Role: Lead Software Engineer
Locations: Glasgow or Edinburgh (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)
Please Note: Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory BPSS and SC security clearance which requires 5 years continuous UK address history (typically including no periods of 30 consecutive days or more spent outside of the UK) at the point of application. The above information relates to a specific client requirement.
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.
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, ranging 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. 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.
Responsibilities
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, with scope to help shape conversations around tech you're interested in, share your knowledge and experience, and learn from colleagues working in diverse problem spaces.
Requirements
•A few years of industry experience in one of the 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
•Passionate about and proven experience in leading a team and growing the careers of team members
Conditions
•Competitive basic salary plus extensive benefits package including 25 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 clients and partners
•Closing Date for Applications: 28/02/2027. Accenture reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found
