Intuit
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer — AI-Native Invoicing
$262K–$354K
Mountain View, California · Principal · Full-time · Posted Sep 4, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years of software engineering experience, including meaningful time in a forward-deployed, solutions engineering, or customer-embedded engineering role.
About the job
Build custom AI-native invoicing solutions with QuickBooks Influencers and SMB clients, then identify successful patterns to shape scalable QuickBooks product capabilities.
What you'll do
- Develop relationships with QuickBooks Influencers and observe their invoicing workflows in the field.
- Build and rapidly iterate on tailored AI-powered invoicing agents, automations, and workflows.
- Identify what can generalize from bespoke solutions and partner with product and engineering leaders to shape product capabilities.
What they ask for
- 10+ years of software engineering experience, including meaningful time in a forward-deployed, solutions engineering, or customer-embedded engineering role.
- Hands-on experience with modern AI/LLM application patterns, including agents, RAG, and tool use.
- Strong communication skills and comfort working directly with accounting professionals and SMB owners.
- Willingness and enthusiasm to travel regularly.
Nice to have
- Experience serving small businesses through organizations such as a Chamber of Commerce, SBA, SCORE, or a trade association; or a background in SMB accounting, bookkeeping, or fintech software.
- Experience with QuickBooks, Intuit's developer platform, or invoicing/payments systems.
Pay
USD 261,500 - 353,500 base salary
Tools
AI/LLM, agents, RAG
AI focus
Build and iterate on custom AI-native invoicing solutions, including agents, automations, and workflows; identify patterns that can become scalable product capabilities.
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