Principal Software Engineer

Principal Software Engineer

Come join the Virtual Expert Platform organization as a principal software engineer.

Drive significant technology initiatives end to end and across multiple layers of architecture

Drive design and implementation of durable and software solutions that will solve critical customer problems

Recommend development best practices for application development

Recommend and support development tools

Capture requirements and use cases

Deliver technical design and implement highly available, scalable, and secure web services with excellent quality

Partner with other groups both inside and outside of Intuit for cross-functional design, solution integration and on-boarding of mobile/SaaS/PaaS/web/desktop offerings

Work with cross-functional team members from Architecture, Product Management, Q/A and Production Operations to develop, test, and release features

Passionate for continuous learning, experimenting and applying cutting edge technology and software paradigms

Actively stay abreast of mobile/SaaS/PaaS trends and standards, recommend best practices and share learning

Pursue and resolve complex or unchartered technical problems and share key learnings

Provide technical leadership and be a role model to software engineers pursuing technical career path in engineering

Provide/inspire innovations that fuel the growth of Intuit as a whole

Apply your experience and innovation to generate creative ideas for emerging business needs

Coach and mentor other engineers in process and methodologies

Provide perspective on leading industry trends, recommendations on new and emerging technologies, technology proto@types, patent proposals and engineering process improvements

Qualifications

BS/MS in Computer Science or related area or equivalent experience

8+ years of experience developing systems/software for large business environments (Java, J2EE)

5+ years of experience designing complex distributed systems, management products or business applications

Solid design and coding skills (Java, J2EE, PHP, Ruby, Perl, XML, REST, SOAP, JSON)

Strong OOD and SOA principles, with ability to implement them in a language of choice (Java/J2EE)

Strong knowledge of JBoss, Maven and Spring

Skilled in software development lifecycle processes. Experience with SCRUM, Agile and iterative approaches a plus

Able to operate at highly varying levels of abstraction from business strategy to product strategy to high level technical design to detailed technical design to implementation

Synthesize achievable solutions from diverse inputs, alternative sources (build / buy / partner) and complex data

Experience with frameworks like Struts, Spring, Hibernate, JSF a plus

Experience with MySQL and ActiveMQ a plus

Prior working experience in utility computing and/or cloud computing domain highly desired

Team/Leadership Qualifications

Team player possessing strong analytical, problem solving and communication skills

Strong mentoring skills. Able to influence and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical people

Demonstrated ability to work with global teams across time zones

Ability to work effectively in a fast paced, complex technical environment.

High adaptability and flexibility

Experience driving for results across cross-functional teams while maintaining effective working relationships

Excellent communication skills. Communicates clearly, succinctly and persuasively to all levels of employees, customers and management (including executives)

"Self-starter" attitude and the ability to make decisions independently

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. Pay offered is based on factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and work location. The expected base pay range for this position is:

Southern California: $242,000-327,500

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.