Principal Software Engineer

Overview
Come join the Virtual Expert Platform as a "Principal Software Engineer". Virtual Expert platform provides a set of capabilities that include, Digital Assistant, Proactive Notifications, Phone, Chat and Video Collaboration etc. that allows our customers and experts to connect and collaborate with the highest level of trust, ease of usage, world class availability, quality and have an enjoyable experience as we help them Power towards their Prosperity.
Responsibilities
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 prototypes, patent proposals and engineering process improvements
Qualifications
B Tech/M Tech in Computer Science or related area
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 experience leading design and implementation of robust and highly scalable web services
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 (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.

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