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Principal Software Engineer - Tax Engines

Category Software Engineering Location San Diego, California Job ID 2025-69545
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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

We are seeking a Principal Software Engineer with deep expertise in compilers, programming language design, and virtual machine technologies (JVM, CLR, or similar). In this critical role, you will lead the evolution of our tax development languages, enabling a future where AI is deeply integrated into both the tax development lifecycle and runtime systems.

You'll drive innovation at the intersection of language technology and AI, helping us transform how complex tax solutions are designed, developed, and delivered.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the architecture, modernization, and implementation of compiler and runtime technologies, working with proprietary and general-purpose language environments.
  • Evolve our language ecosystem to integrate seamlessly with AI-driven workflows and intelligent tooling.
  • Design and enhance programming language features with a focus on enabling AI-assisted development, runtime optimization, and future scalability.
  • Collaborate with AI/ML teams to define how language constructs and runtimes interact with AI models and services.
  • Drive technical decision-making across compiler optimization, code generation, language evolution, and runtime systems.
  • Research emerging trends in AI, compilers, and software engineering to keep our platform on the cutting edge.
  • Mentor engineers and champion technical excellence across the organization.
  • Produce high-quality, maintainable code and detailed technical documentation.Intuit provides a competitive compensation package with a strong pay for performance rewards approach. The expected base pay range for this position is:

     

    Southern California $242,000 - $327,500This 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 pay equity for employees, Intuit conducts regular comparisons across categories of ethnicity and gender.

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of professional software engineering experience.
  • Deep expertise in compiler design, programming language theory, and runtime systems.
  • Hands-on experience working with JVM, CLR, or other modern virtual machine technologies.
  • Strong programming skills in  C++,  .NET, Java
  • Solid understanding of software performance optimization, memory management, and concurrency.
  • Experience with modern software engineering practices (version control, CI/CD, testing frameworks).
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Intuit provides a competitive compensation package with a strong pay for performance rewards approach. The expected base pay range for this position is Southern California $$242,000 - $327,500. 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.

Career Path

Mobility plays an important role for our engineering community. In addition to vertical growth, our teams offer lateral growth opportunities. Whether it’s working on a different tech stack or product, Intuit will help you get to the next step in your career.

  • Software Engineer 1 & 2
  • Sr. Software Engineer
  • Staff Software Engineer
  • Sr. Staff Software Engineer
  • Principal Software Engineer
  • Distinguished Software Engineer

There's so much flexibility in terms of moving not just between teams, but between roles.

Lucy Shen Developer Advocate

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