Staff Software Engineer

Intuit

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Work type
On-site
Location
Mountain View, CA
Salary
$202,500–$274,000 / yr
Posted
9 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $221k
This role $238k
$165k most similar roles pay here $286k

This role pays more than 72% of similar roles. Most pay $192,132–$250,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $238k versus about $221k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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.

Listed pay typically runs $202,500–$274,000 across 152 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Staff Software Engineer

As a Staff Software Engineer on the Change Management team, you will shape the technical direction and low-level design of core platform services to ensure production changes are safe, fast, and observable. You will be responsible for establishing contract stability through integration tests, mentoring engineers, and designing scalable, modular, and secure infrastructure. Your daily work involves developing, testing, and deploying code while integrating Agentic workflows into both backend and frontend services. The role requires deep expertise in a modern backend stack using Go, front-end development with React, and cloud-native infrastructure including AWS and Kubernetes. You will manage API contracts and versioning while utilizing CI/CD tools like Argo CD for progressive delivery. This role solves critical problems at the intersection of developer productivity and operational reliability within the internal production environment.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214000 from 775 postings across 63 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Define the technical direction and low-level design for core Change Management platform services.
  • Establish contract stability through integration tests and guardrails to prevent downstream incidents.
  • Design and implement scalable, modular, and secure backend services and infrastructure.
  • Integrate Agentic workflows into both backend and frontend services.
  • Develop, test, and deploy high-quality code within a fast-paced scrum environment.
  • Lead design reviews, cross-team interlocks, and incident retrospectives as a senior technical voice.
  • Mentor engineers and drive technical alignment across multiple teams.

What we're looking for

  • 8+ years of software engineering experience building and operating production platform or infrastructure services at scale.
  • Deep expertise in a modern backend stack with Go preferred.
  • Deep expertise in a front end stack with React preferred.
  • Proven track record designing platform integrations, managing API contracts, and ensuring backward compatibility.
  • Hands-on experience with CI/CD, progressive delivery tools like Argo CD, and cloud-native infrastructure including AWS and Kubernetes.
  • Fluency in operational excellence, including observability, on-call rotations, and incident response.
  • Demonstrated technical leadership through cross-team alignment, design reviews, and mentoring engineers.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills to balance delivery speed with long-term platform health.

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