Accenture

Accenture

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Custom Software Engineering Lead

Posted Sep 21, 2026

Role at a glance

Job function
Software Engineering & IT Software Engineering
Salary
Not Disclosed
Location
Chennai
Work arrangement
On-site
Employment
Full-time
Experience
Minimum 5 year(s) of experience is required
Education
15 years full time education

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Role Summary

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The role leads the technical direction and architecture of custom software solutions while participating in the design, development, testing, rollout, maintenance, optimization, and support of new systems. The work is performed within a product team alongside developers and other stakeholders, with responsibility for software quality, scalability, performance, and delivery.

What You'll Do

  • Write and implement effective, secure, and maintainable software.
  • Perform unit, developer, integration, UI, and performance testing, including test automation, manual testing, and smoke tests.
  • Design and optimize databases.
  • Maintain build pipelines, related infrastructure, and middleware.
  • Monitor delivered artefacts and products and provide 3rd level support.
  • Work closely with developers, product owners, UX/UI designers, business and systems analysts, and other stakeholders.

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Qualifications

Required: Java Enterprise Edition; minimum 5 years of experience; analytical and problem-solving skills; clean code principles; software development techniques such as TDD, BDD, ATDD, or Pair Programming.

Required

  • Java Enterprise Edition
  • Minimum 5 years of experience
  • Analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Clean code principles
  • Software development techniques such as TDD, BDD, ATDD, Pair Programming, etc.

Preferred

  • Spring Boot
  • JavaScript

Original job description

Content provided by the employer

Project Role : Custom Software Engineering Lead
Project Role Description : Own the technical direction and architecture of custom software solutions, leading teams through design and delivery. Set development standards and ensure code quality, scalability, and performance aligned to business objectives.
Must have skills : Java Enterprise Edition
Good to have skills : Spring Boot, JavaScript
Minimum 5 year(s) of experience is required
Educational Qualification : 15 years full time education

Summary:
A Software Engineer is taking part in all relevant steps of design
ing and creating new systems. This process starts with involve
ments in the initial idea, planning & design to actual coding, doc
umenting and testing. It continues with the roll-out and the contin
uous maintenance and optimization as well as the support of the
solution built.
These tasks are usually undertaken by a product team consisting
of Software Engineers plus other professions sharing tasks and
responsibilities. Each member carries out a particular step of the
development process.

Roles & Responsibilities:
Writing and implementing effective, secure and maintainable software
- Quality assurance: Testing (Unit, developer, integration, UI, performance) incl. test automation as well as manual testing
and smoke tests
- Database: design & optimization
- Maintenance of build pipelines, related infrastructure and middleware
- Software craftsmanship, ensuring inner software quality, Clean code, peer-review, pair-programming
- Identification of potential for synergies, optimizations and refactorings
- Exchange with stakeholder: feature evaluation, planning, discussion & consulting, gain and share insights into business domain
- Operations & monitoring of delivered artefacts and products
- 3rd level support
- Special responsibilities e.g. release management
- Work closely with other developers, PO, UX/UI designers, business and systems analysts as well as other stakeholders

Professional & Technical Skills:
has practical experience in one or more relevant programming language and framework
- has analytical and problem-solving skills
- adheres to clean code principles
- has practiced different software development techniques
(e.g. TDD, BDD, ATDD, Pair Programming, etc.)
- has the creativity in finding innovative and effective solutions
- has a strong identification with the respective product and takes responsibility
- is ideally a good communicator and thus able to consult stakeholders as well as other members of the team

Additional Information:
- The candidate should have minimum 5 years of experience in Java Enterprise Edition.
- This position is based at our Chennai office.
- A 15 years full time education is required.

15 years full time education

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

Visit us at www.accenture.com 

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Accenture

About the company

Accenture

Large Enterprise

Accenture is a global professional services company that specializes in providing consulting, technology, and outsourcing services. With a diverse range of industries served, including financial services, healthcare, and telecommunications, Accenture leverages advanced technologies and data analytics to help organizations improve their performance and drive innovation. Committed to sustainable progress, the company emphasizes its dedication to inclusivity, digital transformation, and building a more sustainable future for its clients and communities. With a presence in over 120 countries, Accenture is known for its expertise in integrating cutting-edge solutions that address complex business challenges.