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About the Role

Autodesk is seeking a Principal Software Developer to help shape the future of Autodesk's cloud, platform, and AI-powered ecosystem. This role is key in defining and delivering the next generation of SaaS, data, visualization, and agentic platform capabilities that power experiences across Autodesk's product portfolio, providing technical leadership across strategic initiatives spanning cloud services, developer platforms, BIM, visualization technologies, data platforms, and emerging AI-driven workflows. Success will be measured by the ability to deliver platform-level impact, accelerate engineering effectiveness, and shape technologies that empower millions of Autodesk customers.

Responsibilities

Lead the design, architecture, and implementation of large-scale initiatives spanning cloud services, platform capabilities, desktop applications, and visualization technologies.
Define and drive technical strategy aligned with Autodesk's long-term SaaS, platform, and AI vision.
Shape the evolution of Autodesk's next-generation SaaS platform and shared cloud services.
Influence architectural decisions and establish engineering standards that improve scalability, maintainability, performance, reliability, and developer productivity.
Partner with Architects and senior technical leaders to evolve platform and system architectures that support future business and product growth.
Act as a technical authority for critical decisions, balancing customer needs, developer experience, performance, security, and operational excellence.
Define and evolve platform services, APIs, data models, and developer experiences that enable product teams to build and scale consistently across Autodesk.
Drive the architecture and adoption of intelligent platform capabilities supporting AI-assisted workflows, autonomous agents, and cross-product automation.
Collaborate with AI, Data, and Platform teams to establish scalable foundations for agentic systems, orchestration frameworks, knowledge services, and model-powered experiences.
Drive adoption of shared platform capabilities, frameworks, SDKs, and reusable engineering patterns across teams.
Evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends in cloud computing, distributed systems, AI, and agentic architectures, translating opportunities into strategic platform investments.
Contribute to the evolution of cloud-native architectures, platform ecosystems, and developer platforms that serve Autodesk products at global scale.
Design and develop new capabilities while continuously improving existing products, services, and platform components.
Identify, prioritize, and solve highly complex technical problems across multiple systems, teams, and domains.
Break down ambiguous initiatives into executable plans, estimates, milestones, and measurable outcomes.
Lead cross-team technical initiatives and coordinate dependencies to ensure successful delivery.
Ensure software quality through code reviews, automated testing, CI/CD practices, and engineering best practices.
Lead root-cause investigations of critical production incidents and implement durable long-term solutions.
Drive improvements in engineering processes, tooling, observability, deployment practices, and operational excellence.
Collaborate closely with Product Managers, UX Designers, Architects, QA Engineers, and customers to define requirements and deliver impactful solutions.
Lead technical discussions across organizations, aligning stakeholders and facilitating execution.
Partner with global teams to coordinate technical strategy, issue resolution, and dependency management.
Translate business objectives into scalable technical solutions and platform investments.
Influence engineering direction across organizations without direct authority.
Mentor engineers and technical leaders, helping elevate engineering standards across the organization.
Foster a culture of technical excellence, innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Drive adoption of engineering best practices and promote knowledge sharing across teams.
Serve as a multiplier for engineering effectiveness through coaching, guidance, and technical leadership.

Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Architecture, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
8+ years of professional software development experience, including significant work on large-scale applications, platforms, SaaS products, or distributed systems.
Strong proficiency in modern software development technologies, including Java and Spring Boot, C++ and/or .NET/C#.
Understanding of object-oriented design and software architecture principles.
Hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as AWS or equivalent cloud providers.
Experience developing scalable APIs and services using REST, GraphQL, gRPC, or similar technologies.
Strong experience designing and evolving complex system architectures across multiple teams and domains.
Deep understanding of distributed systems, service-oriented architectures, cloud-native platforms, and high-performance applications.
Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, observability, and modern engineering practices.
Experience working in Agile environments with rapid delivery cycles.
Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives and influence outcomes without direct authority.
Excellent problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Proven ability to work effectively in globally distributed teams.
Experience with Autodesk products, BIM workflows, AEC technologies, or design and engineering software (preferred).
Experience building platform ecosystems, extensibility frameworks, SDKs, APIs, or developer platforms (preferred).
Experience leading successful delivery of commercial SaaS, cloud, desktop, or platform products (preferred).
Experience with large-scale cloud-native architectures and distributed systems (preferred).
Knowledge of AI platforms, agentic architectures, orchestration frameworks, LLM-powered applications, or intelligent automation systems (preferred).
Experience with observability, monitoring, incident management, and production operations at scale (preferred).
Experience with Git and modern source control practices (preferred).
Proven track record mentoring senior engineers and technical leaders (preferred).
Experience serving as a Technical Lead, Principal Engineer, or Engineering Leader in cross-functional Agile organizations (preferred).

Skills

Java
Spring Boot
C++
.NET
C#
Object-oriented design
Software architecture
Cloud platforms (AWS or equivalent)
API development (REST, GraphQL, gRPC)
Service development
System architecture
Distributed systems
Service-oriented architectures
Cloud-native platforms
High-performance applications
CI/CD pipelines
Automated testing
Observability
Agile methodologies
Problem-solving
Communication
Stakeholder management
BIM workflows
AEC technologies
Platform ecosystems
Extensibility frameworks
SDKs
Developer platforms
AI platforms
Agentic architectures
Orchestration frameworks
LLM-powered applications
Intelligent automation
Monitoring
Incident management
Production operations
Git
Source control management

Location

Canada

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Principal
8+ years professional software development experience

Education Level

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Architecture, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

Salary/Compensations

$131,000 - $191,400

Benefits

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

About the Company

Autodesk's software creates extraordinary things daily, from green buildings and clean cars to smart factories and hit movies, helping innovators turn ideas into reality and transforming what can be made.
Autodesk fosters a culture of belonging where everyone can thrive.
Autodesk helps build a better world designed and made for all.

Equal Opportunity

Autodesk is proud to cultivate a culture of belonging where everyone can thrive.