Intuit Inc

Staff Software Engineer

Intuit Inc$150K — $180K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience in designing and developing online SaaS applications (Backend)
  • Strong leadership skills in cross-functional settings
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science or equivalent experience
  • Expertise in Java/J2EE, SQL, AWS, and other backend development technologies
  • Proficient with AI coding tools (Cursor, Claude, or Codex)
  • Thorough understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
  • 5+ years of experience with web services (REST or SOAP)

Responsibilities

  • Architect and develop online web applications and prototypes or proofs of concept
  • Lead requirement gathering, technical specifications, and project planning
  • Mentor engineers, demonstrating technical expertise and leading a small team
  • Engage in 40-60% hands-on coding, with the remaining focus on system design and mentoring
  • Generate technical documentation and presentations for communication purposes
  • Resolve defects during various stages from QA to post-release
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Intuit teams to drive results
  • Show a passion for creating well-architected web or mobile applications

Benefits

  • Comprehensive compensation package with pay-for-performance rewards
  • Eligibility for cash bonuses and equity rewards
  • Strong focus on fair pay practices across ethnicities and genders
  • Opportunities for professional development and career growth
  • Flexible work environment with a focus on team collaboration
Full Job Description
Come join the QuickBooks Capital & Lending platform team as a Staff Software Engineer (Backend). You will join an innovative and passionate team of engineers using cutting edge technologies like Java, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, AWS, Elastic Search, Kafka, to build enterprise scale software for our QuickBooks customers. We are looking for an engineer with a background in back-end web technologies (Java/Kotlin, Spring, REST services, etc.)

Responsibilities

Architecting and developing online web applications, prototypes, or proofs of concepts (POCs)

Leading the gathering of functional requirements, developing technical specifications, and project & test planning

Acting as the technical subject matter expert: Mentoring fellow engineers, demonstrating technical expertise, and leading a small team solving challenging programming and design problems

Roughly 40-60% hands-on coding. Rest focused on System design, operational excellence and coaching/mentoring junior engineers.

Generate technical documentation and PowerPoint presentations to communicate architectural and design options, and educate development teams and business users

Resolve defects/bugs during QA testing, pre-production, production, and post-release patches

Work cross-functionally with various Intuit teams including product management, QA/QE, various product lines, and/or business units to drive forward results

Demonstrate a passion for developing well architected, elegant, web and/or mobile apps

Experience with Agile Development, SCRUM, or Extreme Programming methodologies

Qualifications

8+ years experience designing and developing online SaaS applications (Backend).

Strong leadership experience: Leading meetings, presenting, technical go to person, and cross-functional leader

BS/MS in computer science or equivalent work experience

Expertise with the following: Java/J2EE, SQL, AWS and other backend development technologies. Proficient with AI coding tools (Cursor, Claude or Codex)

Expertise with the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

5+ years experience with web services (consuming or creating) with REST or SOAP

Excellent communication skills: Demonstrated ability to explain complex technical issues to both technical and non-technical audiences

Expertise in the Software design/architecture process

Expertise with unit testing & Test Driven Development (TDD)

Business Acumen - strategic thinking & strategy development

Building strong teams - set and evangelize vision, facilitative leadership, attract and retain key talent

Experience in handling On-call responsibilities & production incidents for large scale, high throughput SaaS applications. Be a proponent of building systems for performance and scale.

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Intuit provides a competitive compensation package with a strong pay for performance rewards approach. This position may 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 ). 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:

About Intuit Inc

Intuit offers business and financial management solutions for SMBs, financial institutions, consumers, and accounting professionals. The company’s product portfolio includes TurboTax, a software solution that offers free tax filing, efile taxes, and income tax returns; Quicken; QuickBooks; Mint.com, and more. It also offers end-to-end solutions for online tax preparation, download products, mobile tax prep, mortgage interest and property tax, corporations tax, military tax, and more. Intuit was founded by Tom Proulx and Scott Cook in 1983 and is based in Mountain View, California. The company serves customers in North America, Asia, Europe, and Australia with offices in the United States, Canada, India, U.K., and Singapore.

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13,500 employees
Market Cap
$107.4 billion
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Net Income
$1.7 billion
Founded
1983
5 Year Trend
+19.6%
Revenue
$7.7 billion
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