Software Engineering Manager

Join Autodesk's Forma Design team as an Engineering Manager, contributing code while leading and growing a team of engineers. You will work within an empowered product triad, applying technical and people skills to enhance product impact. The role involves working with web, large-scale systems, and cloud computing technologies, focusing on collaborative, outcome-driven design tools for architects and engineers to create smart, sustainable urban solutions.

Must Have

• Lead and grow engineering team fostering collaborative, sustainable, and high-impact culture
• Coach and grow individual team members, supporting professional development
• Partner with product managers, UX designers, and software architects to translate user needs into features
• Experience creating psychologically safe, inclusive team environments
• Strong hands-on engineering background building cloud-based systems
• Strong collaboration and communication skills
• Care about writing code that delivers value to users quickly and sustainably

Good to Have

• Experience with TypeScript
• Experience with serverless architectures
• Experience with AWS
• Background in large-scale systems or platform development
• Experience working in cross-functional, international product teams

Perks & Benefits

• Annual cash bonuses
• Commissions (for sales roles)
• Stock grants
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Culture of belonging

Job Requisition ID #

25WD94418

Join Autodesk and the Forma Design team as our next Engineering Manager. In this role, you’ll stay technically engaged by contributing production code alongside the team, while managing a group of engineers and helping them grow and succeed.

We believe there is a better way to design our cities. To enable this, we aim to transform how architects and engineers work through collaborative, outcome-driven design tools.

Your contributions will have a direct impact on shaping our offering, enabling our users to discover smart, sustainable solutions and gain valuable insights in their projects.

About the role and the team

You’ll help create an environment where engineers feel supported, challenged, and empowered to do their best work. You will work as part of a dedicated product team within Forma Design, partnering closely with Product and Design in an empowered product triad.

As Engineering Manager, you will have the opportunity to apply and grow both your technical and people skills to enhance our product’s impact on our users’ workflows.

On the engineering side, you will work with a wide range of technologies, including web, large-scale systems, and cloud computing, tackling exciting challenges alongside a team of highly engaged and motivated colleagues. Our organizational culture encourages managers to contribute directly to the work while also supporting others.

On the managerial side, you’ll play an active role in our engineering management team, which collectively supports more than 60 engineers. Your main responsibilities as a manager will be to empower team members to succeed, foster a sense of belonging, and collaborate with other managers to build a solution-focused culture. In the spirit of servant leadership, we hope you’ll share your knowledge and expertise with other engineers, acting as both coach and culture bearer.

A few examples of your responsibilities:

• Lead and grow your engineering team fostering a collaborative, sustainable, and high-impact culture
• Coach and grow individual team members, supporting their professional development and guiding the team’s organic expansion as product demands evolve
• Partner closely with product managers, UX designers, and software architects to translate user needs into impactful, customer-facing features

About us

Our tools help architects, urban planners, and real estate developers find the smartest and most sustainable ways to unlock the potential of their projects. We focus on enabling outcome-based design through assessing the living quality (sun, daylight potential, noise, et al), environmental impact (embodied and operational carbon), and profitability of our users' projects.

Learn more about our products in this video.

What will help you succeed in this role

• Experience creating psychologically safe, inclusive team environments where people can learn and grow
• Strong hands-on engineering background building cloud-based systems
• Strong collaboration and communication skills
• Care about writing code that delivers value to users quickly and sustainably

You might also bring

• Experience with TypeScript, serverless architectures, or AWS
• Background in large-scale systems or platform development
• Experience working in cross-functional, international product teams

We believe diverse teams build better products, and we’re committed to creating a workplace where people can be themselves and do their best work. We encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn’t match every requirement listed — curiosity, empathy, and a growth mindset matter just as much to us.

Why you might love this role

• You enjoy growing people as much as building software
• You care about sustainability and real-world impact
• You like shaping products collaboratively with Product and Design

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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

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