Staff Software Engineer - Back End

Intuit

San Diego (CA)

Hybrid

USD 184,500 - 250,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Cash bonus

Equity rewards

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

A leading software company seeks a Staff Software Engineer - Backend in San Diego to innovate on financial applications. The ideal candidate will drive high-impact technology initiatives, architect scalable systems, and leverage AI technologies. This role, offering a competitive salary between $184,500 and $250,000, includes mentoring junior engineers and collaborating across global teams. Hybrid work is recommended, requiring 3 days in the San Diego office. Join us to impact millions of users and shape the future of intelligent software solutions.

Qualifications

7+ years of experience delivering enterprise-class applications.
Solid knowledge of algorithms and design patterns.
Experience in developing applications using microservices.

Responsibilities

Drive significant technology initiatives end-to-end.
Architect and develop scalable applications or systems.
Provide recommendations for application and platform development.

Skills

Scalable application code

Mid-tier programming languages (Java)

Test automation (TDD, unit testing)

Relational Database Design

Cloud deployment

Microservices architecture

AI technology evaluation

Communication skills

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Tools

Kubernetes

SQL

NoSQL

Job description

Overview

Are you ready to help reinvent the way millions of people file their taxes, monitor their financial wellbeing and make money decisions?

Overview

Are you ready to help reinvent the way millions of people file their taxes, monitor their financial wellbeing and make money decisions?

Come join Intuit’s DynEx Team as a Staﬀ Software Engineer - Backend, to help shape how Intuit designs, crafts, operates, and runs its applications. In this position, you will have the opportunity to play a critical role in architecting and building foundational services to make a massive impact on Intuit’s transformation into a modernized, AI-driven platform.

We are seeking a Staﬀ Software Developer with a strong passion for building successful applications, services, and APIs that deliver big value to customers. You are comfortable in dealing with ambiguity and changes. You love to take initiative and have a bias towards action. You are not afraid to tackle diﬃcult problems and dive into new technologies. You are highly motivated and a creative problem solver with a passion for innovation.

This Is Your Chance To

Solve high-scale, high-impact engineering challenges that touch millions of users.
Work with cutting-edge technologies to design systems that are fast, reliable, and secure.
Be part of a team that is building/driving the core architecture for the future of intelligent, modernized, AI-driven platform experiences at Intuit.

Intuit has embraced a hybrid way of working. This is a hybrid role with the expectation of working from our San Diego oﬃce 3 days per week.

Responsibilities

Drive significant technology initiatives end-to-end and across multiple layers of architecture.
Architect and develop scalable applications or systems.
Drive the design and implementation of durable software solutions to solve critical customer problems that are scalable, secure, easy to maintain, and interact with numerous other systems.
Provide recommendations and best practices for application development, platform development, and developer tools.
Actively stay abreast of 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 with global, cross-functional teams across time zones.
Communicate clearly, succinctly, and persuasively to all levels of employees, customers, and management (including executives)
Proactively identify opportunities to enhance software applications with AI technology
Coach and mentor junior engineers on best practices of software engineering, leveraging AI to enhance applications, and building their technical expertise to ensure efficient and effective outcomes
Knowledge of building AI native applications

Guide the applicability of AI to customer problems through a deep understanding of the value and limitations of AI technologies.
Understand evaluation tools to validate and measure the accuracy of solutions.

Qualifications

BS/MS in Computer Science or related area or equivalent experience.
7+ years of total experience delivering enterprise-class applications.
Solid foundation in writing scalable application code following best practices of accessibility, internationalization, and instrumentation.
Solid knowledge of algorithms and design patterns.
Proficiency in mid-tier languages like Java.
Experience with test automation: TDD, unit/integration/functional testing.
Experience with Relational Database Design and Implementation.
Understanding of and an interest in building CI/CD pipelines.
Practical experience in developing applications using microservices, container technologies, container management systems such as Kubernetes, Mesos, etc.
Strong experience with Databases design (SQL, NoSQL) and analytics.
Experience building and deploying applications and services into cloud environments.
Excellent communication skills: Demonstrated ability to explain complex technical issues to both technical and non-technical audiences
Skilled in evaluating and monitoring the performance of AI technology in production and making necessary adjustments to ensure optimal application performance
Possesses an in-depth understanding of AI integration and can lead the integration process effectively, while coaching junior engineers on how to leverage AI
Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, including data scientists, product managers, and software engineers

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:

Southern California: $184,500 - $250,000

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