Staff Software Engineer, Core Platform team (San Francisco)

Staff Software Engineer, Core Platform team

Staff Software Engineer, Core Platform team

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Overview

Intuit is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join the Core Platform Engineering Team. The role requires developing and ensuring the seamless functioning and reliability of the Kubernetes Platform across Intuit. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing and maintaining Intuit Kubernetes Services (IKS) clusters hosting Intuit flagship products of TurboTax, Quickbooks, Mailchimp, as well as Intuit Platforms such as Identity, API Gateway, and Service Mesh. Responsibilities include all aspects of platform development, deployment, service adoption, configuration, optimization and troubleshooting. The ideal candidate must have expert knowledge of Kubernetes, AWS, cloud native design patterns, networking, troubleshooting, tools and automation.

Overview

Intuit is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join the Core Platform Engineering Team. The role requires developing and ensuring the seamless functioning and reliability of the Kubernetes Platform across Intuit. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing and maintaining Intuit Kubernetes Services (IKS) clusters hosting Intuit flagship products of TurboTax, Quickbooks, Mailchimp, as well as Intuit Platforms such as Identity, API Gateway, and Service Mesh. Responsibilities include all aspects of platform development, deployment, service adoption, configuration, optimization and troubleshooting. The ideal candidate must have expert knowledge of Kubernetes, AWS, cloud native design patterns, networking, troubleshooting, tools and automation.

What you'll bring

To be considered for the role of Staff Software Engineer, candidates must possess the following qualifications:

• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field with a focus on Software Development, and Operational Excellence.
• Proven expertise in building, upgrading, and managing Kubernetes clusters.
• 7+ years of experience working in software development, production engineering, building and managing large-scale systems on AWS.
• 7+ years of solid development experience in building RESTful services using Go, Python, Java/J2EE (Spring, MVC, and Hibernate), and/or NodeJS. Candidates with experience in open-source development preferred.
• Experience with the development of applications and services in AWS, leveraging native cloud services and APIs.
• Hands-on experience working with Kubernetes, Docker, Springboot, React, and DynamoDB.
• Experience in using java unit testing frameworks like JUnit and Mockito.
• Knowledge of monitoring and logging tools such as Splunk, Wavefront, AWS CloudTrails, and Micrometer.
• Experience working in Java and Linux environments.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively.

We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer who is passionate about delivering uptime, reliability, and scalability for our customers. If you possess the above qualifications, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity!

How you will lead

• Applies comprehensive understanding of the business, customer needs to expertly design, develop and implement capabilities, tools and processes that deliver highly available, scalable and reliable customer experiences.
• Utilizes extensive expertise in system engineering, software development, critical thinking, industry best practices, and AI to develop innovative solutions towards building highly available, scalable and reliable platforms.
• Expertly builds, operates, and scales services running on AWS EKS. Collaborates closely with Intuit Product and Platform Development Teams to plan, prioritize and design highly available cloud architectures.
• Contributes to critical platform components and drives operational excellence through automation, observability, and process optimization.
• Troubleshoots complex issues and effectively manages stakeholder expectations through clear communication and proactive updates.
• Participates in on-call and support rotations, driving incident recovery, resolution and Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
• Provides technical leadership by guiding the team on system design and implementation, ensuring best practices are implemented.
• Participates in mentoring junior and senior engineers, promoting an environment of learning and growth within the team.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Software Development

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