[Skip to main content](#main-content) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) [Hiring report](/reports/hiring/) · [All Intuit jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/intuit/) · [Search jobs](/search/) Intuit · Mountain View, California # Principal Software Engineer Mountain View, California Senior individual contributor $261,500 - $353,500 Software Engineering Listed on Intuit’s official careers site. Listed as of October 18, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there. [Apply on Intuit’s careers site →](https://jobs.intuit.com/job/mountain-view/principal-software-engineer/27595/100353619072) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [Intuit](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/intuit/) / Principal Software Engineer ## Job description Come join Intuit as a Principal Software Engineer! We're constantly evolving to deliver on our mission to power prosperity around the world. As a Principal Engineer, you'll shape Intuit's long-term technical direction. You'll anticipate problems that need new solutions, lead the conversion of existing systems to AI-native, and drive decisions that span business units. You bring deep software engineering craft alongside strong applied AI experience. Intuit is a global technology platform that helps consumers and small businesses overcome their most important financial challenges. ### Responsibilities Anticipate challenges that need fundamentally new solutions and shape Intuit's long-term technical direction - Design scalable, resilient, and adaptive systems that unlock innovation, velocity, and value Recognize where AI applies within complex systems and lead the conversion of existing systems to AI-native architectures - Make tradeoffs across AI techniques and algorithm choices to ship reliable, production-grade software - Identify, champion, and integrate industry-leading or new technologies that create competitive advantage - Set engineering standards for quality, security, and maintainability that others adopt Align stakeholders across teams and business units; drive execution and unblock delivery - Coach technical leaders; advise senior leadership on team structure and engineering practices ### Qualifications - 12+ years developing systems and software for large scale business environments - 8+ years designing complex distributed systems, platforms, or business applications Hands-on experience integrating AI into production software, ideally driving AI projects standalone with commoditized AI tools and agentic workflows. Experience modernizing systems toward AI-native patterns; experience driving AI architectural decisions across multiple teams a plus Full-stack experience with modern AI/ML platforms (Vertex AI, SageMaker, Bedrock), LLM APIs, agent orchestration frameworks, vector databases, and Python. Depth in at least one of: Front-end: React, Angular, SwiftUI (iOS), Kotlin (Android) ### Back-end Java, TypeScript, Spring, Node.js Production experience in AWS or GCP BS/MS in Computer Science or related field; advanced degree preferred - Track record of influencing technical strategy across business units and aligning executives - Strong mentor; able to develop technical leaders and shape engineering culture - Excellent communicator; makes decisive technical calls in ambiguity - Drives results across cross-functional, globally distributed teams Intuit provides a competitive compensation package with a strong pay for performance rewards approach. This position may 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. The expected base pay range for this position is: Mountain View $261,500 - $353,500 ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Not stated - First seen by OpenNash: Oct 11, 2026 - Last checked: Oct 18, 2026 - Listed for: 7 days - Location: Mountain View, California - Pay: $261,500 - $353,500[Apply on Intuit’s careers site →](https://jobs.intuit.com/job/mountain-view/principal-software-engineer/27595/100353619072) ## More jobs at Intuit ### [Director, Software Engineering](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/intuit/jobs/7f9a30e870c7c8587c98/) Mountain View, California ### [Director, Software Engineering - Dev Ops](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/intuit/jobs/ecd3d9ea5da6cf588ffc/) Mountain View, California ### [Manager 2, Software Engineering — Super App & Pluggable Architecture (Workforce Payroll)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/intuit/jobs/605e4e5dd2972f1e9b92/) Mountain View, California ### [Manager 3 Software Engineering - Mid Market Verticals (AI Native)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/intuit/jobs/0b999a432aa8b658954a/) Mountain View, California ### [Principal Software Engineer - Fintech](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/intuit/jobs/0bf8bc57efc3a406cf95/) Mountain View, California ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Principal Software Engineer – Mobile Software Architecture](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/qualcomm/jobs/914589d5d4db917886f4/) Qualcomm · San Diego, California, United States of America ### [Principal Software Engineer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/jpmorganchase/jobs/43ddee4b84a577509be8/) JPMorganChase · Seattle, WA, United States ### [Principal Software Engineer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/microsoft/jobs/a9b185ca099e0387fa97/) Microsoft · United States, Washington, Redmond ### [Principal Software Engineer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/citigroup/jobs/57f0d1514e469a39bd0b/) Citigroup · Jacksonville Florida United States OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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