Staff Software Engineer

Intuit Inc.; Remote; CAD 184,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial software company seeks a Back End Staff Software Engineer to enhance customer-focused products. The role involves designing solutions, developing web applications primarily in Java, and guiding agile teams. Candidates should have over 6 years of experience in web applications, AWS expertise, and strong communication skills. Competitive compensation includes cash bonuses and equity rewards, reflecting skills and performance.

Benefits

Competitive compensation package

Cash bonus and equity rewards

Comprehensive benefits

Qualifications

• 6+ years experience developing high-volume web applications using Java.
• 2+ years experience with Amazon Web Services.
• Client side experience – JavaScript, React / Redux or similar / HTML / CSS / Sass.
• Server side experience – Java, DBs, hosting in an AWS environment.
• Excellent communication skills to explain complex technical issues.
• Experience with unit testing & Test Driven Development (TDD).

Responsibilities

• Understand application and service architectures to design solutions.
• Communicate with users and technical leaders to collect requirements.
• Develop frontend experiences using React.
• Propose changes to improve performance and scalability.
• Guide a large scrum team for TurboTax web experiences.

Skills

Java

JavaScript

React

RESTful web services

Agile Development

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science

Tools

AWS

Job description

Come join the Center of Money team as a Back End Staff Software Engineer working on strategic products and features designed to tackle new customer markets and drive growth for Intuit. We are a fast‑moving team using deep customer empathy and insights to produce rapid value for the company and our customers.

Responsibilities

• Understand application and service architectures in order to design solutions to enhance the customer experience.
• Communicate with users, other technical leaders, and management to collect requirements, describe software product features, and contribute to architectural technical designs.
• Develop frontend experiences using React and Intuit specific languages.
• Work cross‑functionally with various Intuit teams: product management, QA/QE, various product lines, or business units to drive forward results.
• Propose and evaluate changes to the deployment architecture to improve performance, scalability, and/or manageability.
• Experience writing RESTful web services.
• Solve complex problems and provide clear and concise recommendations evaluating and identifying appropriate technical solutions.
• Guiding a large scrum team responsible for end‑to‑end TurboTax web experiences.
• Acting in a technical leadership capacity: mentoring junior engineers, new team members and applying technical expertise to challenging programming and design problems (Roughly 60‑75% hands‑on coding).
• Experience with Agile Development, SCRUM, or Extreme Programming methodologies.

Pay offered is based on factors such as job‑related knowledge, skills, experience, and work location. To drive ongoing fair pay for employees, Intuit conducts regular comparisons across categories of ethnicity and gender.

Qualifications

• 6+ years experience developing high‑volume web applications using Java.
• 2+ years experience with Amazon Web Services.
• Client side experience – JavaScript, React / Redux or similar / HTML / CSS / Sass (or equivalent).
• Server side experience – Java, DBs, hosting in an AWS environment.
• BS/MS in computer science or equivalent work experience.
• Excellent communication skills: Demonstrated ability to explain complex technical issues to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Innovator; proven track record of innovative software delivery.
• Experience with the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Strong understanding of the Software design/architecture process.
• Experience with unit testing & Test Driven Development (TDD).
• Passion for growing and applying technical skills in service to customers.
• Experience with Agile Development, SCRUM, and/or Extreme Programming methodologies.
• Will be on‑call for urgent issues.

Intuit provides a competitive compensation package with a strong pay for performance rewards approach. This position will be eligible for a cash bonus, equity rewards and benefits, in accordance with our applicable plans and programs (see more about our compensation and benefits at Intuit®: Careers | Benefits). Pay offered is based on factors such as job‑related knowledge, skills, experience, and work location. To drive ongoing fair pay for employees, Intuit conducts regular comparisons across categories of ethnicity and gender. The expected base pay range for this position is: Southern California: $184,500.00 - 250,000.00