Principal Machine Learning Engineer

Intuit is seeking a Principal Machine Learning Engineer to join its Mountain View, California on-site team and lead the design, development, and deployment of end-to-end AI and ML solutions for the company’s financial products within the Mid Market AI team. In this role, you will shape the AI strategy, drive innovation, and scale AI initiatives to deliver measurable value for customers. The position offers a salary range of USD 254,500 to 344,000 per year and requires a Master’s degree or Ph.D. along with at least 10 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership: Define and own AI strategy and ML platform architecture, setting a multi-year technical roadmap.
• End-to-End ML Systems: Lead the full lifecycle of ML solutions—from data curation and model training to robust deployment and monitoring in production.
• Cutting-Edge AI Applications: Apply state-of-the-art technologies such as Large Language Models (LLMs) and Multimodal Language Models to solve complex business challenges.
• Innovation & Prototyping: Accelerate experimentation by building rapid prototypes and scaling successful solutions to production.
• Mentorship: Provide technical guidance to junior engineers, foster a culture of technical excellence, and champion operational rigor.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with product managers, data scientists, and engineering teams to deliver solutions that drive customer success.

Requirements

• Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science or a related field with a focus on AI/ML or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of experience developing and deploying production-level ML.
• Expertise in programming languages such as Python, Java, or Scala.
• Proficiency with modern ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch).
• Strong foundation in computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, distributed systems).
• Proven communication and leadership skills to influence technical direction and engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Technologies

• Python
• Java
• Scala
• TensorFlow
• PyTorch

Benefits

• Cash bonus
• Equity rewards
• Benefits
• Pay for performance rewards