Principal Software Engineer - Web Platform Engineering

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131K-191K Annually
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Big Data • Cloud • Digital Media • Machine Learning • Mobile • Software • Industrial
Autodesk is a global leader in design and make technology that helps innovators everywhere solve today's challenges.
The Role
Lead the architecture, scalability, performance, and developer experience of the web platform. Drive technical strategy, collaborate across teams, and mentor engineers to ensure high-quality web solutions.
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26WD97218

26WD97218, Ingénieur logiciel principal - Ingénierie de la plateforme Web

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Présentation du poste

Nous recherchons un ingénieur logiciel principal pour diriger le développement de nos capacités en matière d'ingénierie de la plateforme Web. Le titulaire de ce poste sera chargé de définir l'architecture, les performances, l'évolutivité et l'expérience développeur de la plateforme Web fondamentale qui alimente nos applications.

En tant que responsable technique, vous piloterez des initiatives stratégiques couvrant l’infrastructure front-end, les services de la plateforme et les outils de développement, permettant ainsi aux équipes produit de créer des expériences web de haute qualité, performantes et fiables à grande échelle.

Responsabilités

Leadership technique et stratégie

  • Définir et piloter la vision à long terme de l’architecture de la plateforme web

  • Diriger des initiatives inter-équipes visant à standardiser l’architecture front-end, les frameworks et les meilleures pratiques

  • Agir en tant que conseiller technique auprès de la direction de l'ingénierie sur les investissements dans la plateforme et les compromis

  • Influencer les décisions relatives à la feuille de route afin d'améliorer l'évolutivité, les performances et la maintenabilité

Architecture et développement de la plateforme

  • Concevoir et faire évoluer les composants centraux de la plateforme (par exemple, systèmes de conception, bibliothèques partagées, systèmes de build, pipelines CI/CD)

  • Établir des modèles pour les micro-frontends, les architectures modulaires et les intégrations d'API

  • Garantir des normes élevées en matière de performances, d'accessibilité, de sécurité et de fiabilité

  • Diriger les discussions critiques sur la conception des systèmes et fournir des conseils architecturaux

Expérience développeur (DX)

  • Promouvoir les améliorations en matière de productivité et d'intégration des développeurs

  • Créer et maintenir des outils, des frameworks et des workflows permettant un développement rapide et cohérent

  • Réduire les frictions lors des tests, du débogage, du déploiement et de l'observabilité

Collaboration interfonctionnelle

  • Collaborer avec les équipes d'ingénierie produit, de conception, de DevOps et de sécurité

  • Favoriser l'alignement entre les différentes équipes et organisations

  • Encadrer les ingénieurs seniors et les ingénieurs de l'équipe ; élever les normes d'ingénierie à l'échelle de l'organisation

Qualité, performances et observabilité

  • Établir des benchmarks de performances et des normes de surveillance

  • Diriger des initiatives autour des performances web (Core Web Vitals, temps de chargement, optimisation de la taille des paquets)

  • Garantir l'observabilité de la plateforme, sa fiabilité et la préparation à la réponse aux incidents

Qualifications minimales

  • Plus de 10 ans d'expérience en génie logiciel, avec une expertise approfondie en technologies web

  • Expérience avérée dans la conception et la mise à l'échelle de plateformes web à grande échelle ou d'infrastructures front-end

  • Solide expertise des écosystèmes JavaScript/TypeScript modernes (par exemple, React, Angular ou des frameworks similaires)

  • Expérience avec les systèmes de build, les bundlers et les outils (par exemple, Webpack, Vite, Turborepo)

  • Compréhension approfondie des performances web, du fonctionnement interne des navigateurs et des réseaux

  • Capacité avérée à influencer l'architecture au sein de plusieurs équipes

  • Solides compétences en conception de systèmes et en prise de décision architecturale

Qualifications souhaitées

  • Expérience avec les architectures micro-frontend ou les grands monorepos

  • Connaissance des systèmes backend et des API (Node.js, GraphQL, REST)

  • Expérience dans la création ou la maintenance de systèmes de conception à grande échelle

