Global IT Software Engineer Manager

Who We Are

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What You'll Do

BCG is a consensus culture and a key to success in this role will be the ability to engage staff, foster collaboration and partner with others in a way that supports and enables our business.

BCG’s Digital Platform Engineering (DPE) group is accelerating global digital transformation by building modern, scalable, cloud-native engineering platforms that power internal products, data-driven solutions, and client-facing applications.

As a Lead Full Stack Web Developer – AI SDK, you will serve as a hands-on technical leader within the Application Frameworks squad—guiding architectural decisions, elevating engineering standards, and delivering high-performance web applications built on modern MEAN/MERN stacks and cloud-native design patterns.

This role requires an expert full-stack engineer who can design distributed systems, mentor developers, lead cross-functional initiatives, and drive innovation in areas such as microservices, serverless computing, and emerging AI-driven development frameworks (GenAI, LangChain, Vector DBs, MCP servers).

You will collaborate with architects, chapter leads, product managers, and global engineering teams to define the technical roadmap, own end-to-end solution delivery, and scale frameworks used across BCG’s worldwide digital ecosystem.

What You'll Bring

Must haves:

• 10–14+ years relevant full stack development experience
• Architect, develop, and optimize scalable web applications using React/Angular, Node.js, Express.js/NestJS, JavaScript/TypeScript, and best-in-class UI frameworks.
• Understanding of LangChain, Vector Databases, MCP server patterns, GenAI-assisted development, or LLM-based automation.
• Build resilient APIs, microservices, and backend systems with strong focus on performance, observability, and cost efficiency.
• Implement caching strategies with Redis, optimize databases (MongoDB, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB), and tune queries for high throughput.
• Oversee CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Docker, Terraform, and IaC best practices.
• Ensure exceptional code quality through unit testing (Jest, Mocha, Jasmine, Cypress) and automated QA integration.
• Lead and mentor a squad of frontend, backend, and full-stack engineers—coaching them on design, architecture, and development excellence.
• Engage with product owners, designers, architects, and QA to translate business needs intoscalable engineering solutions.
• Ensure secure coding practices, authentication/authorization standards (JWT, OAuth, Cognito), and compliance with enterprise security guidelines.
• Lead root-cause analysis, production readiness, incident response, and performance audits.

Good to have:

• Knowledge of Python for backend microservices or AI components.
• Experience with GraphQL, gRPC, WebSockets, Socket.io.
• Experience integrating CMS tools (Contentful, Storyblock ).
• Performance engineering experience—profiling, load testing, SRE principles.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes/ECS for container orchestration.
• Prior consulting experience in global, fast-paced environments.

Who You'll Work With

• Work with world-class engineers, architects, and product leaders in digital engineering and platform engineering area.
• Build platforms, frameworks and solutions used BCG internal teams, consulting teams and customers.
• Influence the future of AI-powered application frameworks, UIKit’s and end to end systems.
• Join a high-trust, innovation-focused, globally distributed engineering culture.

Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.
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