Lead, Software Engineering

Applications must be submitted in English by 31 July 2026.

WHAT MAKES US A GREAT PLACE TO WORK

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Extraordinary teams are at the heart of our business strategy, but these don’t happen by chance. They require intentional focus on bringing together a broad set of backgrounds, cultures, experiences, perspectives, and skills in a supportive and inclusive work environment. We hire people with exceptional talent and create an environment in which every individual can thrive professionally and personally.

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

You’ll join our Engineering Experts within the  AI, Insights & Solutions team. This team is part of Bain’s digital capabilities practice, which includes experts in analytics, engineering, product management, and design. In this multidisciplinary environment, you’ll leverage deep technical expertise with business acumen to help clients tackle their most transformative challenges. You’ll work on integrated teams alongside our general consultants and clients to develop data-driven strategies and innovative solutions. Together, we create human-centric solutions that harness the power of data and artificial intelligence to drive competitive advantage for our clients. Our collaborative and supportive work environment fosters creativity and continuous learning, enabling us to consistently deliver exceptional results.

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 software engineering solutions and infrastructure at a production scale suitable for the world’s largest companies.This is an individual contributor role, with some responsibility for mentoring junior team members. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate closely with and influence general consulting teams to identify software solutions to client business problems, to prioritize and execute those solutions

• Serve as a technical lead in delivering 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

• Participate in expert client advisory services that require expertise in software engineering with distributed systems, AI and application architecture

• 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 case work

• Influence, educate and directly support the software engineering capabilities of our clients

• Stay current with emerging trends and technologies in cloud computing, data analysis, and software engineering, and proactively identify opportunities to enhance the capabilities of the software platform

• This role requires a minimum of three days per week working together in person, either at a client location or at your Bain home office.

• Travel is required. This position requires regional travel away from your home office/primary working location. Travel frequency and destinations will vary based on project needs.

ABOUT YOU

Education & Experience

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
• 5 years minimum experience
• 3+ years at Senior or Staff level, or equivalent
• Professional fluency in English and Italian

Technical Skills and Knowledge:

• Working knowledge (4+ years) of Python
• 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 data architecture, database schema design, database scalability and SQL
• Experience with implementation of large-scale structured or unstructured databases, orchestration and container technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes,  Jenkins or 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
• Ideally, experience with client-side technologies such as React, Angular, Vue.js, HTML and CSS
• Knowledge of agile development methodologies and 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 

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

We are hiring Software Engineering talent across multiple levels, including Senior Software Engineer, Lead Software Engineering, Software Engineering Manager. The level at which an offer is made will be based on your experience, technical expertise, leadership capabilities, and interview performance. In accordance with applicable Italian pay transparency requirements, Bain & Company provides information regarding the compensation applicable to this position.

The annualized base salary range for Senior Software Engineer role in Italy is €51,775 gross per year.

The annualized base salary range for Lead, Software Engineering role in Italy is €66,250 gross per year.

The annualized base salary range for Expert Manager, Software Engineering role in Italy is €89,075 gross per year.

This compensation information has been determined based on objective and gender-neutral criteria and reflects the compensation normally applicable to the position at the time of publication. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as relevant experience, skills, qualifications, and the scope of responsibilities associated with the role.

Variable Compensation:

Bonus awards are discretionary and actual bonus outcomes depend on individual and firm performance.

Senior Software Engineering role is eligible for an annual performance bonus of up to 7% of base salary. 

Lead Software Engineering role is eligible for an annual performance bonus of up to 10% of base salary. 

Expert Manager, Software Engineering role is eligible for an annual performance bonus of up to 10 % of base salary. This role is eligible for participation in Bain’s Firm Performance Bonus (FPB) program. For the current year and this role, FPB can be up to 8% of base salary plus performance bonus, and its calculation depends on company performance. This bonus payment is discretionary.

This position is subject to the provisions of the following Collective Bargaining Agreement (CCNL): Contratto Collettivo Nazionale di Lavoro per i Dirigenti Industria and Contratto Collettivo Nazionale di Lavoro per i lavoratori addetti all’industria metalmeccanica e della installazione di impianti

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