Lead, Engineering

In this role as a Lead, Software Engineering at Vector, you will be responsible for implementing and refining technical solutions for a variety 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. Some key responsibilities include: - Collaborating closely with and influencing general consulting teams to identify software solutions to client business problems, prioritize them, and execute those solutions - Serving as a technical lead in delivering end-to-end solutions for client cases, from solution architecture to hands-on development work - Participating in the software development life cycle, including designing distributed systems, reviewing documentation, and conducting code reviews - Participating in expert client advisory services that require expertise in software engineering with distributed systems, AI, and application architecture - Collaborating on the development of reusable common frameworks, models, and components to efficiently address common software engineering challenges across various industries and business functions - Championing best demonstrated practices in software engineering and sharing learnings with team members in AIS about theoretical and technical developments in software engineering - Leading industry-leading innovations that translate into great impact for our clients in case work - Influencing, educating, and directly supporting the software engineering capabilities of our clients - Staying current with emerging trends and technologies in cloud computing, data analysis, and software engineering, and proactively identifying opportunities to enhance the capabilities of the software platform **Qualifications Required:** - Minimum 5 years of relevant professional hands-on experience - 3+ years at Senior or Staff level, or equivalent - Masters degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related technical field **Technical Skills and Knowledge:** - Working knowledge (5+ 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 implementation of large-scale structured or unstructured databases, orchestration and container technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, or Terraform - Strong computer science fundamentals 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 - Knowledge of 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 - Relevant professional hands-on experience in web development, programming languages, version control, software design pattern, infrastructure and deployment, integration, and unit testing implementation Please note that travel is required for this role (30%).,