Staff Software Engineer

Intuit

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Work type
On-site
Location
New York, NY
Salary
$202,500–$274,000 / yr
Posted
30 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $225k
This role $238k
$166k most similar roles pay here $286k

This role pays more than 70% of similar roles. Most pay $198,163–$251,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $238k versus about $225k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Intuit

Intuit is a financial software company known for products like TurboTax, QuickBooks, Mint, and Credit Karma, helping consumers and small businesses manage their finances and taxes. Industry: Financial Software & Technology

Intuit currently has 174 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $202,500–$274,000 across 152 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Software Engineer

Fintech Futures - Staff Software Engineer joins a specialized engineering team focused on defining the next generation of fintech integration protocols. This role involves owning the technical vision for major capabilities such as agent-initiated settlement, edge AI-driven financial agents, and portable verifiable trust. You will lead technical designs that influence industry standards, manage cross-system risks across the portfolio, and bridge the gap between engineering and compliance stakeholders to move proof points into scalable products. The role requires expertise in distributed systems, agent-driven development, and infrastructure for large-scale business environments. Candidates must be proficient in Java, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Node, and Kubernetes-based runtimes like AWS EKS. You will solve complex problems regarding autonomous code navigation and on-device inference while navigating the technical ambiguity of emerging fintech infrastructures including payment settlement and identity systems.

What does a Software Engineer earn in New York?

Median $224000 from 203 postings across 41 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Own the technical vision and architecture for major capabilities like agent-initiated settlement or edge AI.
  • Lead technical designs that establish Intuit’s engineering work as a credible input to industry standards.
  • Identify and mitigate cross-system risks across dependencies within the product portfolio.
  • Translate technical proof points into scalable products by collaborating with domain and compliance stakeholders.
  • Drive strategic investment in frontier technologies to shape the team's role in the fintech industry.
  • Architect systems for agentic observability and reliable autonomous code navigation.
  • Make high-level design decisions on Kubernetes-based runtimes and cloud-native infrastructure.
  • Mentor engineers to help them grow technically and navigate complex, ambiguous technical problems.

What we're looking for

  • 8+ years of experience developing software for large-scale business environments and 5+ years designing complex distributed systems.
  • Demonstrated ownership of a complex technical domain end-to-end with a track record of setting direction for others.
  • Proven fluency in agent-driven development, including architecting for agentic observability and reliable autonomous code navigation.
  • Deep expertise in frontier fintech infrastructure areas such as payments/settlement, edge AI, or identity/trust systems.
  • Fluency in Java, Python, and JavaScript/TypeScript to set technical direction and review code across a polyglot team.
  • Proficiency in making design decisions on Kubernetes-based runtimes including service topology, scaling, and deployment patterns.
  • BS/MS in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Experience with open standards bodies, compliance reviews for new capabilities, or edge AI/on-device deployment (preferred).

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