Principal Software Engineer

Position Overview

Autodesk is seeking a motivated, experienced, and skilled engineer to join our Connected Delivery platform team. This platform is responsible for enabling discovery, download, and installation of all Autodesk products, services, and third-party apps. You'll be responsible for building a full stack application that is resilient, scalable, and highly available.

As an ideal candidate, you’ll have led teams developing modern web experiences with cloud services in a fast-paced, agile environment.

Responsibilities:

• Lead, design, and develop high-quality, secure, performant applications

• Provide project and team leadership to break down tasks, estimate effort, and organize work

• Participate in agile ceremonies within the scrum team

• Work closely with the product manager and team to understand and elaborate on requirements

• Provide guidance to your own team and others on software development best practices

• Work with the team to troubleshoot code-level problems quickly and efficiently

• Identify risks and propose mitigation strategies associated with the design

• Participate in code reviews to ensure new code conforms to the highest standards

• Interact with internal and external customers to identify and resolve product defects

• Mentor and develop junior developers

• Respond on a rotational basis to escalated incidents after hours or on weekends to ensure 24/7 availability of our platform

Minimum Qualification

• BS in computer science or related technical field (MS in Computer Science or a related degree is preferred)

• Over 8 years of professional experience developing scalable, distributed applications

• Part of a large distributed team with significant responsibility

• Strong experience leading team of 3+ software engineers on projects

• Strong experience in object-oriented programming with languages like C#, TypeScript, JavaScript

• Broad experience with frameworks like NextJS and NestJS

• Experience designing and building RESTful APIs using Microservices architecture

• Strong experience with building cloud-based API platforms or backend systems

• Strong knowledge of AWS, databases, and cloud architectures

• Strong experience and understanding of working on Agile processes like SCRUM

• Strong leadership, communication skills, and ability to influence without authority

• Ability to write good design & architecture documents

• Ability to cultivate consensus and alignment within and across teams

• Strong problem-solving skills

Job Level Description

• Analytical advisor role that requires an understanding of the theories and concepts of a discipline and the ability to apply best practices

• A common career stabilization point (AKA the “full-contributor” level) for Professional roles

• Requires knowledge and experience such that the incumbent can understand the full range of relevant principles, practices, and practical applications within their discipline

• Solves complex problems of diverse scope by taking a new perspective on existing solutions and applying knowledge of best practices in practical situations

• Uses data analysis, judgment, and interpretation to select the right course of action

• Applies creativity in recommending variations in approach

• “Connects the dots” of assignments to the bigger picture

• May lead projects or key elements within a broader project

• May also have accountability for leading and improving ongoing processes

• Builds effective relationships with more senior practitioners and peers, and builds a network of external peers

• Works independently, with close guidance given at critical points

• May begin to act as a mentor or resource for colleagues with less experience

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