• Principal Software Engineer

    Intuit (Atlanta, GA)


    Overview

     

    The Intuit T4I (Tech for Intuit) team is responsible for building Intuit’s core capabilities surrounding enterprise Workforce, People and Places technologies. Our broader set of stakeholders include Intuit’s HR, Facilities, IT, segment business unit leaders and all Intuit workers and employees including Intuit’s expert workforce. The T4I tech team works closely with all the above stakeholders to ensure we are delivering the capabilities needed to support Intuit’s scale

     

    We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Principal Software Engineer to drive software architecture, design, and engineering activities, and establish advanced Operational Excellence practices for Digital Workforce and Digital People management capabilities. This role requires a blend of deep technical expertise, leadership, and a passion for building scalable, resilient, and performant systems in a complex landscape involving hybrid buy and build technology stack.

    Responsibilities

    + **Software Architecture and Design:**

    + Lead the architectural design and evolution of complex distributed software systems.

    + Define technical standards, best practices, and guidelines for AI Agents and software development on a complex technology stack including in-house developed capabilities, 3rd Party technologies and SaaS platforms.

    + Conduct architectural reviews and provide technical guidance to engineering teams.

    + Drive the selection and adoption of new technologies and frameworks including Agentic capabilities.

    + Drive patterns that involve integration of data, applications, services, AI agents and Experiences.

    + **Engineering Leadership:**

    + Lead and contribute to the development of critical software components with hands on builder skills.

    + Collaborate with product management, UX design, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions.

    + Drive technical decision-making and ensure alignment with organizational goals.

    + Mentor and coach software engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement.

    + **Operational Excellence:**

    + Establish SDLC practices using Intuit Paved Path developer platform capabilities at Intuit.

    + Establish and champion advanced Operational Excellence practices across the engineering organization.

    + Implement and optimize monitoring, alerting, and logging solutions to ensure system health, scale and performance.

    + Develop and promote automation strategies for deployment, testing, and operational tasks.

    + Drive incident management and post-mortem processes, ensuring root cause analysis and preventative measures are implemented.

    + Define and track key operational metrics and service level objectives (SLOs).

    Qualifications

    + Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

    + 10+ years of experience in software development, with a strong focus on architecture and design.

    + Proven experience in leading large-scale software projects from conception to deployment.

    + Deep understanding of distributed systems, microservices architecture, and cloud-native development (AWS, GCP).

    + Expertise in at least one major programming language, backend engineering (e.g., Java, Python).

    + Strong knowledge of database systems (SQL and NoSQL) and data modeling.

    + Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure as code.

    + Excellent communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills.

    + Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

     

    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 (https://www.intuit.com/careers/benefits/full-time-employees/) ). 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:

     

    EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability. Intuit will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with requirements of local law.