Staff Software Engineer

Intuit; West Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 203,000 - 274,000; Full time

Job summary

Intuit Fintech Platform team is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to design and build scalable applications, including prototypes and POCs, with leadership across technical execution and cross-functional collaboration.

You will mentor engineers, shape architecture, and drive delivery of AI-enhanced solutions, leveraging GenAI concepts to advance our fintech platform in a fast-paced environment with ambiguity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; Master’s preferred or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of professional experience designing and developing large-scale software solutions.
• Advanced proficiency in cloud solutions, especially AWS, and strong CI/CD/DevOps familiarity.
• Passion for growing technical skills to serve customers.
• Motivated, results-oriented, thrives in fast-paced environments with ambiguity.
• Commitment to team success and positive dynamics.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop scalable applications, prototypes and POCs.
• Lead requirements gathering, technical design, project planning, implementation, and testing.
• Mentor engineers, provide architectural guidance, and lead small teams to solve complex problems.
• Create clear technical documentation and communicate design choices effectively across teams.
• Identify and address defects throughout development, release and post-production phases.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, prioritize features, and manage risk.
• Stay ahead of industry trends, influence technology direction, and drive strategic decisions.
• Own end-to-end customer problems and deliver robust, elegant solutions with AI-enhanced capabilities.

Skills

Cloud solutions

DevOps

Leadership

Customer focus

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

AWS

CI/CD

DevOps practices

Job description

Overview

Come join the Intuit Fintech Platform team as a Staff Software Engineer. Intuit Fintech is your trusted financial expert empowering financial prosperity for businesses and consumers through a convenient, powerful, AI-native fintech platform. We process millions of transactions every day across various payment instruments. Millions of customers and merchants send billions of dollars moving at light-speed through our systems annually.

Come join the Intuit Fintech Platform team as a Staff Software Engineer. Intuit Fintech is your trusted financial expert empowering financial prosperity for businesses and consumers through a convenient, powerful, AI-native fintech platform. We process millions of transactions every day across various payment instruments. Millions of customers and merchants send billions of dollars moving at light-speed through our systems annually.

Responsibilities

• Architect & Develop: Design and build scalable applications, including prototypes and POCs.
• Lead Technical Execution: Drive requirements gathering, technical design, project planning, implementation, and testing.
• Technical Leadership: Mentor engineers, provide architectural guidance, and lead small teams to solve complex problems.
• Documentation & Communication: Produce clear technical documentation and communicate design choices effectively across teams.
• Quality & Support: Identify and address defects throughout development, release, and post-production phases.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, prioritize features, and optimize risk and compliance capabilities
• Innovation & Strategy: Stay ahead of industry trends, influence technology direction, and drive strategic decisions.
• Ownership & Delivery: Take end-to-end ownership of ambiguous customer problems and deliver robust, elegant solutions. Drive the development of AI-enhanced applications, leveraging GenAI concepts and frameworks to deliver transformative solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field (Master's degree preferred) or equivalent work experience.
• 10+ years of professional experience in designing and developing large scale software solutions
• Advanced proficiency in cloud solutions, particularly AWS, and strong familiarity with modern CI/CD and DevOps practices.
• Passion for growing and applying technical skills to serve our customers
• Highly motivated and results-oriented individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is comfortable with ambiguity.
• Commitment to team success and positive team dynamics

Compensation & Benefits

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

New York $202,500 - $274,000