Senior Software Engineer

Who We Are

Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we help clients with total transformation-inspiring complex change, enabling organizations to grow, building competitive advantage, and driving bottom-line impact.

To succeed, organizations must blend digital and human capabilities. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives to spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting along with technology and design, corporate and digital ventures—and business purpose. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, generating results that allow our clients to thrive.

We Are BCG X
We're a diverse team of more than 3,000 tech experts united by a drive to make a difference. Working across industries and disciplines, we combine our experience and expertise to tackle the biggest challenges faced by society today. We go beyond what was once thought possible, creating new and innovative solutions to the world's most complex problems. Leveraging BCG's global network and partnerships with leading organizations, BCG X provides a stable ecosystem for talent to build game-changing businesses, products, and services from the ground up, all while growing their career. Together, we strive to create solutions that will positively impact the lives of millions.

What You'll Do

As a part of BCG X, you will work closely with consulting teams on a diverse range of advanced topics. You will leverage modern software development methodologies to deliver value across BCG's Consulting & BCG X (case) teams, BCG X Product teams, and Practice Areas by providing subject matter expertise and accelerated execution support.

You will collaborate with teams to gather requirements, specify, design, develop, deliver, and support software solutions aligned with client needs. You will provide technical guidance through a deep understanding of relevant software solutions and engineering processes, enabling the delivery of high-quality and efficient technology solutions.

Your assignments will range from short-term Proofs of Concept and Minimum Viable Products to long-term engagements where enterprise-grade software development plays a critical role.

Key Responsibilities
Web Application Development

• Maintain a strong and current knowledge base of emerging open-source technologies, frameworks, techniques, and best practices
• Demonstrate proactive problem-solving skills and strong follow-through
• Translate business logic into robust proprietary code and well-defined technical requirements
• Develop code following modern development standards with a strong emphasis on security
• Leverage technologies that support business needs while ensuring reusability and maintainability of systems
• Work independently on development tasks with minimal supervision
• Write effective unit and integration tests to ensure high-quality, production-ready software

Business Requirements & Collaboration

• Build credibility through thought partnership with demanding stakeholders and consulting teams on web development and delivery topics
• Draw informed conclusions across a range of internal and external technical dependencies
• Execute software development approaches and contribute to approach selection to achieve defined outcomes
• Ensure proper sign-off before storing materials in internal repositories; sanitize confidential client content where required
• Contribute to team IP creation, content development, and reusability assets

Problem Solving

• Bring strong solutioning capabilities with hands-on experience across the full software development lifecycle
• Structure and solve complex technical problems while codifying learnings and reusable knowledge
• Provide clear, actionable technical advice where required

What You'll Bring

Technical Skills
Must Have Strong Experience In:

• Building high-performance web applications using: , Python (Flask, Django), React, Angular 2+, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3
• Leveraging Postgres for optimal SQL performance
• Applying OOP concepts, design patterns, responsive UI principles, and unit testing frameworks such as Mocha, Jest, Jasmine
• Using Bootstrap, Material UI, or Ant Design
• Delivering high-quality production applications using UI component libraries based on high-fidelity designs and specifications
• Designing, developing, and supporting scalable, responsive web applications and services
• Integrating UI components with REST APIs for production-ready applications

And Working Knowledge Of

• Unix command-line tools and Git repositories
• CI/CD and DevOps tools
• Cloud infrastructure architecture and deployment on AWS, Azure, or GCP
• TypeScript
• UI component libraries to produce high-quality production apps following detailed designs

Job Requirement

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Engineering/Technology, or equivalent
• Excellent communication skills

Work Experience

• At least 4 years of end-to-end web application/tool development experience in a commercial setup, ideally in services or consulting
• Additional weightage for contributions to open-source projects, blogs, and technical forums

Familiarity With (Nice to Have)

• Microservices, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform
• C# + .NET Core / .NET Framework
• NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB)
• Hybrid mobile app development (React Native, Ionic)
• Charting libraries such as HighCharts, , Recharts
• Basic wireframing skills

Who You'll Work With

You will work alongside BCG technology consultants and specialists, partnering with clients and internal teams to build and implement digital solutions across IT architecture, large-scale transformation, agile development, software engineering, cybersecurity, and risk management.

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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