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We are looking for a Principal Engineer for Search Infrastructure within Autodesk Platform Services. In this role, you will help to build modern and scalable Search Platform that powers the search experiences across Autodesk’s Industry Clouds – Fusion, Forma and Flow.
ResponsibilitiesLead the design, development and operations of highly scalable, distributed, data intensive micro-services
Champion adopting industry best practices to push the development standards within the team.
Partner with Software Architects, Product Managers and Engineering Managers to design technical solutions to drive business outcomes
Help to meet SLAs of large-scale micro-services with monitoring, troubleshooting and optimizations
Lead detection, recovery and postmortems of production incidents
Help to hire, mentor Engineers, help build fast-growing and high-performing teams
Perform thorough design and code reviews, drive best practices to clean and maintainable code
BS or MS in Computer Science or related field or equivalent work experience
10+ years of experience in building and running large scale systems
Strong Computer Science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, distributed systems, and data management
Exposure to Information Retrieval with hands on experience in Lucene/ElasticSearch/OpenSearch
Thorough knowledge of multi-threading, concurrency, and parallel processing concepts
Exceptional proficiency in Java or similar programming language
Expertise in Cloud Infrastructure platforms such as AWS
Thorough understanding of database systems (e.g. MySQL, DynamoDB) including scalability, performance, and consistency characteristics
Expertise with modern technology stacks, API design, microservices, stream processing and designing for resilience and operational excellence
Exposure to Vector Databases and ML Infrastructure
Experience in monitoring and improving reliability of a complex system at scale.
Aware of Security and Compliance challenges in Cloud products and/or platforms
Strong communicator. You enjoy synthesizing, simplifying, and articulating complex problems to others
A team-player, with a result-focused passion to deliver an overall solution
You embrace perpetual learning and are always ready for a new challenge
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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!
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Autodesk makes software for people who make things. If you’ve ever driven a high-performance car, admired a towering skyscraper, used a smartphone, or watched a great film, chances are you’ve experienced what millions of Autodesk customers are doing with our software. Autodesk gives you the power to make anything.
Over 100 million people use Autodesk software like AutoCAD, Revit, Maya, 3ds Max, Fusion 360, SketchBook, and more to unlock their creativity and solve important design, business and environmental challenges. Our software runs on both personal computers and mobile devices and taps the infinite computing power of the cloud to help teams around the world collaborate, design, simulate and fabricate their ideas in 3D.
We provide exceptional compensation/benefit packages and we’d love for you to join us. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, gender, disability, veteran status or other protected category. To see our culture in action, check out #AutodeskLife.
We are headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area and have more than 10,000 employees worldwide.
Why Work With Us
Our work is impactful. Our people are innovative. And our culture is inclusive. As our software shapes new solutions to the world’s biggest challenges, you shape your career path. With us, you lead the way in achieving sustainability, resilient communities, and an equitable workforce. Discover #AutodeskLife.
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