BCN Labs_ Associate - Backend developer(Bangalore)

Who We Are

Bain & Company is a global management consulting that helps the world’s most ambitious change-makers define the future. Across 65 offices in 40 countries, we work alongside our clients as one team with a shared ambition to achieve extraordinary results, outperform the competition and redefine industries. Since our founding in 1973, we have measured our success by the success of our clients, and we proudly maintain the highest level of client advocacy in the industry.

Who You’ll work with

BCN Labs is a Center of Excellence (CoE) functioning akin to a small R&D boutique startup within the Bain ecosystem, delivering end-to-end data driven client deployable solutions across a wide variety of sectors and industries. We work directly with other CoEs and Practices within Bain as part of the Expert Client Delivery system and interface with teams across the globe. We are first and foremost business thought partners working on intelligent ways of using analytical techniques and algorithms across the spectrum of disciplines that can enable building world-class solutions. Our goal is to build a disruptive high-impact business-enabled end-to-end analytical solutions delivery system across all verticals of Bain.

What You Will Do

We’re seeking an Associate – Back-End/Full-Stack Developer to join our team and build scalable, secure, and efficient backend services that power client-facing analytical applications and internal platforms. You’ll work closely with Front-end developers, data scientists, and business leads to implement logic, manage data flow and ensure robust performance of web applications.

As an Associate – Back-End/Full-Stack Developer, you will:

• Build Backend Services: Develop modular, scalable server-side applications and services using Python-based frameworks such as FastAPI or Django
• Design & Integrate APIs: Collaborate with front-end developers and data scientists to design clean, well-documented APIs that meet evolving business needs
• Manage Data storage/Interactions: Write efficient database queries, optimize storage and retrieval operations, and ensure data integrity across services
• Collaborate across teams: Work closely with front-end developers, and data scientists to integrate business logic and ensure smooth data pipelines
• Uphold Code Quality: Participate in code reviews, adhere to best practices, and write maintainable and testable code
• Drive Improvement: Demonstrate Strong problem-solving skills, team collaboration, and a proactive attitude toward learning and improvement

About You

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• 1–2 years of real-world experience in backend development (or full-stack development) and service integration, with exposure to data-driven applications or platforms.
• You will fit into our team-oriented structure with a college/hostel-style way of working, having the comfort of reaching out to anyone for support that can enable our clients better.

Core Technical Skills:

• Strong proficiency in Python, with hands-on experience building backend services using:
  • FastAPI for high-performance, asynchronous APIs, and/or
  • Django Rest Framework (DRF) for robust, secure and scalable APIs
• Experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs, including authentication, versioning, and documentation (e.g., OpenAPI/Swagger)
• Proficient in working with Relational Databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, MS SQL Server)
• Exposure to NoSQL databases such as MongoDB or Redis (for caching) is a plus
• Skilled in implementing business logic, data parsing, validation, and serialization using Pydantic (FastAPI) or DRF serializers
• Exposure to deploying Python applications on cloud services like AWS (EC2, Lambda, S3) or Azure
• Familiarity with Docker, Git, and basic CI/CD practices for backend deployments.
• (Good-to-have) Basic understanding of React.js or Vue.js to better collaborate with front-end teams.
• (Good-to-have) Experience or exposure to integrating FastAPI/DRF backends with front-end clients via REST APIs.
• (Good-to-have) Understanding of how front-end apps consume and render API responses (e.g., JSON) and how to optimize for usability.

Development Tools & Practices:

• Experience with version control using Git in collaborative environments (e.g., GitHub)
• Familiarity with sprint-based work planning and code reviews
• Exposure to testing frameworks (e.g., Pytest, Unittest etc.) and debugging practices

What makes us a great place to work

We are proud to be consistently recognized as one of the world's best places to work, a champion of diversity and a model of social responsibility. We are currently ranked the #1 consulting firm on Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work list, and we have maintained a spot in the top four on Glassdoor's list for the last 12 years. We believe that diversity, inclusion and collaboration is key to building extraordinary teams. We hire people with exceptional talents, abilities and potential, then create an environment where you can become the best version of yourself and thrive both professionally and personally. We are publicly recognized by external parties such as Fortune, Vault, Mogul, Working Mother, Glassdoor and the Human Rights Campaign for being a great place to work for diversity and inclusion, women, LGBTQ and parents.