Principal Software Engineer - Full Stack

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

Benefits offered by this job

30 days vacation

Private medical insurance

3 extra days for charitable work

Job summary

Accenture PLC in Manchester is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead experienced teams and deliver end-to-end software solutions for diverse UK client projects. The role blends hands-on engineering with strong leadership across back-end services and cloud deployments.

You will drive client account success, shape delivery strategies, and mentor engineers while collaborating across a global network of experts. The position requires travel to client sites throughout the UK.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading teams and growing careers of team members.
• Building relationships with stakeholders expecting results.
• Extensive backend services experience across API-driven, message-driven and event-driven patterns.
• Fluent in Java, C#, Python, TypeScript or React.
• Recent experience deploying cloud-native apps on AWS and/or Azure.
• Proven track record defining product/ service strategies and delivering.
• Experience in DevOps and automated testing practices.
• Enjoys cross-team collaboration and learning new tech stacks.

Responsibilities

• Lead client accounts holistically: people, delivery, quality, and commercial outcomes.
• Drive great engineering and value while keeping the big picture in mind.
• Advocate for efficient, low-complexity solutions within the team.
• Contribute to internal and regional engineering communities and share knowledge.
• Support hands-on delivery while mentoring others to grow their careers.

Skills

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Backend development

Java

C#

Python

TypeScript

React

Cloud platforms

AWS

Azure

DevOps

Automated testing

Collaboration

Adaptability

Job description

Role: Principal Software Engineer

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

Level: Manager

Salary: Competitive salary and package (Depending on level of experience)

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

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. 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.

The role of Principal Consultant often involves leading client accounts holistically—people, delivery, quality, and commercials. As well as ensuring we’re delivering great engineering, you’ll also keep the big picture in mind andhelp our clients best use the capability and flexibility of a consultancy partner to reach their goals sooner.

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 your knowledge and experience, and learn from colleagues working in very diverse problem spaces.

Job Qualifications

We are looking for experience in the following skills:

• You have significant experience leading teams and growing the careers of team members
• You’re used to building relationships with stakeholders who are expecting to see results
• You’ve spent a number of years building backend services in several different integration paradigms, for example synchronous API-driven, message-driven, and event-driven
• You’re fluent in at least one of Java /c# / Python / Typescript or React
• You have recent experience building, deploying, and running cloud-native applications on top of AWS and/or Azure
• You have strong practical experience of defining strategies, building and delivering products & services using Agentic AI optionally including professional level certification
• You're used to working in DevOps teams with industry-standard practices
• You’re used to producing repeatable, automated tests for your own work
• You love working with people to build things and solve problems together in an egoless way, regardless of their level of experience or your role in the team
• You’re comfortable with change and always happy to learn something new; as consultants we flex our individual roles and tech stacks as required to get the best outcomes for our clients

What’s in it for you

At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 30 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

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.

Closing Date for Applications 30/11/2026

Accenture reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found.