Software Engineer - Leeds

Locations: Leeds

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

Please Note: Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory 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.

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. 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.

As a team: Accenture Software & Platform Engineering is powered by a community of 1,000+ experts and provides end-to-end product engineering solutions which deliver tangible value, fast. We partner with clients across all sectors—from fast-growing scale-ups to national and global blue-chip companies, as well as public sector organizations. Our teams regularly develop products that reach and impact millions of users.

As a member of our Software & Platform Engineering team, you will:

• Develop traditional and serverless applications and services in an agile and collaborative environment using source control that integrate with data storage services / message buses and other architectural elements.
• Deploy these applications using features such as containers to cloud leveraging CI/CD to support this process backed with good observability when running these in production.
• Ensure quality through the creation of documentation and use of unit / integration / contract testing with a consideration of security / performance requirements.

As a Software Engineer, you will:

• Design, develop, and implement cutting-edge digital applications to address unique business challenges across various industries.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create innovative and effective solutions.
• Use modern deployment methods, such as containers and cloud services, supported by CI/CD pipelines and strong production observability.
• Ensure high-quality outcomes through robust documentation and comprehensive testing (unit, integration, and contract testing), considering security, accessibility, and performance requirements.

We are looking for experience in the following skills:

• Industry experience in one of following: Java / Typescript / C# / Python / Go.
• Experience with Cloud Native technologies on AWS.
• Hands-on experience in scripting languages such as Python, Shell, and other scripting languages to support DevOps and Quality Engineering work.
• Build automation tools to support CI/CD pipeline.
• Hands-on experience with GenAI, or evidence of actively pursuing personal GenAI projects outside of work.
• Strong Accessibility, Security, Performance and Caching coding.

Set yourself apart:

• A creative and analytical approach to problem-solving.
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills to resolve complex technical issues.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively in diverse teams.
• Proven experience shaping and delivering work across small to medium-sized projects.
• Experience in Financial Services.

What is in it for you:

At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes up to 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 our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first-class services we are known for.

Closing Date for Applications: 30/01/2026

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