Staff Software Engineer, Back End

Intuit

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Work type: On-site
Location: Mountain View, CA
Salary: $202,500–$274,000 / yr
Posted: 22 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Similar $215k

This role $238k

$166k most similar roles pay here $286k

This role pays more than 75% of similar roles. Most pay $192,050–$238,837 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $238k versus about $215k 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 · Staff Software Engineer, Back End

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Staff Software Engineer - Back End joins a team focused on building scalable, secure, and maintainable software solutions to solve critical customer problems. This role involves driving end-to-end technology initiatives across multiple architectural layers, designing durable systems that interact with numerous other platforms, and mentoring junior engineers on engineering best practices and AI integration. The position requires developing applications using microservices, container technologies like Kubernetes or Mesos, and managing both SQL and NoSQL databases. Key technical requirements include proficiency in Java, experience with TDD and test automation, and a strong grasp of algorithms and design patterns. Candidates must also possess expertise in cloud computing environments and the ability to integrate functional AI models through LLM prompting and AutoML modeling while monitoring performance metrics in production for financial management solutions.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214000 from 775 postings across 63 companies.

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Skills

Java AI LLM Prompting AutoML Kubernetes Microservices SQL NoSQL Cloud Computing CI/CD TDD Relational Database Design Algorithms Design Patterns

What you'll do

Drive end-to-end technology initiatives across multiple layers of architecture.
Architect and develop scalable, secure, and maintainable software solutions for critical customer problems.
Identify opportunities to enhance software applications with AI technologies.
Launch AI integrations in production and evaluate their impact on performance and user satisfaction.
Provide recommendations and best practices for application development, platform development, and developer tools.
Coach and mentor junior engineers on software engineering best practices and leveraging AI.
Communicate technical concepts clearly and persuasively to all levels of employees and management.

What we're looking for

BS/MS in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent experience.
7+ years of experience delivering enterprise-class applications.
Proficiency in mid-tier languages like Java and solid knowledge of algorithms and design patterns.
Experience with test automation including TDD, unit, integration, and functional testing.
Practical experience with microservices, container technologies (Kubernetes, Mesos), and CI/CD pipelines.
Strong experience in relational and NoSQL database design, implementation, and analytics.
Experience building and deploying applications in cloud environments within the utility or cloud computing domains.
Proficiency in integrating functional AI models using LLM prompting and AutoML modeling to improve software performance.

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