Principal Engineer

Intuit

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Work type: On-site
Location: Mountain View, CA
Salary: $261,500–$353,500 / yr
Posted: 147 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $195k

This role $308k

$118k most similar roles pay here $379k

This role pays more than 98% of similar roles. Most pay $174,600–$215,850 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $308k versus about $195k for comparable roles.

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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.

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As a Principal Engineer, you will join a small team of engineers, product managers, and designers to drive organizational velocity by identifying key opportunities across the company. You will lead significant technology initiatives end-to-end, including horizontal layers of the architecture, while designing durable software solutions for critical customer problems in a fast-paced environment. Your role involves building AI native applications, evaluating model accuracy, and creating robust, scalable, and secure technical designs. You will utilize technologies such as Python, SageMaker, Vert.x, LangChain, Large Language Models, Prompt Engineering, DialogFlow, React, Angular, SwiftUI, Kotlin, Java, Typescript, Spring, and Express within AWS or GCP cloud environments. You will also contribute to engineering standards, mentor others, and collaborate with cross-functional partners to solve complex business problems through innovative software paradigms and emerging technologies.

What does a Engineer earn in California?

Median $208000 from 94 postings across 22 companies.

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Skills

Python Large Language Models Prompt Engineering SageMaker LangChain AWS GCP React Angular SwiftUI Kotlin Java TypeScript Spring Express NodeJS Distributed Systems Full-stack Development

What you'll do

Drive organizational velocity by identifying and executing key business and technology opportunities.
Lead end-to-end technical initiatives including horizontal layers of the system architecture.
Design and implement durable software solutions to solve critical customer problems in fast-paced environments.
Create robust, scalable, and secure technical designs that balance short-term needs with long-term performance goals.
Develop AI-native applications by applying large language models and prompt engineering to real-world problems.
Evaluate and measure the accuracy of AI solutions using specialized tools and technologies.
Establish engineering standards, patterns, and best practices to improve the broader engineering community.
Provide expert recommendations on emerging technologies, prototypes, and patent proposals.

What we're looking for

BS/MS in Computer Science or a related field.
10+ years of experience developing systems or software for large business environments.
7+ years of experience designing complex distributed systems, management products, or business applications.
Full-stack development experience with AI technologies and tools applied to user experiences or backend solutions.
Experience with specific AI tools including SageMaker, Vert.x, LangChain, LLMs, Prompt Engineering, DialogFlow, and Python.
Proficiency in front-end technologies like React, Angular, SwiftUI, Kotlin, or back-end technologies like Java, TypeScript, Spring, and Express.
At least 1 year of experience working on teams that have built AI native applications.
Experience working in cloud computing environments such as AWS or GCP is highly desired.

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