Senior Software Engineer

Intuit Inc.; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a seasoned software engineer to lead technical initiatives and mentor junior engineers. This role involves hands-on coding, designing scalable solutions, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative software that addresses critical customer needs. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in JavaScript, Node.js, and cloud computing, along with a passion for leveraging cutting-edge technologies. Join a dynamic team that values creativity and innovation while contributing to the mission of powering prosperity around the world.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in enterprise applications with a strong foundation in scalable code.
• Experience in UI frameworks and building RESTful APIs or microservices.

Responsibilities

• Gather functional requirements and develop technical specifications.
• Drive design and implementation of scalable software solutions.

Skills

JavaScript

Node.js

Java

RESTful APIs

Microservices

Test Automation

UI Frameworks (React, Backbone, Angular)

Algorithms and Design Patterns

Education

BS in Computer Science

MS in Computer Science

Tools

Kubernetes

Mesos

SQL/NoSQL Databases

Job description

Intuit is the global leader in financial management software where we have pioneered the shift to Virtual Platforms, cloud computing for consumers, small businesses and those that serve them. Intuit acts as a 40 year old startup, and we are constantly disrupting ourselves as we identify major new technology and design trends that are needed to deliver our mission to power prosperity around the world. Our groups are fast-paced teams focused on delivering innovative capabilities, and having fun while doing it.

Responsibilities

• Gathering functional requirements, developing technical specifications, and project & test planning
• Act in a technical leadership capacity: Mentoring junior engineers, new team members, and applying technical expertise to challenging programming and design problems
• Contribute to the design and architecture of the project
• Drive design and implementation of durable software solutions that will solve critical customer problems, are scalable, secure, easy to maintain, and interact with numerous other systems
• Roughly 80% hands-on coding
• Provide recommendations and best practices for application development, platform development, and developer tools
• Capture requirements and use cases
• Actively stay abreast on industry best practices, share learnings, and experiment and apply cutting edge technologies
• Provide/inspire innovations that fuel the growth of Intuit as a whole and generate creative ideas for emerging business needs
• Work cross-functionally with various Intuit teams: product management, product development, business units to drive forward results

Minimum Requirements

• BS/MS in Computer Science or related area or equivalent experience
• 6+ years total experience delivering enterprise class applications
• Solid foundation in writing scalable application code following best practices of accessibility, internationalization and instrumentation
• Experience with cross-browser, cross-platform, and design constraints on the web and mobile
• Solid knowledge of algorithms and design patterns
• 3+ years of JavaScript application design and testing experience
• 3+ years of experience in mid-tier like Node and Java
• Experience with test automation: TDD, unit/integration/functional testing
• Experience with Relational Database Design and Implementation
• Experience in UI frameworks like React, Backbone, Angular
• Experience building RESTful or GraphQL APIs and microservices using Java, Spring, SpringBoot, SQL/NoSQL databases

Desired Skills

• Practical experience in developing applications using microservices, container technologies, container management systems such as Kubernetes, Mesos, etc.
• Strong experience with Database design (SQL, NoSQL) and analytics
• Prior working experience in utility computing and/or cloud computing domain
• Experience building and deploying applications and services into cloud environments