Principal Full Stack Software Engineer

As a Principal Full-Stack Software Engineer at Autodesk, you will join the Product Design and Manufacturing Solutions division to expand the Fusion platform. This role involves designing and building scalable backend and full-stack solutions, defining service architecture, and delivering high-quality code using best practices. You will provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver features, ensuring seamless end-to-end workflows and continuous system improvement.

Must Have

• Design and build scalable backend and full stack solutions and define service architecture.
• Deliver high-quality code using best practices such as CI/CD, automated testing, and infrastructure automation.
• Provide technical leadership by guiding design decisions, reviewing code, and mentoring engineers.
• Collaborate with product managers, UX and QA engineers to deliver high-quality features.
• Support the integration of backend services with frontend applications, making basic UI changes.
• Identify risks and issues, propose mitigation strategies, and help remove technical blockers.
• Continuously evaluate and improve performance, stability, scalability, and extensibility of the system.
• Expertise in Java, Spring, and Spring Boot, including microservices and REST API design.
• Familiarity with React and modern JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Strong practical experience with AWS cloud services stack and containers (Docker, K8s).
• Understanding of software architecture, distributed systems, cloud-native design patterns, OOPS Principles, SOLID principles.

Good to Have

• Experience designing high-scale, high-availability cloud systems.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (such as Jenkins, CloudBees, Spinnaker).
• Understanding of GraphQL, WebSockets, or event-driven architectures.
• Awareness of AI-assisted tooling (GitHub Copilot, code generation tools).

Perks & Benefits

• Annual cash bonuses
• Commissions for sales roles
• Stock grants
• Comprehensive benefits package

Position Overview

As a global leader in 3D design, engineering, and entertainment software, Autodesk helps innovators imagine, design, and create a better world. We are accelerating the transformation of Design and Manufacturing with Fusion, delivering cloud-powered, end-to-end workflows that bring unprecedented value to our customers. This is an extraordinary moment to join us as we expand the Fusion platform and unify multiple world-class technologies into a seamless cloud ecosystem.

We are seeking a passionate Principal Full-Stack Software Engineer to join our Product Design and Manufacturing Solutions division. In this role, you will be part of a high-impact, agile team and help drive the next generation of cloud features that support Fusion’s various workflows. You will contribute hands-on technical expertise, guide architectural decisions, and drive backend-leaning full-stack development across services and UI integration points.

This position is ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex engineering challenges, collaborating across disciplines, and providing technical leadership to deliver high-quality, scalable software used by customers worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable backend and full stack solutions and define service architecture including APIs and microservices.
• Deliver high-quality code using best practices such as CI/CD, automated testing, infrastructure automation, and solid documentation.
• Provide technical leadership by guiding design decisions, reviewing code, mentoring engineers, and driving engineering excellence across the team.
• Collaborate with product managers, UX and QA engineers to deliver high-quality features in an agile, iterative environment.
• Support the integration of backend services with frontend applications, making basic UI changes when needed and ensuring seamless end-to-end workflows.
• Identify risks and issues, propose mitigation strategies, and help remove technical blockers to help keep the team productive and aligned with delivery goals.
• Continuously evaluate and improve performance, stability, scalability, and extensibility of the system.
• Promote a culture of candor, technical curiosity, teamwork, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
• Stay current with modern backend, cloud, and web technologies, and expand technical breadth and depth as the platform evolves.

Minimum Qualifications

• B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 9+ years of professional software development experience, with strong expertise in backend engineering.
• Expertise in Java, Spring, and Spring Boot, including microservices, REST API design, dependency injection, testing, and performance tuning.
• Familiarity with React and modern JavaScript/TypeScript, with the ability to implement basic UI changes when required.
• Basic understanding of Node.js, especially for API integration or tooling.
• Strong practical experience with AWS cloud services stack, such as Lambda, API Gateway, S3, AWS Secrets Manager, RDS/DynamoDB/Aurora, ECS/EKS.
• Strong practical experience working with containers (Docker, K8s, etc.).
• Understanding of software architecture, distributed systems, and cloud-native design patterns, OOPS Principles, SOLID principles
• Experience with Git/GitHub or other modern source control systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing high-scale, high-availability cloud systems.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (such as Jenkins, CloudBees, Spinnaker, etc.).
• Understanding of GraphQL, WebSockets, or event-driven architectures.
• Awareness of AI-assisted tooling (GitHub Copilot, code generation tools).

The Ideal Candidate

• Hands-on engineer with deep expertise in backend cloud development who enjoys mentoring others and driving technical clarity.
• Someone who has delivered complex backend or full-stack systems end-to-end in production environments.
• Strong architectural thinking with the ability to balance long-term vision with immediate needs.
• Comfortable working across backend, cloud, and light UI layers.
• Curious, open, and flexible to pick up new programming languages, tools, and design patterns as needed
• A proactive problem solver who thrives in collaborative, cross-functional teams.
• A leader who takes ownership, communicates clearly, and supports a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.

Learn More

About Autodesk

Welcome to Autodesk! Amazing things are created every day with our software – from the greenest buildings and cleanest cars to the smartest factories and biggest hit movies. We help innovators turn their ideas into reality, transforming not only how things are made, but what can be made.

We take great pride in our culture here at Autodesk – it’s at the core of everything we do. Our culture guides the way we work and treat each other, informs how we connect with customers and partners, and defines how we show up in the world.

When you’re an Autodesker, you can do meaningful work that helps build a better world designed and made for all. Ready to shape the world and your future? Join us!

Salary transparency

Salary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. Offers are based on the candidate’s experience and geographic location. In addition to base salaries, our compensation package may include annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Diversity & Belonging

We take pride in cultivating a culture of belonging where everyone can thrive. Learn more here: https://www.autodesk.com/company/diversity-and-belonging