Alex Balazs

CTO

Mountain View, California, United States31 yrs 11 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Led Intuit's technology strategy for AI-driven products.
  • Over 40 years of experience in software engineering.
  • Passionate advocate for diversity in technology.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and Fintech leader with extensive experience in technology strategy and product development.

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Skills

Core Skills

Technology StrategyProduct DevelopmentPlatform EngineeringDiversity InitiativesTechnology InnovationEngineering ExcellenceSaas ProductsInnovationIdentity ManagementAccess ManagementIdentity & Access ManagementAuthentication & Authorization Services

Other Skills

Data ScienceInformation TechnologyInformation SecurityArchitectureM&A DiligenceTalent AcquisitionHigh AvailabilityRequirements AnalysisDomain DesignSaaSAgile MethodologiesCloud ComputingWeb ServicesSoftware DevelopmentDistributed Systems

About

It’s a great honor to serve as Intuit Chief Technology Officer, where I lead the development of innovative products and services to help our customers prosper. I oversee Intuit's technology strategy and lead all of Intuit's product development, data science, information technology, and information security teams. Over the last four decades, Intuit has evolved from Windows to web, mobile, cloud, and now artificial intelligence. I joined the company back in October 1999 as a software engineer. My first role had me working on a very early version of QuickBooks Online. The idea was to revolutionize how small businesses could go beyond the desktop and manage their finances on the internet. That same innovative mindset shows up today in our AI-driven expert platform and products, including TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and Mailchimp. I'm passionate about creating an environment where our technologists can thrive and do the best work of their lives, all in service to powering prosperity for millions of consumers and small businesses worldwide. You can connect with me on Twitter/X at @AlexGBalazs. For more about Intuit’s technology, products, and services, visit www.intuit.com. For information on career opportunities, visit www.intuitcareers.com.

Experience

31 yrs 11 mos
Total Experience
8 yrs 2 mos
Average Tenure
3 yrs 7 mos
Current Experience

Intuit

9 roles

Chief Technology Officer

Promoted

Sep 2023Present · 2 yrs 8 mos

  • Responsible for defining and implementing Intuit's technology strategy. Lead all of Intuit's product development, data science, information technology, and information security teams worldwide that create and operate our global AI-driven expert platform in service to our customers.
Technology StrategyProduct DevelopmentData ScienceInformation TechnologyInformation Security

Senior Vice President - Data Engineering

Apr 2020Mar 2021 · 11 mos

Senior Vice President - Intuit Chief Architect - Platform Engineering Leader

Promoted

May 2017Aug 2023 · 6 yrs 3 mos

  • Building Software that is Powering Prosperity Around the World.
  • Lead Intuit technology & platform strategy including:
  • Futures group: Product, Design & Engineering R&D
  • Core Services: Most leveraged platform services (Identity, Profile, Data Connectivity)
  • Architecture: Strategy, M&A diligence, standards
  • Organization Scale: 1000+ FTE, $220M budget
Technology StrategyPlatform EngineeringArchitectureM&A Diligence

Advisory Board Member - Tech Women @ Intuit

Jun 2015Aug 2023 · 8 yrs 2 mos

  • Serve on Exec Advisory Board for Tech Women @ Intuit. The vision for TWI is to make Intuit the #1 choice for women technologists, where women are empowered and diversity is embraced. This vision will be achieved by attracting & retaining world's top technical talent and creating an environment where they can do the best work of their lives.
Diversity InitiativesTalent Acquisition

VP, Fellow Architect - Chief Architect Consumer Group

Apr 2015May 2017 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • As the Chief Architect for Intuit’s Consumer Tax Group, I am responsible for leading technology innovation, engineering excellence, and technology strategy for Intuit’s TurboTax product offering portfolio. My teams that deliver on these initiatives are as follows:
  • 1. Core Architecture -- Team of Distinguished Architects responsible for defining strategic technology to support replatforming of existing products lines while accelerating our ability to deliver the products of the future,
  • 2. Tech Labs -- Team of engineers responsible for exploring new technology and harnessing it for use within Intuit products.
  • 3. Engineering Excellence -- Team of evangelists and technologists responsible for raising the bar on talent, engineering execution and Intuit tech brand awareness.
  • Additional responsibilities include:
  • Create environment of Innovation where engineers can solve important problems identified through deep customer empathy with emphasis on learning, pivoting and finding the right solution by getting solutions in front of customers as rapidly as possible.
  • Accelerate business outcomes through pragmatic architecture that declares a bold vision for the future but constantly validates the vision through rapid experimentation.
  • Drive the definition of key architectural designs and strategies that transform people, process and technology allowing Consumer Tax to re-energize it's position as a growth business.
  • Lead definition, prioritization and execution of technology roadmap including the means and pace for collecting on engineering debt.
  • Maintain and Grow Intuit's brand through Presentations at Technology Conferences
  • Mentor architects, principal engineers and identify the next generation of technology leaders.
Technology InnovationEngineering ExcellenceTechnology Strategy

