The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  Bain & Company is hiring a Quality Engineer in Austin, TX.

• Role description

  Step into a mid-level engineering role where Python and Creativity drive everything we build at Bain & Company. Sized right for 3 years of Nginx, this TX role pays $87,000 - $134,000 and opens a path you actually want to walk.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Refactor the technology module Bain & Company has been afraid to touch
  • Re-architect the technology flow so GitLab CI handles ten times Austin's current load
  • Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a strong code-review culture
  • Cut Docker cold-start times so Bain & Company functions wake before TX users notice
  • Question the bias-to-action Flask pattern everyone copied and propose something cleaner
  • Spot the empathy-led Nginx anti-pattern in review before it spreads through Bain & Company

  What You'll Bring

  • Comfort steering technology conversations toward a decision
  • An instinct for prioritization when everything is labeled urgent
  • Mid-level mastery of Flask, validated by people who'd hire you again
  • 4+ years owning outcomes, not just completing tasks
  • Comfort presenting to a TX-wide audience without a script
  • 4+ years building trust the slow, unglamorous way
  • Comfort working in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment

  Few people outside TX realize that Bain & Company powers a surprising slice of the technology infrastructure running across Austin, TX today. Every voice in the TX office gets airtime, especially the ones still finding their volume.

  Compensation lands at $87,000 - $134,000, mentorship is built in, and the path from here to senior technology work is mapped, not vague.

  We are prioritizing Agile talent right now and reviewing resumes as they arrive.

  Join our Austin team by applying for this Quality Engineer position today.

• Required skills

  • GitLab CI
  • Go
  • Python
  • Flask
  • Nginx
  • Docker
  • Ruby
  • Agile
  • Jest
  • TypeScript
  • Creativity
  • Work Ethic
  • Relationship Building

• Benefits & perks

  • Professional association memberships
  • LinkedIn Learning access
  • Educational Assistance
  • Core hours flexibility
  • Paid jury and witness duty
  • Assistive technology support
  • Volunteer Time Off
  • Student loan repayment assistance
  • Disability Insurance
  • Gender-affirming care coverage

• Apply before 2026-11-22

  Submit your application for this Hybrid technology position.