Staff Backend Engineer

Global financial technology platform powering prosperity through products like TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and Mailchimp, serving approximately 100 million customers worldwide.
Backend
Staff Software Engineer
Hybrid
5,000+ Employees
8+ years of experience
Finance · Enterprise SaaS

Description For Staff Backend Engineer

Intuit, a leading global financial technology platform serving approximately 100 million customers worldwide through products like TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and Mailchimp, is seeking a Staff Backend Engineer to join their innovative team.

This role presents an exciting opportunity to work on a platform that powers prosperity around the world. As a Backend Tech Lead, you'll be part of a customer-obsessed team that serves millions of customers and drives innovation for hyper-growth. The position offers a perfect blend of technical leadership and hands-on development, with 70-80% of time dedicated to coding.

The ideal candidate will bring 8+ years of hands-on experience in OOP software development, with a strong preference for Java expertise. You'll work with modern technologies including Spring/SpringBoot, various databases, and cloud platforms like AWS. Your role will be crucial in designing and implementing new features, improving system performance, and mentoring junior team members.

What makes this role particularly compelling is the opportunity to:

  • Work on large-scale systems that impact millions of users globally
  • Lead technical discussions and architecture decisions
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams across different time zones
  • Contribute to a culture of innovation and technical excellence
  • Be part of a company that consistently disrupts itself to stay ahead

The position offers a hybrid work arrangement, requiring occasional collaboration with US-based teams. This role is perfect for a technically strong, passionate engineer who enjoys mentoring others and can drive large-scale projects while maintaining a hands-on approach to coding.

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Responsibilities For Staff Backend Engineer

  • Seek to improve performance by refactoring existing services and flows
  • Mentor more junior team members and help them learn and progress professionally
  • Collaborate with various stakeholders - product management, analysts, data engineers, customer success, and more
  • Own the designing and implementing new features and enhancements
  • Represent the team in technical discussions and architecture roundtables
  • Hands-on coding (70-80% of time)
  • Serve as the immediate go-to person within the team for tech-related issues

Requirements For Staff Backend Engineer

Java
Kubernetes
  • 8+ years of hands-on experience in OOP software development (preferably Java)
  • Hands-on experience developing applications using Spring/SpringBoot framework
  • Experience with relational & non-relational DBs
  • Good systems architectural grasp
  • Experience with both unit and integration tests
  • Experience in driving large-scale projects end-to-end
  • Strong technical background
  • Deep appreciation for clean and well-documented code
  • Self-motivated, proactive and able to multitask
  • Excellent English, both oral and written
  • Flexible working hours for US collaboration
  • Knowledge and experience with AWS cloud environment and services
  • Familiarity with Kubernetes or similar containerized frameworks

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