Distinguished Architect - Chief Architect Consumer Tax Group

Promoted

Aug 2013Apr 2015 · 1 yr 8 mos

  • Chief Architect for Consumer Tax Group of Intuit whose $1.5B+ portfolio includes a broad set of SaaS and native products (iOS, Android, Windows and Mac) with penetration in US and Canadian markets.
  • Create environment of Innovation where engineers can solve important problems identified through deep customer empathy with emphasis on learning, pivoting and finding the right solution by getting solutions in front of customers as rapidly as possible.
  • Accelerate business outcomes through pragmatic architecture that declares a bold vision for the future but constantly validates the vision through rapid experimentation.
  • Lead a Team of Architects with a broad range of skills in both the business domain (tax), related domains (knowledge management) and technical domains (apps, systems, data) to create a cohesive and high-functional organization that leads the business technologists into the future.
  • Drive the definition of key architectural designs and strategies that transform people, process and technology allowing Consumer Tax to re-energize it's position as a growth business.
  • Lead definition, prioritization and execution of technology roadmap including the means and pace for collecting on engineering debt.
  • Maintain and Grow Intuit's brand through Presentations at Technology Conferences
  • Mentor architects, principal engineers and identify the next generation of technology leaders.
SaaS ProductsInnovationArchitecture

Distinguished Architect, Chief Architect for Identity

Promoted

Jan 2012Aug 2013 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Drive definition of Identity Domain with Product Management to create Intuit Identity Product for Product Ecosystems
  • Lead Team of Architects in execution of Strategic Identity Mgmt, Access Mgmt, Anti-Fraud and
  • Foundational Data projects in support of multiple $100 million Internet businesses
  • Define and Manage Execution of High Availability & Business Continuity Design for critical
  • shared Services that support 100+ online Offerings
  • Develop technical strategies to achieve Intuit Business Objectives related to Identity & Data
  • Communicate Identity strategy and progress to Intuit Business Leaders & Steering Committee
  • Maintain and Grow Intuit’s brand through Presentations at Technology Conferences
  • Mentor architects, software engineers and other junior members of the team
Identity ManagementAccess ManagementHigh Availability

Software Architect

Promoted

Jul 2007Jan 2012 · 4 yrs 6 mos

  • Architect of Identity & Access Management for Intuit Products & Services
  • Conduct Requirements Analysis, Domain Design, and Project Concept Specs
  • Communicate IAM strategy and progress to Business Units & Steering Committee
  • Maintain and Grow Intuit’s brand through Presentations at Technology Conferences
Identity & Access ManagementRequirements Analysis

Staff Software Engineer

Oct 1999Jul 2007 · 7 yrs 9 mos

  • Architecture & Development Leader for Authentication & Authorization Services
  • Led effort to create domain design for A&A across multiple offerings
  • Worked across multiple business and functional units to refine requirements into a single
  • cohesive strategy
  • Leading team of developers to implement systems and libraries
Authentication & Authorization ServicesDomain Design

Revwork inc.

Board Member

Oct 2017Dec 2022 · 5 yrs 2 mos · San Diego, California

Rochester institute of technology

Advisory Board Member - Galisano College of Computing & Information Sciences

Sep 2017Jun 2024 · 6 yrs 9 mos · Rochester, New York Metropolitan Area

  • Provide strategic guidance, industry perspective, and support to the Dean for College of Computing & Information Sciences

Light lab imaging

Senior Software Engineer

Feb 1999Oct 1999 · 8 mos

  • Developed software for medical imaging devices based on the technology Optical Coherence Tomography.
  • The company was called Coherent Diagnostic Technology (CDT) at the time that I worked there.

Zeiss medical technology

Software Engineer

Jun 1994Jan 1999 · 4 yrs 7 mos

  • Develop consumer software that operates optical diagnostic equipment
  • Responsible for designing, managing and implementing software projects from
  • inception through release of the product.

Education

Kettering University

BSME — Design

Jun 1989Jun 1994

Elyria Catholic High School

High School Diploma

Jan 1985Jan 1989

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