Staff Software Engineer

Intuit; South Bend (IN); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Intuit is seeking a Staff Software Engineer (Backend) to join the QuickBooks Capital & Lending platform. You will architect and build enterprise-scale SaaS backends using Java, Spring Boot, AWS and Kubernetes, while mentoring a team of engineers and driving design excellence.

The role blends hands-on coding with system design, performance, and cross-team collaboration to deliver robust financial software for QuickBooks customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of backend SaaS development experience.
• Proven leadership in cross-functional teams and project execution.
• Expertise in Java/J2EE, REST/SOAP services, and SQL databases.
• Strong AWS, containerization (Kubernetes) and CI/CD practice.
• Experience with Spring Boot and modern backend tech stack.
• Excellent communication and ability to mentor engineers.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop scalable online SaaS backend applications and prototypes.
• Lead requirements gathering, technical specs, and test planning for projects.
• Act as a technical SME, mentor engineers, and lead a small team on complex problems.
• Allocate 40–60% hands-on coding; balance with system design, operations, and mentoring.
• Produce architecture docs and presentations for stakeholders and teams.
• Resolve defects across QA, pre-prod, prod, and post-release patches.
• Collaborate with product, QA/QE, and business units to drive results.
• Promote well-architected, scalable web/mobile solutions with strong design.

Skills

Technical leadership

Backend architecture

Java/J2EE

REST/SOAP

AWS

Spring Boot

Kubernetes

SQL

SDLC

TDD

Communication

Education

BS or MS in Computer Science

Tools

Spring Boot

Java

Kubernetes

AWS

Kafka

ElasticSearch

REST API

Job description

Overview

Come join the QuickBooks Capital & Lending platform team as a Staff Software Engineer (Backend). You will join an innovative and passionate team of engineers using cutting edge technologies like Java, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, AWS, Elastic Search, Kafka, to build enterprise scale software for our QuickBooks customers. We are looking for an engineer with a background in back-end web technologies (Java/Kotlin, Spring, REST services, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Architecting and developing online web applications, prototypes, or proofs of concepts (POCs)
• Leading the gathering of functional requirements, developing technical specifications, and project & test planning
• Acting as the technical subject matter expert: Mentoring fellow engineers, demonstrating technical expertise, and leading a small team solving challenging programming and design problems
• Roughly 40-60% hands-on coding. Rest focused on System design, operational excellence and coaching/mentoring junior engineers.
• Generate technical documentation and PowerPoint presentations to communicate architectural and design options, and educate development teams and business users
• Resolve defects/bugs during QA testing, pre-production, production, and post-release patches
• Work cross-functionally with various Intuit teams including product management, QA/QE, various product lines, and/or business units to drive forward results
• Demonstrate a passion for developing well architected, elegant, web and/or mobile apps
• Experience with Agile Development, SCRUM, or Extreme Programming methodologies

Qualifications

• 8+ years experience designing and developing online SaaS applications (Backend).
• Strong leadership experience: Leading meetings, presenting, technical go to person, and cross-functional leader
• BS/MS in computer science or equivalent work experience
• Expertise with the following: Java/J2EE, SQL, AWS and other backend development technologies. Proficient with AI coding tools (Cursor, Claude or Codex)
• Expertise with the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• 5+ years experience with web services (consuming or creating) with REST or SOAP
• Excellent communication skills: Demonstrated ability to explain complex technical issues to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Expertise in the Software design/architecture process
• Expertise with unit testing & Test Driven Development (TDD)
• Business Acumen - strategic thinking & strategy development
• Building strong teams - set and evangelize vision, facilitative leadership, attract and retain key talent
• Experience in handling On-call responsibilities & production incidents for large scale, high throughput SaaS applications. Be a proponent of building systems for performance and scale.

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Intuit provides a competitive compensation package with a strong pay for performance rewards approach. This position may 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: