Principal Engineer, Platform Services

Job Requisition ID #26WD101134

Position Overview

Autodesk is looking for a Principal Engineer to join the Autodesk Platform Services Team. The team provides high-value, exabyte-scale orchestrated data processing capabilities that power desktop, mobile, and web applications. These capabilities enable our product teams to achieve high-performance processing of granular data across all Autodesk products.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of and to help evolve developing the engineering discipline in an Agile environment and to contribute to an organization committed to continuous improvement. You will be part of the team who creates amazing things and will learn from some of the best in the industry! Our team enables real-time data-centric experiences at scale to make a difference for all of those who imagine, design, and make our world.

Responsibilities

• Lead all aspects of software development, creating and maintaining reliable, secure, scalable, and high-traffic services by leveraging modern cloud technologies
• Drive team-level outcomes and initiatives, collaborating across functions to achieve organizational goals
• Contribute to and influence data processing capabilities across Autodesk, ensuring efficient, scalable, and secure solutions
• Design and evolve real-time, event-driven data streaming pipelines, ensuring high-throughput, low-latency, and fault-tolerant delivery of data across systems
• Exhibit steadfast leadership by driving large-scale, complex projects requiring collaboration among engineers and cross-functional teams
• Champion scalable and secure orchestration of data processing, impacting processes and solutions across divisions
• Provide guidance and remove obstacles for your Scrum team and broader colleagues to enhance productivity and collaboration
• Spearhead complex project milestones, from clarifying requirements to planning, execution, and ensuring timely delivery through effective oversight
• Collaborate with architects, product managers, and stakeholders to iteratively transform high-level requirements into incremental product enhancements
• Shape software design and architecture by incorporating cloud expertise throughout the development lifecycle, improving performance, team processes, and collaboration
• Take ownership of large-scale platforms, overseeing engineering practices, solution design, quality, deployment, and ongoing support
• Drive improvements in engineering practices, acting as a multiplier for the team through mentorship, technical guidance, and proactive support
• Lead technical discussions across the organization, aligning outcomes with business objectives
• Demonstrate leadership in incident response by driving investigations, timely resolutions, and implementing preventive improvements
• Provide technical mentorship to team members and peers, offering expertise in design, architecture, and coding practices
• Thoroughly document and present solutions to stakeholders, ensuring clarity and alignment
• Recommend and implement best practices for design, architecture, and development processes
• Stay informed about emerging trends and technologies to anticipate and address future development needs

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• 9+ years of hands-on experience in software design and development for cloud-based services
• Proven track record of leading fast-paced engineering teams to deliver high-impact results
• Expert-level proficiency in Java with extensive development experience
• Strong, hands-on expertise with AWS cloud services, including S3, Lambda, SQS/SNS, Aurora, DynamoDB, and other core offerings
• Extensive experience in building high-performance, scalable applications utilizing caching technologies such as Redis, MemoryDB, and similar tools
• Hands-on experience building and operating data streaming systems, including message/event streaming platforms such as Apache Kafka, and designing high-throughput, fault-tolerant streaming pipelines. Experience with stream processing frameworks (e.g., Apache Flink, Kafka Streams, Spark Streaming) is a plus but not required
• Proficient in leveraging AI-assisted development tools (e.g., AI coding assistants/agents) to accelerate software design, development, and debugging, improving individual and team productivity
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex, large-scale cloud projects spanning multiple teams and functions
• Strong problem-solving capabilities and experience working on complex, distributed systems
• Experienced in Agile development environments, with a proven ability to adapt to dynamic team structures
• Skilled at collaborating with distributed teams across various geographies and time zones
• Proven leadership in incident response, including driving root cause analysis and implementing preventive measures
• Strong background in API development (REST) with experience in designing and implementing robust solutions

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Apache Flink or another stream processing engine for real-time, stateful data pipelines
• Strong familiarity with CI/CD concepts and hands-on experience with deployment pipelines, such as Jenkins
• Proficient in database technologies and cloud-scale database design principles, with a focus on performance and scalability
• Proven expertise in building scalable systems and services in cloud environments
• Hands-on experience with observability tools, including Dynatrace, Splunk, and Grafana, to ensure system reliability and performance
• Deep understanding of architectural patterns, design principles, and best engineering practices, ensuring high-quality, maintainable solutions
• Passionate about building and inspiring engineering teams, with a demonstrated ability to drive organizational strategic initiatives
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with experience collaborating across dispersed, multicultural teams to successfully deliver projects and lead initiatives when required
• A lifelong learner who continually explores new and improved ways of working, and confidently shares innovative ideas with the engineering team

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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!

Benefits

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Salary transparency

Salary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. For U.S.-based roles, we expect a starting base salary between $139,000 and $249,260. Offers are based on the candidate’s experience and geographic location, and may exceed this range. In addition to base salaries, our compensation package may include annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Equal Employment Opportunity

At Autodesk, we're building a diverse workplace and an inclusive culture to give more people the chance to imagine, design, and make a better world. 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.

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