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Position Overview
Autodesk is seeking a passionate and skilled Principal Software Engineer to join our new Developers Tooling team. The ideal candidate will have expertise in server-side technologies and hands-on experience in full-stack development, with deep expertise in AWS technologies; hands-on experience in TypeScript, Python, and Node.js; and a proven track record of delivering high-quality, scalable software solutions. As a Principal Software Engineer, you will play a key role in designing, implementing, and maintaining complex systems that power our platform from developers to developers.
You will need a solid foundation in a full range of technologies from server to client, experience designing and describing complex software systems, and a drive to tackle new challenges head-on.
Responsibilities
Design, develop, and deploy secure and scalable internal developer tooling, including APIs and CI/CD workflows, enhancing existing components as necessary to meet project requirements.
Collaborate with cross-functional and partner teams across the organization to gather requirements, define solutions, and support both backend and client-side development efforts.
Architect and optimize system infrastructure for performance, reliability, and security.
Drive code quality across the team by setting and reinforcing best practices, performing design/code reviews, and guiding maintainable implementation patterns.
Contribute to architectural decisions and mentor the team in solving complex engineering challenges in distributed environments, ensuring secure, scalable, and maintainable solutions.
Participate in on-call rotations to provide support for production systems.
Mentor and provide directions to less experienced software engineers regarding company development processes and product architecture.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
10+ years of experience in software engineering, including 3+ years building production applications on large-scale AWS cloud infrastructure (e.g., Lambda, DynamoDB, ECS, RDS, S3).
Deep hands-on expertise with TypeScript and Python
Experience designing and building RESTful APIs and microservices.
Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases including RDS and DynamoDB.
Extensive experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines, with hands-on expertise in tools such as Jenkins and Spinnaker.
Preferred Qualifications
Working experience with Java programming and Maven.
Experience with API documentation tools (e.g., OpenAPI/Swagger).
Experience with Observability and monitoring tools such as Dynatrace and Splunk
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Autodesk is changing how the world is designed and made. Our technology spans architecture, engineering, construction, product design, manufacturing, media, and entertainment, empowering innovators everywhere to solve challenges big and small. From greener buildings to smarter products to more mesmerizing blockbusters, Autodesk software helps our customers to design and make a better world for all. Over 100 million people use Autodesk software like AutoCAD, Revit, Maya, 3ds Max, Fusion 360, SketchBook, and more to unlock their creativity and solve important design, business and environmental challenges. Our software runs on both personal computers and mobile devices and taps the infinite computing power of the cloud to help teams around the world collaborate, design, simulate and fabricate their ideas in 3D. We provide exceptional compensation/benefit packages and we’d love for you to join us. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, gender, disability, veteran status or other protected category. To see our culture in action, check out #AutodeskLife. We are headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area and have more than 10,000 employees worldwide.
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