Principal Software Engineer

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San Francisco, CA, USA
In-Office
139K-249K Annually
Senior level
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
Design, develop, and maintain full-stack cloud software products and APIs. Troubleshoot and optimize front-end and back-end systems, perform code reviews, implement CI/CD and DevOps practices, collaborate with product teams, and support deployments and on-site projects across the U.S.
Summary Generated by Built In

Job Requisition ID #

26WD100508

Responsibilities

  • Research, design, and develop computer and network software or specialized utility programs

  • Analyze user needs and develop software solutions, applying principles and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis

  • Update software or enhance existing software capabilities

  • May work with computer hardware engineers to integrate hardware and software systems, and develop specifications and performance requirements

  • May maintain databases within an application area, working individually or coordinating database development as part of a team

  • Develop and maintain construction cloud software products, including developing APIs and User Interfaces

  • Develop software systems and devise ways to add new functionality

  • Design software flows that can utilize multiple APIs and services

  • Ensure program functionality, troubleshoot malfunctions, and modify existing software to correct errors

  • Perform code reviews, evaluate implementations, and provide feedback for tool improvements

  • Propose cloud-related optimizations and best practices to improve reliability, performance, and cost

  • Work with Product Managers to analyze systems requirements from customers and breakdown requirements to executable tasks per sprint

  • Identify and analyze industry- and product-specific customer concerns/focus/pain points to aid in prioritizing feature development

  • Review new and existing designs for compliance to the latest directives and standards

  • Implement high-level designs in robust maintainable software processes

  • Must be available to work on projects at various, unanticipated sites throughout the U.S

  • Telecommuting is permitted

 

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field and six (6) years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or in a software engineer-related occupation

  • Must be available to work on projects at various, unanticipated sites throughout the U.S

  • Telecommuting is permitted

Special Requirements

Position requires at least 6 years of experience in each of the following skills: 

  • Developing and maintaining both front-end and back-end systems, building seamless, end-to-end solutions that ensure optimal functionality, scalability, and performance across the application stack 

  • Integrating front-end user interfaces (using frameworks like React, Angular, or Vue.js) with back-end services and APIs (built technologies like with Node.js, Java, or Python) to create cohesive, full-stack applications 

  • Designing and consuming RESTful APIs, ensuring smooth data flow between the front-end and back-end 

  • Experience with SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL) databases, including schema design, query optimization, and implementing data storage solutions that scale effectively 

  • Troubleshooting both front-end and back-end issues, including bugs, performance bottlenecks, and server-side errors, to ensure that applications run smoothly across platforms and devices 

  • Conducting code reviews across the full stack, ensuring adherence to best practices, optimizing for maintainability, performance, and security 

  • Deploying and managing full-stack applications on cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) with a focus on CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker), and serverless architectures to enhance scalability and reduce deployment overhead 

  • Working with product managers, designers, and engineers, translating complex requirements into user stories, delivering features in Agile sprints, and ensuring alignment across multidisciplinary teams to address industry challenges 

  • Setting up and maintaining DevOps practices, including continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD), performance monitoring, and automated testing, to ensure smooth releases and high-performance applications 

 

Learn More

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

From health and financial benefits to time away and everyday wellness, we give Autodeskers the best, so they can do their best work. Learn more about our benefits in the U.S. by visiting https://benefits.autodesk.com/

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.


Belonging

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


In-Person Onboarding and Identity Verification

This role may require in-person onboarding and/or in-person ID verification.

Are you an existing contractor or consultant with Autodesk?

Please search for open jobs and apply internally (not on this external site).

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field
  • Minimum six (6) years progressive post-baccalaureate software engineering experience
  • Available to work on projects at various, unanticipated sites throughout the U.S (must travel as needed)
  • Developing and maintaining both front-end and back-end systems (full-stack)
  • Integrating front-end frameworks (React, Angular, Vue.js) with back-end services
  • Back-end development experience with Node.js, Java, or Python
  • Designing and consuming RESTful APIs
  • Experience with SQL databases including PostgreSQL and MySQL (schema design, query optimization)
  • Troubleshooting front-end and back-end issues, performance bottlenecks, and server errors
  • Conducting code reviews across the full stack and ensuring best practices
  • Deploying and managing full-stack applications on cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker), and serverless architectures
  • Setting up and maintaining DevOps practices, performance monitoring, and automated testing
  • Working in Agile with product managers, designers, and engineers to deliver features in sprints

Autodesk Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Autodesk and has not been reviewed or approved by Autodesk.

  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Time away is considered expansive, combining discretionary time off for salaried roles, company holidays/Autodays, and a periodic paid sabbatical. These options provide flexibility beyond standard accrual-based PTO.
  • Equity Value & Accessibility Total rewards prominently include RSUs and an employee stock purchase plan with a discount and lookback, alongside annual bonus or commission programs. These elements are available to eligible employees and can materially augment base pay.
  • Parental & Family Support Family-building support includes reimbursement for adoption, surrogacy, IVF/co‑maternity, and fertility benefits, plus dedicated coaching and Cleo resources for parenting and caregiving. These services extend support before, during, and after leave.

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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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