Is Intuit a good company to work for as a Principal Software Engineer?

Principal Software Engineer professionals working at Intuit have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 31 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Intuit employees being 4.1 out of 5 stars. Search open Principal Software Engineer Jobs at Intuit now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Principal Software Engineer interview questions at Intuit .

Does Intuit pay Principal Software Engineer employees well?

Principal Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Intuit with 4.6 out of 5 stars based on 31 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 6.7% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Principal Software Engineer salaries at Intuit.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Intuit?

Tax Associate (674) , Senior Software Engineer (585) , Software Engineer (573) , Seasonal Tax Expert (466) , Tax Expert (288) , Staff Software Engineer (237) , Software Engineer II (190) , Product Manager (166) , Manager (129) , Director (124) , Credentialed Tax Expert (122) , QuickBooks Live Bookkeeper (103) , Customer Service Representative (99) , Full Service Tax Expert (90) , Tax Prep Assistant (87)

What are the pros of working at Intuit according to real employee reviews?

"They have great benefits and really make you feel like you are apart of a family." ((in 1831 reviews)); "Great culture and live the values they preached as a company most of the time which is quite rare!" ((in 1191 reviews)); "Intuit has great values and the people you work with are always willing to help." ((in 1040 reviews)); "good work life balance and they pay you pretty descent compared to the current industry trends" ((in 944 reviews)); "4. Fairly good pay (as it fits well with the salary parameters I must follow.)" ((in 692 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Intuit according to real employee reviews?

"The company is becoming plagued with bad managers as well as many good managers put in bad situations." ((in 312 reviews)); "Management is bad and toxic." ((in 309 reviews)); "Annual layoffs up to 5k employees for 'restructuring'" ((in 187 reviews)); "Lots of organizational changes in middle and upper management." ((in 72 reviews)); "There is too much middle management and not enough worker." ((in 67 reviews))

Intuit Principal Software Engineer reviews

4.0

99% would recommend to a friend

(31 total reviews)

Sasan Goodarzi

52% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

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Principal Software Engineer employees have rated Intuit with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 31 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Principal Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Intuit is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Principal Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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31 reviews

3.0

Jun 15, 2026

Great tech, people and atmosphere, but ruthless management

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great ecosystem. Wonderful people and family atmosphere

Cons

Ruthless corporate management, extremely focused on short term goals. Zero strategic vision (from talent and corporate knowledge perspective).

4.0

May 7, 2026

Respectful workplace but lacks work-life balance

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Respect at work. Good perks.

Cons

Little to No work life balance

5.0

Aug 21, 2025

Good understanding company

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Reasonable compensation - Family friendly - Great culture - People are genuine

Cons

- Work is work, lots of opportunities to fix things - Tech can be better - Hard to do things without asking for info and documentation

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