Distinguished Engineer

Global financial technology platform powering TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and Mailchimp, serving approximately 100 million customers worldwide.
$297,000 - $405,000
Distributed Systems
Principal Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
10+ years of experience
Finance · Enterprise SaaS

Description For Distinguished Engineer

Intuit, a leading global financial technology platform, is seeking a Distinguished Engineer to join their team. With a powerful portfolio including TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and Mailchimp, Intuit serves over 100 million customers worldwide in their mission to promote financial prosperity.

As a Distinguished Engineer, you'll be at the forefront of architectural and technical leadership, working across multiple teams and systems to shape the future of financial technology. This role combines deep technical expertise with strategic thinking, requiring you to balance immediate needs with long-term technological vision.

The ideal candidate brings 10+ years of experience in architectural leadership, with a strong background in cloud services, distributed systems, and modern technology stacks. You'll be responsible for developing multi-year architectural solutions, mentoring rising talent, and driving technical excellence across the organization.

This role offers an exceptional opportunity to impact millions of customers' financial lives while working with cutting-edge technology. You'll join a company that values innovation, leadership, and technical excellence, with competitive compensation including base salary, bonuses, and equity rewards.

The position is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and offers a comprehensive benefits package. If you're passionate about solving complex technical challenges in the FinTech space and want to lead teams that create impactful solutions, this role presents an exciting opportunity to shape the future of financial technology at a global scale.

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Responsibilities For Distinguished Engineer

  • Provide architectural and thought leadership across interdependent engineering teams, architects, systems and offerings
  • Influence future products by contributing to customer, business and technology strategy
  • Develop and lead multi-year architecture and technology solutions across multiple products and teams
  • Be the technical expert in researching, evaluating, and implementing state-of-the-art technology
  • Communicate architectural and design options to development teams, business users, and senior leadership
  • Resolve conflicts between teams for complex technical areas
  • Build strong teams - set vision, facilitate leadership, attract and retain key talent
  • Mentor rising leaders and serve as talent steward for the engineering organization

Requirements For Distinguished Engineer

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  • BS/MS in computer science or equivalent work experience
  • 10+ years experience designing and leading architectural efforts for web, software or mobile applications
  • Experience with developing large cloud/SaaS services, big data, or analytics and machine learning
  • Boundaryless leadership experience
  • Excellent communication skills with ability to present to all levels of leadership
  • Experience in conceptualizing, launching, and driving business and product strategies
  • Expertise with modern technology stacks, API design, microservices, public cloud
  • Familiarity with FinTech and personal finance technology solutions

Benefits For Distinguished Engineer

  • Cash bonus
  • Equity rewards
  • Benefits package

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