Staff Software Engineer - AI-Driven Tax Experiences

Intuit, Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 189,000 - 255,000; Full time

Job summary

Intuit, Inc. is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to architect the next generation of intelligent tax experiences powering TurboTax.

You will lead across the Tax Experiences org, drive AI-powered innovation, and guide teams to build scalable, secure software for peak seasonal load.

Collaborate with product, design, data science, and compliance across time zones to deliver reliable, high-performance tax solutions. This role offers impact across the company and customers.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of total experience delivering enterprise-class applications, with a track record of technical leadership at Staff level or above.
• 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.
• Deep expertise in algorithms, design patterns, and distributed systems architecture.
• Proficiency in mid-tier languages like Java, and experience architecting high-throughput backend services.
• Experience with test automation: TDD, unit/integration/functional testing, at scale.
• Experience with relational database design and implementation; strong experience with SQL/NoSQL database design and analytics.
• Deep experience building CI/CD pipelines and driving engineering velocity across teams.
• Practical experience developing applications using microservices and container technologies/management systems such as Kubernetes.
• Prior experience in cloud computing environments and building/deploying applications and services.
• Proficient in building or integrating AI models using LLM prompting, AutoML, etc.
• Skilled in evaluating AI performance in production and optimizing accordingly.
• Ability to lead AI integration and coach engineers across levels.

Responsibilities

• Drive significant technology initiatives end-to-end across multiple layers of the Tax Experiences architecture.
• Architect and develop scalable, resilient applications for peak seasonal traffic spikes.
• Design durable software solutions that are scalable, secure, and easy to maintain.
• Set technical direction and best practices across the org.
• Stay current with AI and tax-tech industry practices and experiment with new techniques.
• Introduce innovations to fuel Tax Experiences growth and new tax scenarios.
• Collaborate with global cross-functional teams across time zones.
• Communicate clearly to all levels, including executives.
• Identify opportunities to enhance tax software with AI-driven guidance and automation.
• Coach and mentor engineers on software engineering and AI applications.

Skills

Technical leadership

Architectural design

Distributed systems

AI integration

Mentoring

Communication

Education

B.S./M.S. in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Java

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud platforms

SQL/NoSQL databases

Job description

Intuit, Inc. is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to architect the next generation of intelligent tax experiences powering TurboTax.

You will lead across the Tax Experiences org, drive AI-powered innovation, and guide teams to build scalable, secure software for peak seasonal load.

Collaborate with product, design, data science, and compliance across time zones to deliver reliable, high-performance tax solutions. This role offers impact across the company and customers.