AI-Native Principal Software Engineer (Hands-On)

Accenture in South Africa; Midrand; On-site; ZAR 1,800,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture in South Africa is seeking a rare engineering leader: a hands-on software veteran with 20+ years of experience who writes code daily and embraces AI as a partner.

You will architect complex systems across cloud, backend, web, AI and mobile, mentor engineers, and deliver production software while experimenting with new technologies.

This role blends technical leadership with practical delivery, working with clients and cross-functional teams in an ambitious, fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 20+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field preferred.
• Proven success delivering complex enterprise-scale software systems.
• Strong architecture and hands-on coding capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Design and build enterprise-grade software from concept to production.
• Define architecture across cloud, backend, web, AI and mobile platforms.
• Develop production software using AI-assisted engineering workflows.
• Build intelligent applications using LLMs, AI agents and modern AI platforms.
• Develop native iOS/Android and cross-platform mobile applications using Flutter or similar frameworks.
• Partner with clients and engineering teams to solve complex technical challenges.
• Mentor engineers and raise engineering standards through technical leadership.
• Evaluate emerging technologies that improve engineering capability and business outcomes.
• Continue coding, prototyping and experimenting with new technologies.

Skills

Software architecture

Hands-on coding

Cloud-native development

Azure/AWS/GCP

Swift/Kotlin

Agile/SAFe

Mentoring

Cross-platform

AI tooling

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Flutter

Swift

Kotlin

React Native

Azure

AWS

Google Cloud

GitHub Copilot

Job description

Accenture in South Africa is seeking a rare engineering leader: a hands-on software veteran with 20+ years of experience who writes code daily and embraces AI as a partner.

You will architect complex systems across cloud, backend, web, AI and mobile, mentor engineers, and deliver production software while experimenting with new technologies.

This role blends technical leadership with practical delivery, working with clients and cross-functional teams in an ambitious, fast-paced environment.