Management Level: 07 - Manager

Location: Bangalore / Gurgaon

Must have skills:

- Backend Development (.NET / Golang / Java / Node.js)
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- AWS
- Relational Databases (PostgreSQL / MySQL)
- Unit & Integration Testing
- Hands-on experience with AI coding tools (Cursor / Claude)

Good to have skills:

- Frontend Development (React / Angular / HTML)

Experience:

- Minimum 10 year(s) of experience is required

Educational Qualification:

- B.Tech / BE

Job Summary: As a Principal Engineer, you will be the technical anchor for the Accenture LearnVantage (ALV) product - setting the development workflow, driving architecture and design decisions, and raising the engineering bar across teams. You will be deeply hands-on in code, guide multiple squads, and shape how the platform evolves technically over time.

Roles & Responsibilities:

- Define and evolve the development workflow, engineering standards, and best practices across ALV teams.
- Lead key architecture and design decisions; guide services through significant technical evolution while keeping existing systems stable and supported.
- Stay deeply hands-on: prototype, build critical components, and review code to set the standard.
- Partner with internal and external teams to turn ambiguous requirements into sound technical designs and actionable plans.




- Mentor engineers and managers; act as a technical multiplier across the unit.
- Champion the adoption of AI development tools (Cursor / Claude) and modern testing/CI practices.

Professional & Technical Skills: Must To Have Skills:

- Deep proficiency in one or more backend stacks (.NET / Golang / Java / Node.js), with the ability to work across them.
- Strong hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, and relational databases (PostgreSQL / MySQL).
- First-hand experience writing unit and integration tests and establishing testing standards.
- Minimum 1 year of experience using AI coding tools (Cursor / Claude); evidence of championing these tools at their org/unit.
- Experience leading/mentoring engineering teams (minimum team size of 3) in a technical capacity.
- Comfortable working in a MacBook (macOS) qualified environment.

Good to have:

- Working knowledge of frontend development (React / Angular / HTML).

Additional Information: The ideal candidate is a hands-on technical leader - a go-getter who influences through code and design, not just direction. Strong track record of driving architecture, workflow, and quality across multiple teams. This position is based at our Bangalore / Gurgaon office.

Locations: Job No. 14573119 | Multiple Locations

📌 Principal Engineer Manager (India)
🏢 Accenture
📍 India