Principal Software Engineer
Job Description
- Proven experience in .Net and C# in Windows Desktop environment
- Excellent knowledge of software and application design and architecture
- Experience in code review following all best practices
- Knowledge of test-driven development
- Mastery in software engineering tools like Git/GitHub & Jenkins
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Position Overview
As we transition from a world of files to that of products powered by cloud data services, we’re building our core underlying cloud fabric and kernel that is comprised of massively scalable, always-on, globally-deployed cloud services that underpin our customer facing systems. In order to provide a seamless cloud data experience for our customers we’re building a platform that bridges existing products and solutions with our cloud data platform.
We are seeking a highly proficient principal software engineer to help in building our client-side data platform. The successful candidate should have a strong sense of ownership and be able to drive projects through completion. They should be well versed in building highly optimised SDKs and components that can be used in cross-platform environments.
- Work on a scrum team of about 7 – 10 team members
- Demonstrate impact and influence across teams outside of the direct organization
- Contribute significantly to large-scale, intricate projects involving multiple engineers and cross-functional teams
- Spearhead solutions for uncertain milestones, from requirement clarification and scope planning to ensuring delivery
- Influence cross-functional teams and contribute to large-scale projects
- Be a role model for working in the production codebase for Autodesk Platform Services (C# / .Net Framework & Core) to deliver high-quality, secure, and stable code
- Develop, troubleshoot, test, and debug C# .Net components
- Engage directly with customers to provide technical support for complex issues
- Be a technical leader who influences technical decisions across multiple teams
- Write technical design documents, participate in design and code reviews within the team, across teams, develop estimates for tasks, and document code
- Work with an extended team of software developers, QAs, and Product Managers and Architects in the US and other worldwide engineering sites
- Participate in Agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, daily scrum meetings, backlog grooming, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives
- Act as a Product owner for the team; balancing requirements from different sources like PM, Architectural roadmap, and service/component improvement
- Lead team initiatives and drive key business outcomes
- Navigate uncertain milestones from concept to successful delivery
- Lead technical discussions and incident resolutions
- Mentor team members and foster a culture of knowledge-sharing
- Act as a Subject Matter Expert, make significant contributions to design
- Utilize expertise in .Net and C#, along with a strong grasp of key design principles
- Design solutions with a focus on performance, scalability, resiliency, and cost
- Proven experience as a software engineer, with a focus on .Net and C# in Windows Desktop environment
- Excellent knowledge of software and application design and architecture.
- Experience in code review following all best practices
- Knowledge of test-driven development.
- Mastery in software engineering tools, including Git/GitHub & Jenkins & experience with build and deployment processes.
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