, Prompt engineering, Langchain
• Experience with workflow orchestration - doesn’t matter if it’s dbt, Beam, Airflow, Luigy, Metaflow, Kubeflow, or any other 
• Experience implementation of large-scale structured or unstructured databases, orchestration and container technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes 
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to explain and discuss complex engineering technicalities with colleagues and clients from other disciplines at their level of cognition  
• Curiosity, proactivity and critical thinking  
• Strong computer science fundaments in data structures, algorithms, automated testing, object-oriented programming, performance complexity, and implications of computer architecture on software performance. 
• Strong knowledge in designing API interfaces 
• Knowledge of data architecture, database schema design and database scalability 
• Agile development methodologies 

Bain & Company Australia is an equal opportunity employer, committed to ensuring diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, including those of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander descent. In order to provide a safe workplace environment, Bain Australia offices can only be attended by employees, contractors, and visitors (including recruits) who are fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or have a medical exemption which includes either a medical contraindication certificate or a medical clearance form.