Director of Software Engineering

About the role

Intuit is seeking a Director of Software Engineering to lead the Virtual Expert Platform (VEP) transformation. This senior leader will own the evolution of foundational platform capabilities, making them AI‑agentic ready, and will guide a high‑performance team of roughly 90 engineers across the United States and India.

Key responsibilities

• Drive platform transformation to support AI‑native, agentic experiences at scale.
• Ensure operational and engineering excellence across capability spaces.
• Accelerate assisted‑services growth while optimizing service margins and cost efficiency.
• Lead, mentor, and expand a team of ~90 engineers, shaping structure, hiring, and career development.
• Partner strategically with ICS, Business Segments, VEP product and design teams, and India leadership to deliver cross‑functional outcomes.
• Own VEP India community, fostering employee engagement, talent acquisition, and growth.

Required profile

• 18+ years in software development, with at least 7 years in executive engineering leadership.
• Proven experience building consumer‑facing platforms serving millions of users.
• Track record of shipping AI/ML features in live, customer‑facing products.
• Experience leading a 50+ FTE engineering organization through a platform transformation.
• Senior India engineering leadership experience within a non‑India HQ organization.
• Deep understanding of modern platform architecture, SaaS/PaaS, and distributed systems.

Required skills

• Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Machine Learning (ML)
• SaaS / PaaS platforms
• Distributed Systems
• Platform Architecture