Staff Software Engineer - Credit Karma
Intuit - Charlotte, NC
Hiring: Staff Software Engineer - Credit Karma Company: Intuit Location: Charlotte, NC Job Posted Time: 2026-09-03 10:45:02 Target Skills & Keywords : API Design, CI/CD, Docker, GraphQL, Integration Testing, Java, Kubernetes, LLM, Machine Learning, Microservices, Node.js, SaaS, Scala, TDD, Terraform, TypeScript About the job Experience: •7+ years of experience delivering enterprise-class applications, with a strong focus on backend software development, API design, and robust client/server contracts. Required Skills: •Shape Platform Strategy: Own the technical vision and long-term viability of the Portal platform that decides, in real time, what personalized content each Credit Karma member sees, tailored to their unique financial profile •Evolve the Targeting Engine: Lead the architectural design of our real-time rules and logic engine, ensuring it scales elegantly while maintaining millisecond-level response times on every app load. •Drive AI-Native Innovation: Champion the integration of GenAI and machine learning into the platform for smarter content selection and advanced personalization patterns. •Orchestrate Complex Initiatives: Drive high-impact tech initiatives end-to-end, sequencing complex dependencies and managing risks across multiple systems and layers of architecture. •Empower & Velocity-Proof Teams: Build reusable tools, testing infrastructure, and workflows that allow other product and marketing teams across the company to deploy changes faster and safer. •Elevate Engineering Talent: Provide clear goals, facilitate technical design reviews, and give actionable feedback to senior engineers so they can lead projects independently. •Solve Systemic Gaps: Partner closely with cross-functional leads and managers to systematically tackle technical debt, tooling deficiencies, and team skill gaps to continuously boost productivity. Qualifications: •Core Languages: Proficiency in mid-tier and backend functional languages, specifically TypeScript, Java , and/or Scala. •Architecture & Infrastructure: Deep expertise in designing scalable microservices architectures, messaging patterns, container management (Kubernetes, Docker), and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform). •Data & Database Design: Strong experience with relational database schema design, NoSQL, ORM concepts, and high-volume, low-latency data pipelining. •AI Integration Capabilities: Proficient in or highly capable of integrating and evaluating functional AI models (e.g., LLM prompting, personalization algorithms) in a production setting. •Foundational Excellence: Solid foundation in OOP, algorithms, web application internals, test automation (TDD, unit/integration testing), and CI/CD best practices. •Prior experience working with SaaS platforms or large-scale financial/experimentation platforms. •Demonstrated success in defining long-term technical strategies and influencing engineering organization best practices. Compensation: •$202,500 - $274,000 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!