Senior Principal Software Developer

Senior Principal Software Developer (Frontend)

Autodesk Tandem is transforming building operations through digital twins and data-driven intelligence. Our team builds technology that connects and analyzes building data to help operators make better decisions so they can improve resilience, increase efficiency, and reduce costs.

We are seeking a Senior Principal Software Developer (Frontend) to lead the evolution of our frontend architecture and engineering practices while shaping the agentic UI strategy for a fast-growing product. You will define and drive a scalable frontend strategy that supports a growing ecosystem of products and teams, partnering across the organization to establish standards, align technical direction, and improve developer productivity.

This is a critical role with broad impact on product scalability, platform adoption, and long-term technical direction.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architectural evolution of the frontend into a scalable platform, including decomposition of the monolith into modular, reusable components and systems
• Define and drive adoption of frontend standards, patterns, and best practices across teams
• Partner closely with other product and platform teams to understand their needs and ensure the frontend platform supports a wide range of use cases
• Lead cross-team technical initiatives, aligning stakeholders and driving decisions that balance local team needs with platform consistency
• Establish clear extension points and integration patterns that enable other teams to build efficiently on the platform
• Mentor engineers and elevate frontend engineering practices across the organization
• Drive improvements in performance, reliability, developer experience, and platform maintainability
• Influence technical roadmaps and long-term investment in frontend architecture

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 12+ years of experience in software development, with deep focus on frontend engineering
• Deep expertise in modern frontend technologies such as TypeScript, React, and modern frontend architecture patterns
• Experience designing and evolving frontend architectures for large-scale, multi-team applications or platforms
• Experience building and operating production systems
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams and articulate technical concepts clearly

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience migrating or refactoring monolithic frontend applications into modular architectures
• Experience designing component libraries or design systems at scale
• Familiarity with micro-frontend architectures or similar modularization approaches
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS and integration with backend services
• Understanding of frontend security best practices
• Experience improving developer experience (tooling, build systems, CI/CD)