Staff Software Engineer, Futures (AI)

Intuit; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Staff Software Engineer in the Emerging Experiences team, where you will lead the development of innovative customer experiences using cutting-edge technologies. This unique role offers the opportunity to work with a diverse team of designers, engineers, and data scientists to drive transformative solutions for small businesses and consumers. You will be responsible for designing high-performance software, mentoring junior engineers, and exploring emerging technologies. If you are passionate about technology and eager to make a significant impact, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software development experience with strong coding skills.
• Experience with public cloud and container-based development is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain high-performance software solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver quality products.

Skills

Java

JavaScript

Python

API design

Microservices

Agile methodologies

Effective communication

Mentoring

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science

Tools

AWS

GCP

Kubernetes

React

Jupyter

Pytorch

SQL

NoSQL

Job description

Join the Intuit Futures team as a software engineer in our Emerging Experiences team. Intuit is a global technology platform that helps consumers and small businesses overcome their most critical financial challenges. Serving more than 100 million customers worldwide with TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and Mailchimp, we believe that everyone should have the opportunity to prosper. We always work to find new, innovative ways to make that possible. Our Futures team incubates emerging technologies, user experiences, capabilities, and products that have the potential to be transformative to Intuit’s small businesses and customers.

We’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join our intrapreneurial team. In this role, you will help lead our Emerging Experiences team, which will focus on enabling Intuit to adopt and use emerging technologies to drive a step-change in the velocity of our products. You will have end-to-end responsibilities from spearheading to launching the next generation of customer experiences for Intuit’s flagship products through cutting-edge technologies. It’s a unique opportunity to be part of a multi-disciplined team of designers, engineers, data scientists, researchers, and analysts incubating new trajectory-changing experiences for Intuit.

Responsibilities

• Design, code, and maintain high-performance, scalable, and reliable software solutions that meet business needs.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Data Scientists, Designers, and other Engineering teams to refine requirements and deliver high-quality products.
• Provide mentorship and support to junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning.
• Participate in technology experimentation and evaluate emerging technologies to enhance product capabilities.
• Support a problem-focused and end-to-end solution mindset while balancing technical and business objectives.
• Engage in code reviews, design discussions, and contribute to architecture.
• Develop and advocate for clean code practices, automated testing, and continuous integration and deployment within and across teams.
• Share technical expertise within your team and contribute to internal knowledge-sharing via tech talks, code reviews, and other formal and informal mechanisms.
• Prepare and maintain technical documentation to facilitate clear understanding and sustainability of the codebase.
• Act as a role model for high standards in coding and design, influencing the team and promoting best practices in engineering.

Minimum Requirements

• BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent relevant work experience.
• At least 8 years of professional experience in software development.
• Strong design and coding skills in one or more programming languages such as Java, JavaScript, Python, or similar.
• Proven experience in developing web, software, or mobile applications using modern technology stacks, API design, microservices, public cloud, and designing for resilience and operational requirements.
• Experience with public cloud (AWS, GCP), container-based development (k8s), front-end frameworks (React), and/or AI development tools (Jupyter, Pytorch, etc.) are an asset.
• Knowledge or experience with AI and GenAI technologies such as LLM's, RAG, is a plus.
• Knowledge or experience working with AI voice and/or real-time avatar technologies is a plus.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to articulate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to mentor a team of developers through knowledge sharing and coding best practices.
• Experience with Agile methodologies and a commitment to iterative development and rapid delivery.
• A proactive and open-minded attitude toward exploring new technologies and problem-solving approaches.
• Knowledge in the domain of FinTech or a strong interest in financial technologies and personal finance solutions is a plus.
• Experience building web services (with Java, TypeScript or JavaScript) and databases (including SQL and NoSQL) is highly desired.