  • Connaissance des plateformes cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) et des pipelines CI/CD

  • Expérience dans l'amélioration de l'expérience développeur au sein de grandes organisations

Attentes en matière de leadership

  • Agit comme un multiplicateur, permettant à des dizaines d'ingénieurs de progresser grâce à des améliorations de la plateforme

  • Favorise l'alignement entre les équipes sans autorité directe

  • Concilie une vision architecturale à long terme avec une mise en œuvre pragmatique

  • Accompagne et développe les talents d'ingénierie à travers l'organisation

Impact

  • Accélérer la vitesse de développement dans toutes les équipes web

  • Améliorer la fiabilité, l'évolutivité et les performances de la plateforme

  • Mettre en place une architecture web cohérente et moderne

  • Améliorer la qualité et la cohérence de l'ingénierie à travers l'organisation

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26WD97218, Principal Software Engineer - Web Platform Engineering

Position Overview

We are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead the evolution of our Web Platform Engineering capabilities. This role is responsible for shaping the architecture, performance, scalability, and developer experience of the foundational web platform that powers our applications.

As a technical leader, you will drive strategic initiatives across frontend infrastructure, platform services, and developer tooling, enabling product teams to build high-quality, performant, and reliable web experiences at scale.

Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Strategy

  • Define and drive the long-term vision for the web platform architecture

  • Lead cross-team initiatives to standardize frontend architecture, frameworks, and best practices

  • Act as a technical advisor to engineering leadership on platform investments and tradeoffs

  • Influence roadmap decisions to improve scalability, performance, and maintainability

Platform Architecture & Development

  • Design and evolve core platform components (e.g., design systems, shared libraries, build systems, CI/CD pipelines)

  • Establish patterns for micro-frontends, modular architectures, and API integrations

  • Ensure high standards for performance, accessibility, security, and reliability

  • Lead critical system design discussions and provide architectural guidance

Developer Experience (DX)

  • Champion improvements to developer productivity and onboarding

  • Build and maintain tools, frameworks, and workflows that enable fast, consistent development

  • Reduce friction in testing, debugging, deployment, and observability

Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Partner with product engineering, design, DevOps, and security teams

  • Drive alignment across multiple teams and organizations

  • Mentor senior and staff engineers; elevate engineering standards across the org

Quality, Performance & Observability

  • Establish performance benchmarks and monitoring standards

  • Lead initiatives around web performance (Core Web Vitals, load times, bundle size optimization)

  • Ensure platform observability, reliability, and incident response readiness

Minimum Qualifications

  • 10+ years of software engineering experience, with deep expertise in web technologies

  • Proven experience designing and scaling large-scale web platforms or frontend infrastructure

  • Strong expertise in modern JavaScript/TypeScript ecosystems (e.g., React, Angular, or similar frameworks)

  • Experience with build systems, bundlers, and tooling (e.g., Webpack, Vite, Turborepo)

  • Deep understanding of web performance, browser internals, and networking

  • Demonstrated ability to influence architecture across multiple teams

  • Strong system design and architectural decision-making skills

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with micro-frontend architectures or large monorepos

  • Familiarity with backend systems and APIs (Node.js, GraphQL, REST)

  • Experience building or maintaining design systems at scale

  • Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and CI/CD pipelines

  • Experience improving developer experience in large organizations

Leadership Expectations

  • Operates as a multiplier, enabling dozens of engineers through platform improvements

  • Drives alignment across teams without direct authority

  • Balances long-term architectural vision with pragmatic delivery

  • Mentors and develops engineering talent across the organization

Impact

  • Accelerate development velocity across all web teams

  • Improve platform reliability, scalability, and performance

  • Establish a cohesive and modern web architecture

  • Elevate engineering quality and consistency across the organization

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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!

Salary transparency

Salary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. For Canada based roles, we expect a starting base salary between $131,000 and $191,400. 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.

Diversity & Belonging
We take pride in cultivating a culture of belonging where everyone can thrive. Learn more here: https://www.autodesk.com/company/diversity-and-belonging

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The Company
HQ: San Francisco, CA
13,285 Employees
Year Founded: 1982

What We Do

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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