Lead, Software Engineering (AI) — Job ID 101638 at Bain & Company
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About the Role
Bain & Company is hiring a Lead, Software Engineering (AI) (Job ID 101638) for Bengaluru, Mumbai, or New Delhi. You’ll join Application Engineering experts within the AI, Insights & Solutions team—part of Bain’s digital capabilities practice spanning analytics, engineering, product management, and design.
You will design and maintain cloud-based AI applications using a full-stack stack, deploy with Kubernetes/containers, build APIs/microservices, harden security/compliance, and collaborate with consultants and clients on analytics solutions. Required signals include a Master’s degree, 6+ years experience (3+ at Senior/Staff level), Python (4+ years), Django/Flask/FastAPI, React/Angular/Vue, cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP), and demonstrated LLM/prompt/LangChain interest.
If you want lead-level AI application engineering in a top-ranked consulting environment with client impact, this Bain opening is a strong match.
What you'll do
- Design, develop, and maintain cloud-based AI applications with a full-stack stack for scalable, secure solutions
- Collaborate with PMs, data scientists, and engineers to define/implement analytics features
- Use Kubernetes and containerization to deploy, manage, and scale analytics apps in cloud environments
- Develop and maintain APIs and microservices with strong design/documentation practices
- Implement security measures for sensitive data and privacy/compliance requirements
- Monitor and troubleshoot performance, reliability, latency, and UX issues
- Participate in code reviews and help establish coding standards
- Stay current with cloud, analytics, and software engineering trends
- Collaborate with DevOps/infra to automate deployments, CI/CD, and workflow optimization
- Influence business consulting staff/leaders on multi-disciplinary client teams
- Influence, educate, and support clients’ analytics application engineering capabilities
What we're looking for
- Required
- Master’s in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field
- 6 years minimum experience; 3+ years at Senior or Staff level (or equivalent)
- Server-side technologies such as Django, Flask, FastAPI
Skills & Technologies
Required
Benefits & Perks
- Health Insurance
- Flexible Leave Policy
- Learning Budget
- EPF / NPS
Why This Role is Good for Experienced Professionals
- This lead role blends hands-on AI full-stack engineering with consulting-side influence across sectors.
- Join Bain’s AI, Insights & Solutions engineering experts
- Work on cloud-based AI applications end to end
- Collaborate with consultants, PMs, data scientists, and clients
- Kubernetes/container deployment ownership
- API/microservices and security/compliance depth
- Exposure to LLMs, prompt engineering, and LangChain
- Workflow orchestration experience valued (Airflow, dbt, etc.)
- Multi-city India location options
- Permanent full-time Technology & Engineering track
- Strong learning culture in multidisciplinary teams
- Opportunity to educate and uplift client engineering capabilities
- High-visibility lead scope with travel-based client work
About Bain & Company
You’ll work in a multidisciplinary digital practice with general consultants and clients to develop data-driven strategies and human-centric AI solutions.
- Industry
- Technology
- Company Size
- 500+
- Website
- baincompany.com
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Job Details
- Type
- Full time
- Level
- Senior
- Experience
- 6–10 years
- Location
- Bengaluru, Mumbai, New Delhi
- Work Mode
- Hybrid
- Category
- AI / ML
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