Principal Software Engineer — UK Travel Lead (Backend)

Accenture UK; Leeds; Presencial; GBP 90.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

30 days vacation per year

Private medical insurance

3 extra days charitable leave

Descripción de la vacante

Accenture UK is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead engineering efforts across client engagements in the UK. The role involves guiding teams, delivering backend services, and driving cloud-native initiatives using AWS/Azure while aligning with client goals and Accenture’s engineering standards.

You will mentor engineers, shape technical strategy, and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure successful delivery and value creation for clients across sectors.

Formación

• Significant leadership experience with engineering teams.
• Experience delivering backend services across integration paradigms (sync, async, event-driven).
• Proficiency in Java / C# / Python / TypeScript or React.
• Experience building and running cloud-native apps on AWS and/or Azure.
• Strong practice in DevOps, CI/CD, automated testing and quality.
• Ability to define product/service strategies and deliver impact with clients.

Responsabilidades

• Lead client accounts holistically, including people, delivery, quality and commercial aspects.
• Drive delivery of high-quality engineering outcomes for client projects.
• Mentor and grow team members, fostering collaboration and excellence.
• Contribute to internal and regional engineering communities and knowledge sharing.

Conocimientos

Team leadership

Backend services

Programming languages

Cloud platforms

DevOps practices

Automated testing

Stakeholder management

Cloud-native apps

Descripción del empleo

Accenture UK is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead engineering efforts across client engagements in the UK. The role involves guiding teams, delivering backend services, and driving cloud-native initiatives using AWS/Azure while aligning with client goals and Accenture’s engineering standards.

You will mentor engineers, shape technical strategy, and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure successful delivery and value creation for clients across sectors.