Associate- Front-end Engineer(Retail)

About Us:

Bain & Company is a global consultancy 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.

In 2004, the firm established its presence in the Indian market by opening the Bain Capability Center (BCC) in New Delhi. The BCC is now known as BCN (Bain Capability Network) with its nodes across various geographies. BCN is an integral and largest unit of (ECD) Expert Client Delivery. ECD plays a critical role as it adds value to Bain's case teams globally by supporting them with analytics and research solutioning across all industries, specific domains for corporate cases, client development, private equity diligence or Bain intellectual property.

The BCN comprises of Consulting Services, Knowledge Services and Shared Services

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH: The Retail Center of Expertise collaborates with Bain’s global Retail Practice leadership, client-facing Bain leadership and teams, and with end clients on development and delivery of Bain’s proprietary Retail products and solutions. These solutions aim to answer strategic questions of Bain’s Retail clients relating to category management, COGS optimization, pricing & promotion analytics and customer analytics.

You will work as part of the team in Retail CoE comprising of a mix of Director, Managers, Projects Leads, Associates and Analysts on projects ranging from 3 weeks to 6 months. Delivery models on projects vary from working as part of a broader global Bain case team, working independently with a Bain Associate Partner / Partner, or working directly with end clients.

WHAT YOU’LL DO: Implement designs in code using React and Next.js with TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, and ShadCN/UI, delivering pixel-accurate, responsive, cross-browser experiences

Integrate front-end applications with Python/FastAPI back-ends and REST APIs, ensuring efficient and optimized data interactions

Optimize web performance, accessibility, and Core Web Vitals across all web products being developed

Write reusable, maintainable, and well-documented code adhering to best practices and coding standards; troubleshoot, debug, and resolve defects promptly

Support deployment of tools to cloud environments (Azure / AWS) using Docker and CI/CD pipelines with Git/GitHub • Own the end-to-end design process in Figma: research, information architecture, interaction design, prototyping, usability testing, and design QA

Design intuitive, accessible user experiences for applications and products within the Retail domain (Grocery, Apparel, General Merchandise, e-commerce, B2B retail) – from user flows and wireframes to high-fidelity, production-ready UI

Build and maintain reusable design systems and component libraries; rapidly prototype concepts using AI-assisted tools such as v0, Lovable, or Framer to validate ideas with stakeholders

Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and consulting teams to translate business problems into scalable, user-centric solutions, and stay informed about design and front-end trends

The Associate is expected to have a strong eye for design, seek out challenging problems, and produce their own ideas, which they will be encouraged to brainstorm with peers and managers. They should be willing to learn new tools and techniques, and demonstrate a willingness to write modular, reusable, and functional code

ABOUT YOU:

A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field is preferred

2–4 years of experience in front-end development and UI/UX design for web applications or data products

Proficiency in front-end development using React and Next.js with TypeScript, HTML5/CSS3, Tailwind CSS and ShadCN/UI (or Radix / Material UI)

Experience with state management, REST API integration, web performance optimisation and crossbrowser testing

Ability to build and maintain design systems and component libraries, and hand off developer-ready specs

Strong UI/UX fundamentals – user research, wireframing, prototyping, interaction design, responsive design and accessibility (WCAG)

Hands-on proficiency with Figma (Auto Layout, components, variants) and AI-assisted prototyping tools such as v0, Lovable or Framer

Good-to-have: Back-end development exposure using Python (FastAPI preferred) or similar technologies, and SQL/NoSQL databases

Good-to-have: Working knowledge of deploying apps – Docker, CI/CD, Git/GitHub and cloud platforms (Azure, AWS or GCP)

Good-to-have: Data-visualisation libraries (D3.js, Recharts, Plotly) and prior exposure to consulting projects or the Retail domain

What makes us a great place to work

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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..

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Analyst

Industries: Business Consulting and Services