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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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The Staff Software Engineeer - Design Systems will join the Design Technology group to build foundational UI infrastructure that empowers hundreds of engineers. This role involves architecting highly scalable, performant component libraries and owning the technical vision for the QuickBooks Design System. You will lead complex initiatives by balancing tradeoffs, optimizing rendering performance, and ensuring WCAG 2.1+ accessibility compliance. Key responsibilities include driving developer experience, managing technical debt, and bridging the gap between Figma and code. You must possess expert knowledge of React, TypeScript, Git, CSS, and the headless UI ecosystem, while utilizing tools like Storybook and generative AI technologies such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or Claude Code. The work focuses on creating abstract patterns and systems-level engineering to solve large-scale UI infrastructure problems.
What does a Software Engineer earn in California?
Median $214500 from 1193 postings across 76 companies.
Own the technical vision and strategy for the QuickBooks Design System.
Architect highly scalable, performant component libraries and UI infrastructure.
Establish coding best practices to optimize rendering performance and bundle sizes.
Design end-to-end customer workflows that balance innovation with practical UI standardization.
Improve developer experience by identifying and eliminating technical barriers for consuming teams.
Ensure WCAG 2.1+ compliance and integrate accessibility metrics into project lifecycles.
Identify tech debt and process gaps to drive productivity gains across the organization.
Integrate generative AI tools and emerging technologies into the foundational architecture.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction, Design, or a related technical field or equivalent practical experience.
Extensive experience owning the technical vision and strategy for a domain, including building and scaling a widely consumed component library or design system.
Expert knowledge of React, TypeScript, Git, Figma, and component documentation platforms like Storybook.
Expert knowledge of CSS and the headless UI ecosystem to lead complex tech initiatives.
Deep knowledge of front-end performance optimization techniques and a proven track record of creating productivity improvements.
Profound understanding of accessibility (ARIA, WCAG, screen readers) and the ability to lead experimentation and influence product roadmaps.
Deep expertise in evaluating AI solutions and integrating AI/GenAI into foundational architecture.
A portfolio or GitHub profile showcasing professional creative work, open-source contributions, or systems-level engineering.
Systems Engineering
System Architecture
Requirements Management
Risk Management
Verification and Validation
Usability Engineering
Regulatory Compliance
Traceability
Change Control
Design Transfer
Manufacturing Readiness
INCOSE
PMP
Java
Object-Oriented Programming
Git
Jira
Linux
Generative AI
Multi-threading
Data Structures
Performance Testing
Source Code Management
Embedded Systems
UI/UX Design