Java Developer - 36422553

Duration: 9 months (Until 31st Jul 2026 - possibility of extension)

Location: Hybrid - Downtown Toronto (3 days a week in office)

GraphQL API Management Platform team builds end to end API Platform for GraphQL 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 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 Java Developer IV on this team, you will be working with a team of very talented engineers and Architects to take the platform to the next level.

Responsibilities:

• 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

Skills:

• 4+ years of professional experience delivering enterprise class applications
• 3+ years of experience in building Highly Scalable Distributed Solutions using Java.
• Team player possessing strong analytical, problem solving and communication skills
• Strong hands on experience of developing highly scalable Microservices (GraphQL preferrable)
• Experience in designing and developing highly scalable and highly reliable applications in Cloud
• Experience in AWS or some other cloud provider
• Deep understanding of Kubernetes and Docker
• Expertise with unit testing & Test Driven Development (TDD)
• RUST/GoLang exp (nice to have)
• 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
• BS/MS in Computer Science or related area or equivalent experience
• Hands-on experience with Gen Ai related technologies is highly desirable

Leadership Competencies:

• 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 capabilities.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers, fostering their growth and development.

*Will have to be on call 1 out of 6 weeks - need to be available 9 am to 5 pm (Pacific Time) / (12pm to 8 pm EST)