Intuit
Staff Software Engineer - Back End
$188K–$255K
San Diego, California · Staff · Full-time · Posted Aug 18, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years of total experience delivering enterprise-class applications.
- Education
- BS/MS in Computer Science or related area or equivalent experience.
About the job
Leads end-to-end backend architecture and development of scalable software systems, including production AI integrations and cross-functional technical initiatives.
What you'll do
- Architect, develop, and deliver scalable, secure, maintainable applications and systems across architectural layers.
- Integrate AI into applications, launch integrations in production, and evaluate their impact using appropriate metrics.
- Set development best practices and mentor junior engineers, collaborating with global, cross-functional teams.
What they ask for
- 7+ years of experience delivering enterprise-class applications.
- BS/MS in Computer Science or a related area, or equivalent experience.
- Proficiency in mid-tier languages like Java; experience with test automation and relational database design and implementation.
- Practical experience with microservices, container technologies, cloud environments, and building or integrating AI models.
Nice to have
- Interest in building CI/CD pipelines.
- Prior experience in utility computing and/or cloud computing.
Pay
USD 188,500 - 255,000 base salary
Tools
Java, TDD, SQL, NoSQL, Kubernetes, Mesos, LLM prompting, AutoML
AI focus
Build or integrate AI models, proactively enhance applications with AI, deploy integrations to production, monitor and evaluate their performance, and mentor engineers on AI integration.
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