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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
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Manager 3 Software Engineering - Mid Market Verticals (AI Native) serves as a Group (M3) Engineering Manager leading the Vertical Capability Platform and a portfolio of emerging industry solutions within the Intuit Enterprise Suite. This role involves driving technical strategy, guiding key designs for scalable platform capabilities, and mentoring engineers to build durable, AI-native products that solve complex business problems. The manager will transform horizontal ERP systems into differentiated platforms by turning common industry patterns into reusable features. Candidates must possess extensive experience in large-scale distributed systems, cloud technologies like AWS and GCP, and developing AI-native applications using LLMs, agents, knowledge systems, and evaluation frameworks. Preferred expertise includes ERP, financial systems, and complex B2B workflows. The role requires a leader capable of balancing engineering velocity with long-term maintainability while fostering technical excellence across cross-functional teams.
What does a Software Engineering Manager earn in California?
Median $281300 from 45 postings across 16 companies.
Lead engineering teams to develop customer-driven software products that solve current needs while building durable future capabilities.
Drive technology strategy and guide key technical designs for the Vertical Platform and industry solutions.
Build scalable, reliable, and AI-native platform capabilities that can be leveraged across multiple industry solutions.
Transform common industry patterns into durable platform capabilities to ensure faster development and easier scaling.
Mentor and develop engineering leaders and individual contributors to strengthen their technical and leadership skills.
Align with cross-functional partners in Product Management, Design, and Architecture to create a shared vision.
Identify and integrate advancements in AI, automation, and emerging technologies into customer-facing solutions.
What we're looking for
BS or MS in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
8+ years of experience as an established technical leader of software engineering teams delivering large-scale business applications and customer-driven products.
12–14+ years of hands-on software development experience across backend and frontend technologies.
Experience with large-scale distributed systems and cloud technologies such as AWS and GCP.
Experience leading AI-native applications using LLMs, agents, knowledge systems, and evaluation frameworks.
Ability to articulate product vision, drive roadmaps, and act strategically across stakeholders.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Experience with ERP, financial systems, industry SaaS, or complex B2B workflows (preferred).
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