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The role requires developing and ensuring the seamless functioning and reliability of the Kubernetes Platform across Intuit. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing and maintaining Intuit Kubernetes Services (IKS) clusters hosting Intuit flagship products of TurboTax, Quickbooks, Mailchimp, as well as Intuit Platforms such as Identity, API Gateway, and Service Mesh. Responsibilities include all aspects of platform development, deployment, service adoption, configuration, optimization and troubleshooting. The ideal candidate must have expert knowledge of Kubernetes, AWS, cloud native design patterns, networking, troubleshooting, tools and automation.\nResponsibilities\nApplies comprehensive understanding of the business, customer needs to expertly\ndesign, develop and implement capabilities, tools and processes that deliver highly\navailable, scalable and reliable customer experiences.\nUtilizes extensive expertise in system engineering, software development, critical\nthinking, industry best practices, and AI to develop innovative solutions towards building\nhighly available, scalable and reliable platforms.\nExpertly builds, operates, and scales services running on AWS EKS. Collaborates\nclosely with Intuit Product and Platform Development Teams to plan, prioritize and\ndesign highly available cloud architectures.\nContributes to critical platform components and drives operational excellence through\nautomation, observability, and process optimization.\nTroubleshoots complex issues and effectively manages stakeholder expectations\nthrough clear communication and proactive updates.\nParticipates in on-call and support rotations, driving incident recovery, resolution and\nRoot Cause Analysis (RCA).\nProvides technical leadership by guiding the team on system design and\nimplementation, ensuring best practices are implemented.\nParticipates in mentoring junior and senior engineers, promoting an environment of\nlearning and growth within the team.\nGathering functional requirements, developing technical specifications, and project & test\nplanning\nDesign and implement proofs of concepts (POC’s), productize components and features.\nRoughly 70-85% hands-on coding\nResolve defects/bugs during QA testing, pre-production, production, and post-release\npatches\nWork cross-functionally with various Intuit teams: product management, QA/QE, various\nproduct lines, or business units to drive forward results\nContribute to the design and architecture of the project\nPay 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.\nQualifications\nTo be considered for the role of Sr Software Engineer, candidates must possess the following qualifications:\nExperience with Agile Development, SCRUM, or Extreme Programming methodologies\n\nBS/MS in computer science or equivalent work experience\n\n3+ years of experience working in software development, production engineering, building and managing large-scale systems on AWS.\n\n3+ years of solid development experience in building RESTful services using Go, Python, Java/J2EE (Spring, MVC, and Hibernate), and/or NodeJS. Candidates with experience in open-source development preferred.\n\nHands-on experience with Kubernetes\n\nGood understanding of container orchestration and cloud technologies\n\nProgramming experience with any of the following: Go, Python, Object-oriented\nprogramming languages\n\nExperience with the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)\n\nGood understanding of microservices architecture\n\nSolid communication skills: Demonstrated ability to explain complex technical issues to\nboth technical and non-technical audiences\n\nStrong understanding of the Software design/architecture process\n\nExperience with unit testing & Test Driven Development (TDD)\n\nStrong understanding of generative AI concepts and fundamentals\n\nHands on experience on generative AI project\n\nWe are seeking a Software Engineer who is passionate about delivering uptime, reliability, and scalability for our customers. If you possess the above qualifications, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity!\nIntuit 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. 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