Job Description:

We are hiring a Staff Software Engineer to join our PDX (Development Ecosystem) organization. This role will contribute to building Modern SaaS AIR, a next-generation AI-native platform, specifically focusing on developing the next generation of AIR Paved Road. The ideal candidate will be a technical leader who thrives in solving complex engineering challenges, mentoring others, and driving innovation to deliver world-class solutions.

As a Staff Software Engineer, you will be responsible for overseeing the development of major capabilities and components of Modern SaaS AIR. You will collaborate across engineering, product, design, and other cross-functional teams to ensure seamless delivery of technical solutions that delight our customers. With a strong customer-centric mindset and a knack for simplifying systems, you will guide the team across all phases of the software development lifecycle, serving as a domain expert for the platform.

This role demands a high level of ownership, innovation, and the ability to mentor and develop team members while maintaining a high standard of code quality, architecture, and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end development of platform capabilities and the AIR Paved Road, ensuring scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor team members to grow their skills and ensure high-impact delivery.
• Collaborate with product teams to deeply understand customer pain points and deliver solutions that meet their needs, reflecting strong engineering practices.
• Define and implement best practices for coding, system design, and release management.
• Design and develop high-quality back-end systems, APIs (GRPC, REST/OData/GraphQL), and integration tools.
• Drive the design and architecture of platform components in alignment with modern cloud-native principles (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, ArgoCD).
• Identify and prioritize platform improvements to simplify developer experiences, optimize operational efficiency, and reduce technical debt.
• Lead scrum teams (5–10 engineers) across the development lifecycle, including planning, design, reviews, and production release.
• Focus on operational excellence, ensuring high availability, disaster recovery, and robust monitoring frameworks.
• Encourage and build a culture of innovation and eagerness to explore new technologies in the team.
• Handle escalations, incident management, and coordinate post-mortem resolutions for production issues.
• Ensure operational excellence, designing for low MTTD/MTTR, HADR & fast recovery/self healing.
• Actively participate in recruiting, developing, and retaining strong engineering talent.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of software engineering experience, with strong focus on platform engineering and service-oriented architecture.
• Expertise in problem-solving, algorithms, and data structures.
• Proficiency in a major programming language, with preference given to Python & Groovy. Familiarity with jar, war deployment structures is a plus.
• Hands-on experience with back-end integration, web services, APIs (GRPC, REST/OData/GraphQL), and data formats (JSON, XML, ProtoBuf).
• 1+ year of experience with front-end development frameworks such as React.js.
• Strong understanding and experience in cloud native technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, ArgoCD).
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools like Jenkins and GitOps processes.
• Proven track record of driving projects end-to-end with scrum teams (design → delivery → user impact).
• Demonstrated experience in cross-functional collaboration and strong technical leadership.
• Deep understanding of operational excellence in software systems, including deployment architecture, monitoring (MTTD/MTTR), incident management, and root cause analysis.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team that is at the forefront of innovation, enabling developers and businesses to thrive in an AI-native SaaS environment. As part of PDX's Development Ecosystem organization, you’ll not only grow your technical expertise but also influence the future of modern software development practices. If you are a passionate, detail-driven engineer with a 'customer-first' mindset and the drive to make a meaningful impact—this is the role for you!

Intuit provides a competitive compensation package with a strong pay for performance rewards approach. This position will be eligible for a cash bonus, equity rewards and benefits, in accordance with our applicable plans and programs (see more about our compensation and benefits at Intuit®: Careers | Benefits). Pay offered is based on factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and work location. To drive ongoing fair pay for employees, Intuit conducts regular comparisons across categories of ethnicity and gender. The expected base pay range for this position is: