Staff Backend Engineer

Category Software Engineering
Location Petach Tikva, Israel
Job ID 18529
Company Overview

Intuit is the global financial technology platform that powers prosperity for the people and communities we serve. With approximately 100 million customers worldwide using products such as TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and Mailchimp, we believe that everyone should have the opportunity to prosper. We never stop working to find new, innovative ways to make that possible.

Job Overview

Intuit is a global technology platform that thrives on self-disruption, constantly identifying the next breakthroughs in AI and design to power prosperity for millions.

We are looking for a Staff Backend Engineer to join the Fintech AI Experience Team. In this strategic role, you will architect and build the next generation of transformative Fintech capabilities, translating high-impact AI models into production-grade solutions tailored for SMBs. This is a unique opportunity for a senior technical leader to drive immediate, massive value at the intersection of Finance and AI.

If you are a visionary engineer passionate about building world-class, high-scale platforms that redefine an industry your place is with us.

Responsibilities

You will seek to improve performance by refactoring existing services and flows
You will mentor more junior team members and help them learn and progress professionally.
You will collaborate with various stakeholders - product management, analysts, data engineers, customer success, and more.
You will contribute by owning the designing and implementing new features and enhancements and represent the team in the technical aspect during discussions and architecture roundtables
You will be hands-on, 70 - 80% coding
You will serve as the immediate go-to person within the team for any tech-related issue or discussion
You’ll be a good listener, while also having strong opinions on what is right
You’ll be fun to be around and work with :)

Qualifications

8+ years of HO experience in OOP software development, with a deep expertise in Python this is a core requirement for the role.
Strong proficiency in Java specifically in developing enterprise-grade applications using the Spring/SpringBoot framework.
Extensive experience working with both Relational and NoSQL databases at scale.
A strong grasp of system architecture, with the ability to design scalable, resilient, and high performance distributed systems.
Demonstrated experience driving large-scale, cross functional projects end to end, moving from initial concept to global production.
Familiarity with Kubernetes or similar containerized frameworks.
You are knowledge and experienced with AWS cloud environment and services
A deep appreciation for clean, maintainable, and well documented code, backed by rigorous unit and integration testing practices.
Excellent English (oral and written) and the ability to collaborate effectively with US based teams.
Experience building and deploying AI Agents or utilizing LLM orchestration frameworks - advantages

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). 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.