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We are seeking an Principal Solution Architect to lead the evolution of Autodesk Consulting’s Intellectual Property platform as an enterprise-ready SaaS product powered by knowledge architecture, AI-enabled capabilities, and future agentic applications.
Working across product, engineering, architecture, and consulting teams, you will design the knowledge architecture that connects workflows, data, decisions, and insights across the AEC, MFG, and M&E domains. You will establish the semantic models, knowledge graph capabilities, and platform architecture required to support organizational change management, workflow automation, intelligent decision support, and future agentic applications.
This is an individual contributor role that reports to the Sr. Manager, Architecture.
Responsibilities
Define and evolve the architectural vision for Workflow Advisory and related knowledge-driven platform capabilities
Design semantic architectures, knowledge models, and knowledge graph capabilities that connect workflows, data, decisions, and insights
Define architecture patterns that enable workflow automation, intelligent decision support, and future agentic applications
Establish standards for knowledge representation, lifecycle management, governance, and reuse across platforms
Translate business workflows into reusable domain models, services, and architectural patterns
Design scalable, secure, and resilient cloud-native architectures that support enterprise and customer-facing solutions
Ensure platform services, APIs, and knowledge assets are discoverable, composable, and consumable by AI-enabled applications
Apply AI and LLM technologies to improve knowledge discovery, workflow execution, and advisory experiences
Collaborate with architects and engineering responsible for ensuring architecture meets enterprise security, privacy, compliance, and SOC2 requirements
Collaborate with product, engineering, and consulting teams to align architecture investments with business outcomes and technology strategy
Drive adoption of architectural standards and reusable platform capabilities across teams
Mentor engineers and architects while communicating architectural direction to senior leadership and stakeholders
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
10+ years of experience designing and delivering complex software platforms
Experience as a Software Architect, Product Architect, Principal Engineer, or equivalent technical leadership role
Experience designing AI-enabled, knowledge-driven, or workflow-centric software systems
Experience with knowledge graphs, semantic architectures, ontologies, taxonomies, graph databases, or retrieval systems
Experience evaluating and implementing AI technologies, including LLMs, RAG architectures, intelligent assistants, or autonomous agent patterns
Experience leading technical spikes, rapid prototyping efforts, or proof-of-concept development
Deep understanding of cloud-native architectures, APIs, distributed systems, and modern software engineering practices
Experience designing secure, privacy-conscious, and trustworthy software platforms that operate within enterprise governance requirements
Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills with the ability to communicate complex ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences
Willingness and ability to travel internationally up to 15% of the time is required
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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 Poland based roles, we expect a starting base salary between 238,000 PLN and 348,700 PLN. 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.Sales Careers
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Belonging
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In-Person Onboarding and Identity Verification
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Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
- 10+ years of experience designing and delivering complex software platforms
- Experience as a Software Architect, Product Architect, Principal Engineer, or equivalent technical leadership role
- Experience designing AI-enabled, knowledge-driven, or workflow-centric software systems
- Experience with knowledge graphs, semantic architectures, ontologies, taxonomies, graph databases, or retrieval systems
- Experience evaluating and implementing AI technologies, including LLMs, RAG architectures, intelligent assistants, or autonomous agent patterns
- Experience leading technical spikes, rapid prototyping efforts, or proof-of-concept development
- Deep understanding of cloud-native architectures, APIs, distributed systems, and modern software engineering practices
- Experience designing secure, privacy-conscious, and trustworthy software platforms within enterprise governance requirements
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills for technical and non-technical audiences
- Willingness and ability to travel internationally up to 15% of the time
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Autodesk Insights
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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