Software Product & Platform Engineering Specialist

Job Description Overview

We Are:

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 accenture.com

You Are:

Accenture Products & Platforms for HR, Talent and Skilling (APP HTS) is a dedicated software business within Accenture, specializing in complementary applications for SAP environments. With a focus on enhancing SAP ERP Human Capital Management, SAP SuccessFactors, and SAP Plant Maintenance, APP HTS develops, sells, supports, and maintains innovative add-on solutions that extend core SAP capabilities. While our 150 specialists in software development, product management, support and testing help HR and Plant Maintenance teams to make the transition to working more efficiently and effectively, raising productivity, and driving better business outcomes. To learn more about the Accenture Products & Platforms for HR, Talent and Skilling practice, please visit our site.

The WiredUp platform, although not related to SAP, will join the APP HTS business unit as a new product offering within the software business.

The Work:

The Software Engineer will be part of the software development team and participates in all phases of the software development project life cycle, includes analysis, design, develop code, test business software applications and project implementation. This will include:

• Develop and maintain high-performance web applications using C# ASP.NET Core and RESTful Web API Indeed
• Design and implement secure, scalable APIs consumed by the React front end and potentially third-party integrations
• Implement authentication and authorisation using JWT/OAuth2, including integration with Azure Active Directory / Entra ID
• Apply SOLID principles and clean architecture patterns to maintain a maintainable and testable codebase
• Design and optimise SQL Server schemas, stored procedures, and queries for performance at scale
• Write optimised and secure SQL queries and use ORMs such as Entity Framework Core effectively
• Evaluate and implement caching strategies (e.g. Redis) to reduce database load and improve response times
• Contribute to and influence system architecture decisions, ensuring the SaaS platform is built for multi-tenancy, scalability, and security
• Work on complex problems having broad impact that require in-depth analysis and judgment to obtain results or solutions
• Participate in code reviews, ensuring high standards of code quality and maintainability
• Mentor junior and mid-level developers, setting standards for code quality, patterns, and best practices
• Proactively identify and address performance bottlenecks, security vulnerabilities, and scalability constraints as the product and user base grow

Travel may be required for this role depending on business need and client requirements

Here’s What You Need:

• C# and ASP.NET Core (Web API, minimal APIs)
• Entity Framework Core, LINQ
• RESTful API design principles; experience with gRPC or GraphQL is a plus
• Authentication & authorisation: OAuth2, OpenID Connect, JWT, Azure Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)
• SOLID principles, clean architecture, DDD patterns
• SQL Server — schema design, query optimisation, indexing strategies, stored procedures
• Entity Framework Core migrations
• Caching: Redis or Azure Cache
• Microservices vs monolith trade-offs in a SaaS context
• Multi-tenancy patterns — data isolation, tenant-aware routing, per-tenant config
• Event-driven architecture using Azure Service Bus or Event Grid
• API versioning, backward compatibility, and contract testing
• Security-first design: OWASP awareness, data encryption, least-privilege access

Bonus Points If:

• Experience with AI/ML integration (Azure OpenAI, Semantic Kernel, Copilot extensibility)
• External client-facing consulting experience

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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