About the Role
Autodesk is seeking a motivated software engineer for the PSET-Access group to build and operate systems for secure, reliable, and scalable access to product capabilities. This role involves designing, building, testing, deploying, and operating production software, primarily developing backend services using Java or Go. It's an opportunity to own components, contribute to technical decisions, and improve system reliability and maintainability.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, test, deploy, and maintain production-quality backend software, primarily using Java or Go
- Deliver well-scoped features and technical improvements with increasing independence
- Build and improve services, APIs, libraries, and tooling that support access-related workflows and platform capabilities
- Write clear, maintainable, well-tested code and participate actively in code and design reviews
- Debug production issues and perform root-cause analysis across services and system boundaries
- Improve system reliability, observability, performance, security, and operational readiness
- Participate in the team's operational responsibilities, including monitoring and incident response
- Work closely with product, security, infrastructure, and other engineering teams to understand requirements and deliver effective solutions
- Contribute to technical documentation, runbooks, engineering standards, and team best practices
- Identify opportunities to reduce technical debt and simplify existing systems
- Seek and incorporate feedback while contributing constructively to the growth and effectiveness of the team
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
- Software development experience with Java or Go as a primary programming language
- Strong understanding of core software engineering concepts, including data structures, algorithms, APIs, testing, debugging, and version control
- Ability to understand an existing codebase and make safe, maintainable changes
- Experience writing automated tests and diagnosing software defects
- Familiarity with distributed systems, backend services, cloud infrastructure, or similar production environments
- Ability to communicate technical ideas clearly and collaborate effectively with other engineers
- Demonstrated ability to take ownership of well-defined engineering tasks and drive them through completion
Skills
- Java
- Go
- Distributed systems
- Backend services
- Cloud infrastructure
- RESTful APIs
- RPC-based APIs
- Authentication
- Authorization
- Identity
- Permissions
- Access-control
- Cloud platforms
- Containers
- CI/CD
- Monitoring
- Observability tooling
- Security principles
- Secure software development practices
- Infrastructure-as-code
- Developer productivity tooling
Location
- Remote
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Mid-level
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
Salary/Compensations
- $98,000 - $175,450
Benefits
- Health benefits
- Financial benefits
- Time away
- Everyday wellness
- Annual cash bonuses
- Stock grants
About the Company
- Autodesk is a global leader in design and make technology, with expertise across architecture, engineering, construction, design, manufacturing, and entertainment.
- Our software and services empower innovators everywhere to solve challenges big and small—from greener buildings to smarter products to more compelling media and entertainment.
- We believe that when you have the right tools to work and think flexibly, you have the power to transform what actually needs making.
- We provide our customers with technology to help them achieve better outcomes for their products, businesses, and the world.
- 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.
Equal Opportunity
- Autodesk is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic.
- We also consider for employment all qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.
- We take pride in cultivating a culture of belonging where everyone can thrive.
