Custom Software Engineering Lead

Pune Until 10/6/2026 5+ years exp First posted August 7, 2026 Last posted August 7, 2026
Job description
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 : Python (Programming Language)
Good to have skills : NA
Minimum 5 year(s) of experience is required
Educational Qualification : 15 years full time education

Summary:
As a Custom Software Engineering Lead, a typical day involves overseeing the technical vision and architectural framework of bespoke software projects. This role requires guiding teams through the entire lifecycle of software design and implementation, ensuring that development practices meet organizational goals. The position demands active involvement in setting standards that promote high-quality, scalable, and efficient software solutions, while fostering collaboration and innovation within the team environment.

Roles & Responsibilities:
- Expected to be an SME, collaborate and manage the team to perform.
- Responsible for team decisions.
- Engage with multiple teams and contribute on key decisions.
- Provide solutions to problems for their immediate team and across multiple teams.
- Lead the establishment and enforcement of development best practices and coding standards.
- Mentor team members to enhance their technical skills and professional growth.
- Coordinate cross-functional efforts to align software delivery with business priorities.

Professional & Technical Skills:
- Must To Have Skills: Proficiency in Python (Programming Language).
- Strong experience in software architecture design and implementation.
- Expertise in code quality assurance, including code reviews and automated testing.
- Ability to optimize software performance and scalability in complex environments.
- Familiarity with version control systems and continuous integration pipelines.
- Skilled in collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams to deliver integrated solutions.

Additional Information:
- The candidate should have minimum 5 years of experience in Python (Programming Language).
- This position is based at Client Onsite - Within India.
- 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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About this role

Summary

Lead software architecture, set standards, mentor teams, ensure quality and scalability.

Job title

Custom Software Engineering Lead

Experience level

5+ years

Minimum experience

5+ years exp

Industry

professional services

Location requirements

Onsite in Pune, India; no remote work allowed.

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

python

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

software architecturecode qualityperformance optimizationscalability
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Pune, Maharashtra, India

On-site City