Software Development Manager

Autodesk is seeking an experienced Software Development Manager to lead the Fusion web team in Toronto, Canada. This role requires a strong leader with technical knowledge and business acumen to manage a scrum team, focusing on scalable web cloud services in an agile environment. Responsibilities include defining roadmaps, inspiring team members, recruiting talent, enhancing engineering efficiency, and providing technical guidance to deliver high-quality solutions.

Must Have

• Accountable for business outcomes and engineering excellence
• Collaborate on roadmap, priorities, and project delivery
• Inspire, motivate, and coach team members
• Lead and mentor developers
• Recruit and nurture best talents
• Coordinate with other teams on best practices
• Enhance engineering efficiency
• Provide technical guidance
• BS degree in software engineering or related field
• 10+ years in designing and developing cloud/server and desktop applications
• 3+ years leading development teams
• Proficiency in Angular, JavaScript, React, Node.js
• Experience in hiring key talent and setting up teams for success
• Strong communication and project management skills
• Experience with Agile development methodologies
• Experience modernizing legacy codebase
• Continuous improvement mindset

Perks & Benefits

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

Position Overview

Autodesk is seeking a highly motivated, experienced Software Development Manager to join the Autodesk Data & Process Management team in Toronto, Canada, to lead our Fusion web team. We are looking for a strong leader and communicator with a balance of technical knowledge and business acumen. As an ideal candidate, you have led teams developing scalable web cloud services in a fast-paced, agile environment. You know how to nurture talent, develop and advocate best practices, foster open communication, and provide guidance and mentoring to effective and high-performing teams to deliver high-quality solutions.This is an exciting opportunity to be part of and contribute to the evolution of the engineering discipline in a lean/agile environment, and to help build an organization committed to continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for business outcomes and engineering excellence for the teams
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define roadmap, priorities and project delivery plans for scrum team
• Inspire, motivate, and coach team members to achieve maximum productivity, optimal creativity, and efficiency
• Lead and mentor developers to meet organizational needs as well as individual career goals
• Recruit and nurture best talents to develop high-performing teams
• Coordinate with other teams, on engineering best practices and dependencies and business outcomes
• Enhance engineering efficiency by closely observing the team, identifying opportunities, and influencing the improvement
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to teammates
• Identify the right approach when facing uncertainties and support teams in navigating changes

Minimum Qualifications

• BS degree in software engineering or related field
• 10+ years of experience in the industry involving designing and developing cloud/server applications and desktop applications
• 3+ years of experience in leading, mentoring, and managing development teams, or other similar leadership roles (managing cross-functional team members from Software Engineers to Principal Engineers to Architects)
• Strong fundamentals & hands-on in front end web development technology stack - Angular, JavaScript, React, Node.js
• Experience in hiring key talent and setting up teams for success
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and project management skills
• Ability to explain complex subjects simply to a variety of audiences
• Proven ability to deliver well-structured project plans and communicate across teams
• Experience leading in an Agile development environment and well-versed in Agile methodologies
• Experience in modernizing a legacy codebase, and understanding the challenges that come with it
• A continuous improvement mindset, with a desire to enhance both the customer and developer experience

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

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