Staff Software Engineer (Platform)

Intuit; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 197,000 - 266,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Staff Software Engineer focusing on GenAI capabilities within a fast-paced environment. You will lead product development, drive architectural initiatives, and mentor engineers while engaging with the open-source community. This role offers a competitive compensation package in the Bay Area, with opportunities for bonuses and equity rewards.

Benefits

Bonuses

Equity rewards

Comprehensive benefits

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience, including at least 3 years in technical leadership roles.
• Proficiency in building distributed software platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead Big Data and GenAI agentic product development.
• Drive new architecture initiatives for the GenAI platform.
• Mentor engineers and lead small teams.

Skills

Cloud

Distributed Systems

Big Data

GenAI Tools

Java

Python

Communication

Teamwork

Education

MS in Computer Science

Tools

Kubernetes

Graph DBs

Job description

Join Intuit’s PDX AppFabric team as a Staff Software Engineer for GenAI agentic capability development in the Unified Interactions Platform (UPI) team

The UPI platform offers a centralized interactions store for App, AI Agents, and User interactions. If you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment with challenging engineering problems and leading world-class innovation, this role is for you.

Responsibilities

1. Lead Big Data and GenAI agentic product development by gathering requirements and making technical decisions.
2. Drive new architecture initiatives for the GenAI Agentic-based next-generation platform.
3. Contribute as a hands-on engineer with a proven track record in solving complex technical problems and producing high-quality code.
4. Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
5. Guide other engineers on high-scale distributed computing challenges.
6. Define, implement, and automate deployment of highly available, production workloads with zero downtime, including operational metrics for monitoring.
7. Serve as a technical subject matter expert, mentoring engineers and leading small teams in solving challenging programming and design problems.
8. Engage with the open-source community and collaborate with third-party partners.
9. Promote the product through blogs, social media, demos, and conference presentations.

Compensation and Benefits

Intuit offers a competitive package with a strong pay-for-performance approach. The base pay range in Bay Area, California, is $197,000 - $265,500. The role is eligible for bonuses, equity rewards, and benefits. Details can be found at Intuit: Careers | Benefits. Compensation is based on experience, skills, and location, with ongoing pay equity evaluations.

Minimum Qualifications

• MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of experience, including at least 3 years in technical leadership roles.
• Experience in four or more areas such as Cloud, Distributed Systems, Big Data, Event Processing, GenAI Tools, Agentic Architecture, Vector Stores, Graph DBs, Kubernetes, Semantic Clustering.
• Proficiency in building distributed software platforms in Java and Python.
• Excellent communication skills in English, both verbal and written.
• Motivated team player with a proactive attitude.
• Practical knowledge of distributed service design, messaging protocols, caching, and autonomous software practices.
• Passion for data-driven decision making and automation.
• Strong coding, architecture, debugging, and performance measurement skills.
• Ability to explain complex technical issues to diverse audiences.