Quickbooks specialist developer

Job Title: QuickBooks Online (QBO) Specialist Developer Integration Expert)

Location: Hybrid / On-site

Employment Type: Full-Time

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled QuickBooks Online (QBO) Specialist Developer to design, develop, and maintain end-to-end integrations between our financial systems and QuickBooks Online. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with the node-quickbooks SDK, QuickBooks Webhooks, and OAuth 2.0 authentication, along with a solid understanding of accounting data structures and API communication patterns.

You will be responsible for ensuring seamless data synchronization across systems (e.g., customers, vendors, invoices, payments, accounts, and taxes) while maintaining reliability, security, and scalability.

Key Responsibilities

• End-to-End QBO Integration

• Develop and maintain integrations with QuickBooks Online using the node-quickbooks SDK and REST APIs.

• Implement full synchronization of entities such as Chart of Accounts, Customers, Vendors, Items, Invoices, Bills, Payments, and Journal Entries.
• Handle OAuth 2.0 authorization and token refresh flows securely.

• Build robust webhook listeners to capture real-time updates (create, update, delete) from QBO and reconcile them in the local system.

• API & Data Handling

• Map and transform accounting data between QBO objects and internal database models.

• Implement error handling, retries, and logging for reliable API communication.

• Maintain idempotency and conflict resolution logic for sync operations.

• System Design & Development

• Collaborate with backend teams to design modular service architectures using , Express, and Prisma (or ORM equivalents).

• Ensure multi-tenant support, organization-level isolation, and secure credential management for QBO connections.

• Write scalable webhook processors for asynchronous event handling (via queue or job system like BullMQ / RabbitMQ).

• Testing & Deployment

• Create and maintain unit/integration tests for all QBO integration modules.

• Assist in CI/CD pipeline configuration for deployment of microservices or Lambda/Azure Functions.

• Conduct end-to-end validation between QBO sandbox and production environments.

• Documentation & Support

• Write detailed API documentation, data mapping sheets, and user setup guides.

• Provide technical support for troubleshooting QBO sync or webhook issues.
• Stay updated with Intuit Developer API changes and implement necessary upgrades proactively.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Strong experience (3+ years) in development with Express, TypeScript/JavaScript.
• Proven experience with node-quickbooks SDK and QuickBooks Online REST API.
• Deep understanding of QuickBooks Webhooks, OAuth 2.0, and Intuit App Sandbox setup.
• Familiarity with accounting principles and QBO entities (COA, Invoices, Payments, Vendors, Customers, etc.).
• Experience in building secure and scalable API integrations.
• Proficiency with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and ORMs like Prisma or Sequelize.
• Hands-on experience with message queues (e.g., RabbitMQ, BullMQ, SQS).
• Knowledge of AWS / Azure Functions / Lambda for serverless deployment is a plus.
• Experience using Git, Docker, Postman, Swagger, and versioned environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience integrating QBO with accounting or ERP systems.
• Familiarity with Xero, Tally, or Zoho Books APIs (a plus).
• Understanding of multi-organization architecture and microservice patterns.
• Experience in building dashboards for sync logs and error reconciliation.