Principal Engineer Senior Manager

At Accenture Federal Services, nothing matters more than helping the US federal government make the nation stronger and safer and life better for people. Our 13,000+ people are united in a shared purpose to pursue the limitless potential of technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations.

Join Accenture Federal Services, a technology company within global Accenture. Recognized as a Glassdoor Top 100 Best Place to Work, we offer a collaborative and caring community where you feel like you belong and are empowered to grow, learn and thrive through hands-on experience, certifications, industry training and more.

Join us to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward!

** The Work:*
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** Senior Principal Engineer Manager
** at Accenture Federal Services (AFS) is a top-tier technical leadership role. This position sits at the intersection of enterprise architecture, mission-critical delivery, and hands-on innovation. You aren't just managing people; you are the "engineer's engineer," responsible for the technical integrity of massive federal systems that impact millions of citizens. As a Principal Engineer, you will serve as the primary technical authority for high-stakes federal engagements.

You will bridge the gap between abstract mission goals and concrete, high-performance codebases.

** You will be responsible for:*
* + Define a product level technical vision aligned to customer outcomes and client goals.

+ Establish lightweight architectural guardrails (interfaces, patterns, conventions) that enable rapid iteration with quality.

+ Use business, user, and operational signals to prioritize for accelerated time to value.

+ Design and integrate AI capabilities where possible with clear interfaces, guardrails, and observability to ensure reliable, safe, and measurable user value.

+ Convert strategy into technical roadmaps, sequencing work by impact, effort, risk, and learning value.

+ Manage the complete product delivery lifecycle, encompassing conceptualization, development, launch, and iterative enhancement, with a focus on reducing cycle time and accelerating delivery.

+ Write product code and tests across the stack (e.g., back end Java/Python, front end React/Angular, data SQL/No

SQL).

+ Govern multiple product codebases; set measurable objectives and maintain code quality, engineering throughput, and release predictability.

+ Leverage AI tools for code generation, test authoring, defect triage, and documentation to shorten feedback loops, reduce cycle time, and improve developer throughput.

+ Establish domain driven modularity by defining bounded contexts, enforcing separation of concerns, and composing services/components to enable rapid iteration and safe refactoring.

+ Design APIs and contracts with stable, versioned REST interfaces, schemas and ensure backward compatibility and protect integrations through contract testing.

+ Model data and integrity via pragmatic relational/No

SQL schemas; enforce referential integrity and validation; plan sensible indexing and migration strategies.

+ Engineer for performance and scale using caching, pagination, batching, and concurrency controls; set performance budgets and profile regularly.

+ Design cloud native products with modular, scalable microservices and event driven patterns and clear contracts (REST/streaming/batch).

+ Standardize containers and orchestration by building images and operating containers with simple, repeatable deployment paths.

+ Implement data and streaming foundations using SQL/No

SQL models, caching tiers, and Kafka/Pub/Sub to deliver low latency, high throughput experiences.

+ Run CI/CD at speed with trunk-based development, automated tests, and progressive delivery (feature flags, blue green) to shorten feedback loops and reduce risk.

+ Set standards for clarity, reliability, performance, security, and observability; embed modern SDLC practices (Dev Sec Ops , trunk based development, feature flags, AI coding tools).

+ Serve as a primary technical authority and mentor; lead design reviews, improve documentation, and champion reusability for efficiency.

+ Provide concise, data driven updates on status, risks, trade offs, and decisions to executives and cross functional leadership.

+ Build confidence via transparent communication, disciplined execution, and fast, measurable results.

+ Iterate based on telemetry, experiment outcomes, and customer feedback; institutionalize learning and best practices.

+ Activate growth levers (new user flows, platform reuse, developer experience gains) to increase user value and engineering throughput.

** Here's What You Need:*
* + 10+ years software development

+ 8+ years full stack (back end: Java/Python; front end: Angular/React; data: SQL and No

SQL, cloud: AWS)

+ 5+ years developing, testing, and launching production software in big tech or startup environments

+ 3+ years leading product architecture and complex…