Intuit · 11 hours ago
Staff Machine Learning Engineer
San Diego, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$184K/yr - $250K/yr
6+ years expIntuit is dedicated to building Autonomous Operations for its Expert Network through its Horizon AI team. The Staff Machine Learning Engineer will lead the development of AI-native solutions for enterprise operations, focusing on optimization and resource allocation while collaborating with a team of AI scientists and engineers.
AccountingFinancial ServicesFinTechPaaSSoftware
Responsibilities
Optimization Engine Development: Architect and implement enterprise-scale optimization engines for hiring/supply decisions and shift generation/activity assignment. Translate business constraints into mathematical formulations using Mixed-Integer Linear Programming (MILP) or Constraint Satisfaction
Productionize AI & Operations: Build and scale machine learning models and optimization solvers using modern frameworks. Develop reliable pipelines and microservices that can handle millions of variables and decision points
Advanced Forecasting: Collaborate with scientists to implement driver-based and attribute-driven forecasting models to predict demand (volume, handle-times) and supply availability, handling challenges like sparsity and hierarchical constraints
System Modernization: Lead the transition from legacy heuristic models to robust, self-healing AI systems. Enforce high standards for code coverage, unit testing, and observability (OpEx) to ensure system stability
Cross-Functional Leadership: Partner with product managers, operations leaders, and data scientists to define the roadmap for Autonomous Operations. Translate complex operational needs into technical AI solutions
Innovation: Explore and implement emerging technologies, including Reinforcement Learning (RL) for real-time decision-making and agentic automation workflows
Qualification
Required
BS, MS, or PhD degree in Computer Science, Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, or a related field
6+ years of industry experience in applied machine learning, AI engineering, or software engineering
Strong proficiency in Python and software engineering fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, version control, CI/CD)
Experience deploying highly scalable software supporting millions of users
Experience integrating applications with cloud technologies (i.e., AWS, GCP) and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes)
Benefits
Cash bonus
Equity rewards
Benefits
Company
Intuit
Intuit provides financial software solutions to empower individuals and businesses.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$8.52BKey Investors
JP Morgan Chase
2025-01-31Post Ipo Debt· $4.5B
2023-09-12Post Ipo Debt· $4B
2011-01-19Post Ipo Equity· $6.7M
Leadership Team
Sasan Goodarzi
Chief Executive Officer
Alex Balazs
Chief Technology Officer
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