Staff Software Engineer (API Gateway / Service Mesh)

Global financial technology platform powering TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and Mailchimp, serving approximately 100 million customers worldwide.
$180,000 - $243,500
Backend
Staff Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
5+ years of experience
Finance · Enterprise SaaS

Description For Staff Software Engineer (API Gateway / Service Mesh)

Join Intuit's DevX group as a Staff Software Engineer working on the Service Mesh for the Intuit Kubernetes Service. This role is at the heart of Intuit's technological infrastructure, working with cutting-edge technology built on the open source Istio project. The Service Mesh team is revolutionizing service-to-service communication for hundreds of services in Intuit's ecosystem.

As a Staff Software Engineer, you'll be part of a team that's reinventing service-to-service communication at scale while innovating and contributing back to open source. The role requires expertise in Kubernetes, service mesh technologies, and network engineering, with a focus on building and maintaining large-scale, developer-facing platforms.

You'll be working for Intuit, a global financial technology leader that powers prosperity through products like TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and Mailchimp, serving approximately 100 million customers worldwide. The company offers competitive compensation, including a strong base salary range of $180,000 - $243,500, plus bonus and equity opportunities.

This position is perfect for someone who loves tackling new challenges, solving complex problems, and working cross-functionally. You'll need strong experience with Kubernetes, Istio, and modern cloud technologies, combined with excellent communication skills to explain complex technical concepts to various audiences. The role offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology while contributing to open source projects that impact millions of users globally.

Last updated 16 days ago

Responsibilities For Staff Software Engineer (API Gateway / Service Mesh)

  • Developing, maintaining, and innovating large scale, developer-facing platforms
  • Implementing security best practices
  • Managing API Gateway and ServiceMesh platforms in large scale organizations
  • Working with network proxies and L4/L7 load-balancers
  • Building platforms for microservices ecosystems
  • Working with Kubernetes networking
  • Maintaining and contributing to open source projects
  • Prototyping and researching upcoming technology solutions

Requirements For Staff Software Engineer (API Gateway / Service Mesh)

Go
Kubernetes
  • 5+ years of hands-on software development experience
  • Experience developing scalable consumer-facing SaaS software using Istio, Go, Kubernetes, RESTful web
  • Experience with leveraging, contributing to and leading open source community projects
  • Strategic and analytical thinking abilities
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent work-related experience
  • Experience with Kubernetes/Docker
  • Experience with Istio or any Service Mesh
  • Experience with Envoy and envoy WASM filters

Benefits For Staff Software Engineer (API Gateway / Service Mesh)

Equity
Medical Insurance
  • Equity
  • Medical Insurance

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