Frontend Engineering Associate Manager (GenAI experience)

Accenture PLC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days leave + volunteering days

Private healthcare

Pension plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Parental Leave

Career development

Job summary

Accenture PLC in London seeks an experienced Frontend Engineering Associate Manager to lead front-end engineering for large digital programs. You will drive modern web technologies, scale client product and platform capabilities, and work with Generative AI to enhance experiences.

The role emphasizes client engagement, architectural direction, and delivery leadership across Agile programs, with onsite collaboration and a focus on performance and quality.

Qualifications

• Expertise in front-end engineering for mobile or web platforms.
• Experience with modern web frontend technologies and frameworks (React/Next.js).
• Strong JavaScript/TypeScript skills and modern React patterns (hooks, context, state management).
• Experience with frontend testing strategies and tools (unit, integration and end-to-end).
• Accessibility-first delivery (WCAG), including semantic HTML and assistive technology testing.
• Web performance optimisation and profiling, including Core Web Vitals and code-splitting.
• Deep experience building web apps with Next.js including SSR/SSG/ISR and data-fetching.
• Strong UI engineering fundamentals: responsive design and cross-browser compatibility.
• Experience contributing to and evolving design systems and component libraries.
• Frontend build tooling and developer experience (Vite/Webpack, monorepos).
• Production observability and debugging (frontend monitoring and analytics).
• Frontend security fundamentals (XSS/CSRF, secure auth).
• Use of Generative AI within workflows and products.
• Proven scalable AI solutions in projects.
• Experience integrating cloud services (GraphQL/REST).
• Experience in agile environments for digital product creation.
• Broad experience in modern engineering practices (Systems Architecture, Front End Engineering, Platform & SRE Engineering, Quality Engineering, CI/CD).

Responsibilities

• Drive growth and delivery impact across the client technology product engineering practice.
• Shape and scale client product and platform engineering capabilities.
• Build trusted senior client relationships and align stakeholders on outcomes and success metrics.
• Lead engineering across large digital and agile transformation programmes.
• Set web-front-end technical direction, including architecture and governance.
• Raise quality and reliability through testing, accessibility, performance, and observability.
• Identify, prototype and scale Generative AI use cases in products and workflows.
• Grow and retain high-performing teams through coaching and hiring support.
• Create reusable assets (Next.js accelerators, design patterns, delivery playbooks).
• Partner with Product, Design, Data and Engineering to deliver user-centred web products from discovery to production.

Skills

Front End Engineering

React/Next.js

JavaScript/TypeScript

Testing (Jest/Vitest)

Accessibility (WCAG)

Web Performance

Next.js SSR/SSG/ISR

UI Fundamentals

Design Systems

Build Tools (Vite/Webpack)

Generative AI in Workflows

Cloud APIs (GraphQL/REST)

Agile & Delivery

Tools

Jest/Vitest

Playwright/Cypress

Vite/Webpack

Job description

Role- Frontend Engineering Associate Manager

Location: London

Level- Associate Manager

Accenture Song accelerates growth and value for our clients by combining creativity, technology, and data-driven intelligence. Within Song, our Agentic Commerce practice helps organisations design, build, and scale modern digital commerce ecosystems - embedding Generative AI and Agentic AI into commerce to enable real-time personalisation, autonomous merchandising, and intelligent customer engagement at scale.

About the role:

We're especially looking for individuals who are experts in front-end engineering for mobile or web platforms, with deep experience in modern frameworks and performance optimization. You'll bring hands-on experience with generative AI technologies and understand how to apply them to enhance product experiences. Consulting experience is also key - you'll be comfortable engaging with clients, shaping solutions, and driving strategic outcomes.

If you're looking for a challenging and rewarding career in a vibrant environment with access to training and a global network of experts, this could be the role for you. As part of our global team, you'll have the chance to develop a wide range of new skills on the job and work with cutting-edge technologies. So why wait? Join us and take your career to new heights.

As a Frontend Engineering Assoc. Manager, you will:

• Drive measurable growth and delivery impact across our customer technology product engineering practice
• Shape and scale client product and platform engineering capabilities (operating model, team topology, and delivery practices)
• Build trusted senior client relationships and align stakeholders on clear outcomes, scope, and measures of success
• Lead engineering across large digital and agile transformation programmes, improving predictability, quality, and delivery pace
• Set the web-front-end technical direction, including architecture, engineering standards, and governance
• Raise the bar for web quality and reliability by championing testing, accessibility, performance (Core Web Vitals) and production observability
• Identify, prototype and scale Generative AI use cases in products and delivery workflows, ensuring responsible adoption and measurable value
• Grow and retain high-performing teams through coaching, feedback, hiring support, and clear progression pathways
• Create and evolve reusable assets (e.g., Next.js accelerators, design system patterns, and delivery playbooks) and represent the practice internally and externally
• Partner with Product, Design, Data and Engineering to deliver user-centred web products from discovery through to production

Job Qualifications

We are looking for experience in the following:

• Experience in front end engineering
• Experience building with modern web frontend technologies and frameworks (React/Next.js). Mobile experience is a plus (iOS/Android/React Native)
• Strong JavaScript/TypeScript skills and experience with modern React patterns (hooks, context, state management)
• Experience with frontend testing strategies and tools (unit, integration and end-to-end), e.g., Jest/Vitest, React Testing Library, Playwright/Cypress
• Accessibility-first delivery (WCAG), including semantic HTML and assistive technology testing
• Web performance optimisation and profiling, including Core Web Vitals, bundle analysis and code-splitting
• Deep experience building web applications with Next.js, including SSR/SSG/ISR patterns, routing and data-fetching
• Strong UI engineering fundamentals: responsive design, modern CSS, and cross-browser compatibility
• Experience contributing to and evolving design systems/component libraries (governance, documentation, and adoption)
• Frontend build tooling and developer experience (e.g., Vite/Webpack, monorepos, linting/formatting, dependency management)
• Production observability and debugging (frontend monitoring, error tracking, and analytics instrumentation)
• Frontend security fundamentals (e.g., XSS/CSRF, secure authentication flows, and secure handling of client-side data)
• Use of Generative AI within your workflows and/or products you are creating
• Created proven scalable solutions, especially with AI
• Eperience with integrating cloud services directly into complex solutions(GraphQL/Restful APIs)
• Experience in agile environments for digital product creation
• Broad experience in modern engineering practices including:
• Systems Architecture
• Front End Engineering
• Platform & SRE Engineering
• Quality Engineering
• CI/CD

Set yourself apart:

Presented your work at an event or conference

• Experience developing short & long-term plans for product growth and transformation
• Track record at engaging with leadership as a trusted advisor

What’s in it for you:

Our Total Rewards consist of a competitive basic salary, annual performance bonus, opportunities to acquire equity and a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits. These include perks such as:

• 25 days of leave to spend each year plus 3 extra volunteering days per year for charitable work of choice.
• Family-friendly and flexible work policies.
• Attractive pension plan with financial wellbeing support and resources.
• Private healthcare insurance plan and Mental Wellbeing support.
• Employee Assistance Programme, Career Development and Counselling.
• A range of generous Parental Leave offerings.

Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the outstanding services we are known for.

Please note that with all our roles, you should expect some in-person time for collaboration, learning and building rapport with clients, peers, leaders and communities. As an employer, we will be as flexible as possible to support your specific work/life needs.

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