Overview
Join the API Management Platform Team as a Senior Software Developer in the Toronto (hybrid) office.
The API Management Platform team builds the end-to-end API Management Platform for Restful, GraphQL and Async APIs. This enables API Producers to produce world class APIs as well as enables API consumers to discover and consume these APIs with ease.
In addition to above, the team also builds and operates GraphQL APIs in leading Intuit Products such as TurboTax and Quickbooks, by hosting and operating a world class GraphQL Router. This is a high volume and mission critical system.
As a Senior Software Developer on this team, you will be working with a team of very talented engineers and Architects to take the platform to the next level.
What you'll bring
BS/MS in Computer Science or related area or equivalent experience
4+ years of professional experience delivering enterprise class applications with 3+ years of experience in building Highly Scalable Distributed Solutions using Java.
Strong hands on experience of developing highly scalable Microservices (Rest and/or GraphQL)
Team player possessing strong analytical, problem solving and communication skills
Experience in designing and developing distributed scalable and highly reliable applications in AWS or some other cloud provider..
Deep understanding of Kubernetes & Docker
Expertise with unit testing & Test Driven Development (TDD).
A passion for well written code, test-driven development, and engineering best practices.
A win-together mindset. You cherish opportunities to help your customers and teammates to be successful.
Good communication skills and the ability to explain complex technical issues to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Proficient in programming, design patterns, data structures, algorithms, troubleshooting.
Strong hands-on experience of operating and supporting applications/Services in Production
Ability to work effectively in a fast paced, complex technical environment with high adaptability and flexibility
"Self-starter" attitude and the ability to make decisions independently
Develops talent and skills on the team through reviews, documenting and sharing standards, industry best practices and knowledge of Intuit capabilities.
Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers, fostering their growth and development.
How you will lead
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define technical requirements, use cases and develop prototypes, or proof of concepts.
Independently design the components that they are responsible for a given deliverable with minimal guidance.
Actively seeks and incorporates design review feedback, also actively reviews design of peers and SWEs.
Conduct code reviews, promote code quality, and ensure adherence to coding standards
Identify and address performance bottlenecks and optimize architecture & code.
Provide recommendations and best practices for Software Development
Actively stay abreast of industry best practices, share learnings, and experiment and apply cutting edge technologies.
Act in a technical leadership capacity: Mentoring junior engineers, new team members, and applying technical expertise to challenging programming and design problems
Roughly 90% hands-on coding and code reviews.
Resolve defects/bugs during testing, pre-production, production, and post-release patches
Work cross-functionally with various Intuit teams: product management, QA/QE, various product lines, or business units to drive forward results
Experience with Agile Development, SCRUM, or Extreme Programming methodologies
EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability. Intuit will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with requirements of local law.