Principal Software Engineer (Fully Remote)

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

Please Note: Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory BPSS and SC security clearance which requires 5 years continuous UK address history at the point of application.

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.

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. They range from scale-ups through to national and international blue-chip names and public sector organizations.

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. We typically work hand-in-hand with our clients to build great digital products for them and for their customers. This role often involves leading client accounts holistically, people, delivery, quality, and commercials.

Our team is dedicated to applying great engineering to get great outcomes. 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.

You’re highly comfortable in client‑facing roles, building trusted relationships with stakeholders and delivering against clear expectations. You bring solid full‑stack engineering experience (not purely front end or back end), working across the full development lifecycle. Your core technology experience includes React, Node.js, Python, and Java. You have hands‑on cloud experience, designing and delivering solutions on AWS and/or Azure. AI experience is essential: you have a proven AI skillset demonstrated through certification and/or real delivery experience. You have contributed to architectural and technical design decisions, helping shape scalable and robust solutions.

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!