Staff Backend Engineer: AI-Driven, Scalable Microservices

Intuit; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Intuit in Lexington, KY seeks an experienced Senior Software Architect to lead AI-enabled system design and scalable cloud services. You will coordinate multi-team efforts across microservices, data pipelines, and platform tooling to deliver robust software solutions.

You will mentor engineers, define best practices for AI integration, CI/CD, and performance monitoring, and collaborate with product managers, data scientists and executives to align technical vision with business goals.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Computer Science or related area or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years delivering enterprise-class applications.
• Experience with scalable web/mobile apps, accessibility and internationalization.
• Strong knowledge of algorithms and design patterns.
• Proficient in Java and mid-tier languages.
• Experience with TDD and test automation.
• Experience with relational databases (SQL) and NoSQL.
• Experience with cloud and containerized microservices (Kubernetes, Mesos).
• Experience building/ integrating AI models and AI production monitoring.
• Ability to lead AI integration and mentor engineers.

Responsibilities

• Drive technology initiatives end-to-end across architecture.
• Architect and develop scalable applications.
• Lead durable software solutions for customers that are scalable and secure.
• Provide best practices for development and tools.
• Stay current with industry best practices and new tech.
• Drive innovations that fuel Intuit's growth and emerging needs.
• Collaborate with global, cross-functional teams across time zones.
• Communicate clearly to staff and executives.
• Identify opportunities to enhance software with AI.
• Mentor junior engineers on AI-enabled engineering.
• Launch AI integrations in production and measure impact.

Skills

Java

CI/CD

Microservices

Cloud platforms

AI integration

TDD

SQL/NoSQL

Kubernetes

Software architecture

Performance monitoring

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science or related area

Tools

Kubernetes

Mesos

Cloud platforms

AutoML

Job description

Intuit in Lexington, KY seeks an experienced Senior Software Architect to lead AI-enabled system design and scalable cloud services. You will coordinate multi-team efforts across microservices, data pipelines, and platform tooling to deliver robust software solutions.

You will mentor engineers, define best practices for AI integration, CI/CD, and performance monitoring, and collaborate with product managers, data scientists and executives to align technical vision with business goals.