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Sr. Staff Software Engineer

Intuit

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Compensation
$221–299K/yr
Location
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Sr. Staff Software Engineer joins Intuit’s QuickBooks AI PD team to build conversational AI experiences and AI-driven financial management features. The role collaborates with AI specialists, Product Management, and Experience Design across the development lifecycle, while contributing technical expertise, mentoring junior engineers, and improving team processes and product quality.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Data StructuresAlgorithmsSoftware DesignPythonTypeScriptSoftware DevelopmentArtificial IntelligenceMachine LearningSoftware Development LifecycleAgile MethodologiesCloud ServicesAWSAzureGCPCollaborationAnalytical ThinkingProblem SolvingCommunication

Qualifications

BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or Related Field10+ Years Software Development Experience

Full job description

Overview

Join the QuickBooks AI PD team as a Sr. Staff Software Engineer and be at the forefront of revolutionizing financial management through AI-driven experiences. At Intuit, we're dedicated to making financial prosperity feasible for millions of customers globally by providing innovative technology solutions like TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and Mailchimp. The AI PD team leverages cutting-edge AI and machine learning technologies to empower small businesses and self-employed individuals with smarter, more intuitive tools for managing their finances.

As part of our team, you will collaborate closely with AI specialists and cross-functional groups, including Product Management (PM) and Experience Design (XD) teams, to build and enhance features that anticipate and fulfill user needs. You’ll play a key role in developing cutting-edge conversational AI experiences that enable natural, intelligent interactions with our products—helping customers solve problems, gain insights, and make confident financial decisions faster and more intuitively. If you're passionate about AI, thrive in a dynamic, collaborative environment, and are eager to drive meaningful innovation, we'd love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with AI teams to design, develop, and integrate AI-driven features and improvements into QuickBooks' suite of financial management tools

  • Work closely with Product Management (PM) and Experience Design (XD) teams to understand user needs, prototype new features, and deliver innovative solutions that enhance user satisfaction and engagement

  • Participate in the full development lifecycle, including planning, coding, testing, deployment, and monitoring, ensuring high-quality deliverables

  • Contribute to the continuous improvement of our AI capabilities by researching new technologies, tools, and best practices in AI and machine learning

  • Proactively identify opportunities for process and technology improvements, advocating for changes that increase team efficiency and product quality

  • Engage in code reviews and provide meaningful feedback to peers to promote a culture of excellence and continuous learning within the team

  • Serve as a technical expert within the team, helping to resolve complex challenges and mentor junior engineers

Qualifications

  • BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, with a strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, and software design

  • 10+ years of professional software development experience, with proficiency in Python, Typescript or another major programming language

  • Demonstrated experience working with AI or machine learning technologies, and a keen interest in staying abreast of the latest advancements in the field

  • Solid understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), with experience in Agile methodologies and tools

  • Experience in developing, testing, and deploying scalable, highly available services or applications in a cloud environment (AWS, Azure, GCP)

  • Excellent collaboration skills, with experience working closely with product management and design teams to define, scope, and prioritize product features

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with the capacity to work on complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of various factors

  • Effective communication skills, able to convey complex technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences

Intuit provides a competitive compensation package with a strong pay for performance rewards approach. This position may 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:

Mountain View $220,500 - $298,500

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.

How this job compares

Set against the 8,288 open Software Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$221–299K/yr
  • California median$190–276K/yr1,238 salary ranges
  • US median$151–250K/yr6,228 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $260K, is 13% above the California median midpoint ($230K) — in the middle half of Software Engineering salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,695 open Software Engineering jobs in California and 8,288 across the US. 10% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience; Software Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years at the median (6,490 postings).
Education
2,240 of the 8,288 open Software Engineering jobs (27%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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