Principal Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Intuit with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Principal Software Engineer roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Intuit overall takes an average of 24 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Intuit as a Principal Software Engineer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 33%
Group panel interview: 17%
Phone interview: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
Presentation: 17%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Intuit (Mountain View, CA) in Dec 2024
Interview
The basis for the entire interview was a take home system design question assigned several weeks beforehand. There is a main presentation, and several smaller follow-up session with more specialized topics.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Intuit (Bengaluru) in Nov 2025
Interview
Interview process starts with screening round with easy coding question and system design question including AI/ML. After clearning Craft demonstration where sytem design with working application should be built for demo from a 1 week -3 weeks time(depending on panel availability). Needs a thorough preparation for demonstration of the questions involved in system design purpose of each component(Security,Scalability and reliability ) and addressing how it solved user journey effectively. Next rounds would be diving deeper on functional flow of the system ensuring Security,Scalability and Reliability assessing AI/ML knowledge.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Craft demonstration with working prototype for demo. Questions around security(Login,API Payload) and user flow from application demonstrated,Infrastructure Cost estimates to build the application?
I applied online. I interviewed at Intuit (Mountain View, CA) in Jul 2025
Interview
Initial phone screen with the recruiter, and then a technical screen with a Principal Engineer. The interviewer was super friendly, but I have had some difficulty with their glider.ai platform.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Solving a coding problem (Balancing parenthesis) and design problem (design a service that provides tax refund status)