Lead Software Engineer - (Frontend, Backend, Full Stack)

3003 Accenture (UK) Limited Company; Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days’ vacation per year

Private medical insurance

3 extra days leave for charitable work

Job summary

Accenture Lead Software Engineer role based in Manchester requires hands-on expertise in Java, Typescript and cloud-native tech. You will lead a team, mentor engineers and coordinate delivery across client sites throughout the UK.

The position involves occasional travel to client sites, a competitive salary with a broad benefits package including 25 days vacation and private medical insurance. You will join a global engineering community with learning and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Several years of industry experience as a software engineer with hands-on development in the listed languages and frameworks.
• Experience leading teams and delivering client software projects.
• Strong cloud experience (AWS/Azure/GCP) and CI/CD practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a software engineering team to deliver client projects.
• Write high quality code and drive architectural decisions across stacks.
• Collaborate with clients and internal teams to ensure successful delivery.

Skills

Java

Typescript

Python

Go

C#

React

Angular

Vue

Svelte

Tools

Terraform

AWS CDK

Pulumi

GitHub Actions

Gitlab CI

Jenkins

CircleCI

ArgoCD

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Role

Lead Software Engineer

Location

Manchester (must be willing to travel to client sites throughout the UK on an ad hoc basis)

Salary

Competitive salary and package (Depending on level of experience). In addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 25 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice.

Security Clearance

Please Note: Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory BPSS and SC security clearance which requires 5 years continuous UK address history at the point of application.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge. We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too. “Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO

Team Overview

As a team: Accenture Software & Platform Engineering is over 1,000 people strong and provides end-to-end product engineering solutions which deliver tangible value, fast. We bring together an obsession for technical excellence with agility and scale, to help clients move from project to product at speed. We work with clients in every sector. They range from scale-ups through to national and international blue-chip names and public sector organisations. Our teams routinely work on products that are used by millions of people. We offer an exciting career working in a vibrant environment, with access to training and a global network of experts.

Team Work

As part of our Software & Platform Engineering team, you’ll be working with cutting-edge technologies and will have the opportunity to develop a wide range of new skills on the job. In our team you will: We typically work hand-in-hand with our clients to build great digital products for them and for their customers. To do this, we need experienced, capable engineers who can both deploy their own mastery to get things done hands-on and successfully lead others in doing so. The nature of our work varies from client to client so there will be lots of opportunities to experience new domains and new stacks. Our team is dedicated to applying great engineering to get great outcomes. Our engineers stand out by keeping one eye on value at all times, and by proposing thoughtful solutions that get the job done efficiently and with low complexity. You’d be a key advocate for this approach within a team. Beyond client work, our engineers are essential contributors to our internal and regional engineering communities. There’s loads of scope to get involved and help shape conversations around tech you’re interested in, share you knowledge and experience, and learn from colleagues working in very diverse problem spaces.

Required Experience & Skills

We are looking for experience in the following skills: A few years of industry experience in one of following: Java / Typescript / Python / Go/ C#, React, Angular Vue, Svelte. Experience with Cloud Native technologies (AWS, Azure or GCP) Experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform, AWS CDK, Pulumi) Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (e.g. GitHub Actions, Gitlab CI, Jenkins, CircleCI, ArgoCD) Strong Accessibility, Security, Performance and Caching coding. You are passionate about and have proven experience in leading a team and growing the careers of team members

Benefits

• 25 days’ vacation per year
• private medical insurance
• 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice

Flexibility and Mobility

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 first-class services we are known for.

Equal Opportunity

Accenture is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation or gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law.

Closing Date

Closing Date for Applications 31/08/2026 Accenture reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found.

About Accenture (Repeat)

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences.All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by applicable law.

Culture & Growth

Bring your incredible skills and join our global team of innovators. We come together from different backgrounds across the world and work with the latest technologies to create value and growth for our clients. With us, you’ll continue to learn and grow so you can advance in your career. Your personal dreams and ambitions are just as important to us; that’s why we offer support any way we can—when you thrive, we all thrive. Explore your next step at Accenture Belong. Grow. Thrive. Join agreat place to work for reinventors who drive meaningful change for our clients, communities, and the world. Wo rld. Explore your next step at Accenture