Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, AI-Native Invoicing

Intuit

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Work type
On-site
Location
Mountain View, CA
Salary
$261,500–$353,500 / yr
Posted
6 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $308k
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This role pays more than 92% of similar roles. Most pay $169,550–$243,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $308k versus about $206k 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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TL;DR · Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, AI-Native Invoicing

As a Principal Forward Deployed Engineer — AI-Native Invoicing, you will join the team to bridge the gap between complex invoicing workflows and automated solutions. You will work directly with high-profile QuickBooks Influencers, such as accountants and bookkeepers, to observe their real-world processes and build custom, AI-native invoicing solutions tailored to their specific needs. Your daily work involves building power-user agents, automations, and RAG-based tools while identifying patterns from these bespoke builds to inform the broader product roadmap. You must possess over ten years of software engineering experience, including time in forward-deployed or customer-embedded roles. The role requires expertise in modern AI/LLM application patterns, including tool use and agentic workflows. You will serve as a technical face for the company, translating complex technology into clear benefits for small business owners and accounting professionals.

What does a Forward Deployed Engineer earn?

Median $215000 from 45 postings across 23 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Build direct relationships with high-profile QuickBooks Influencers to understand their specific invoicing workflows.
  • Shadow influencers and their clients to identify where AI can remove friction in the payment process.
  • Design and build custom, AI-native invoicing solutions including agents and automations for specific power users.
  • Iterate quickly on bespoke builds based on real-time field feedback rather than a standard product backlog.
  • Identify recurring patterns in custom builds to develop scalable features for the core QuickBooks roadmap.
  • Act as the technical face of Intuit by demoing and evangelizing AI solutions at industry events.
  • Travel regularly to meet influencers and customers at their places of work to gather requirements.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of software engineering experience.
  • Experience in forward-deployed, solutions engineering, or customer-embedded engineering roles.
  • Proficiency with modern AI/LLM application patterns including agents, RAG, and tool use.
  • Ability to build working prototypes from workflow observations quickly.
  • Superior communication skills to explain technical concepts to non-technical users.
  • Comfort working directly with accounting professionals and small business owners in the field.
  • Willingness and enthusiasm to travel regularly for on-site work.
  • Proven track record of scaling one-off solutions into scalable product features.

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