It's a cultural difference. It doesn't make sense in French to look for less than a master level, whereas the standard is the bachelor in the USA. "Everyone"

It's a cultural difference. It doesn't make sense in French to look for less than a master level, whereas the standard is the bachelor in the USA. "Everyone" has a master in France. The curriculum is 5 years straight in France (either 2 or 5 years). There isn't really such a thing as a 3-4 years bachelor level in engineering. Some numbers: 60% of programmers have at least a master in France, less than 30% in the USA.