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Autodesk is on a mission to transform its offerings by introducing AI Platform. We are seeking a forward-thinking Software Developer to join our dynamic AI Platform engineering team. If you’re driven by passion and innovation, this is your chance to shape the evolution AI products at Autodesk.
As a Principal Software Developer, you will be instrumental in creating state-of-the-art tools and services that revolutionize the customer experience through advanced AI technologies.
The ideal candidate is a proactive problem-solver who thrives on tackling green-field projects and brings a deep well of domain expertise. You'll play a crucial role in steering our high-performing team. Join us and drive the next wave of innovation at Autodesk.
Responsibilities
Experience Accountability
- Contribute into architecture and delivery of the AI Platform experience stack: agentic interfaces, workflow editor, project memory, and dynamic UI surfaces.
- Ensure a cohesive, modern, AI-native experience built across cross-product and cross-industry workflows.
- Embed traceability, auditability, reversibility, and measurable autonomy into all agentic workflows.
AI-First Development
- Be involved in defining AI-first architecture and development practices across the experience layer.
- Deliver agentic orchestration, context retention across sessions, and composable capability invocation.
- Actively contribute to the trust models (human-in-the-loop, review gates, confidence signaling).
- Champion AI-assisted engineering practices to increase velocity, quality, and experimentation speed.
Collaboration with Product & Experience
- Partner deeply with Product and Design to define and deliver prioritized critical user journeys.
- Partner with Product and Design to continually engage with customers for validation and feedback on software we develop.
- Contribute to rapid experimentation loops (hypothesis → instrumentation → learning → iteration).
Required Qualifications
- 5-7 years of professional experience in software development
- BS or MS in Computer Science or related technical field
- Experience designing and developing web/cloud applications
- Experience with Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, DevOps, etc
- Proven experience delivering modern, cloud-native platform capabilities at scale.
- Architectural expertise in distributed systems, APIs, composable services, and modern frontend architectures.
- Demonstrated experience building AI/ML-powered user experiences (LLMs, agents, orchestration, RAG systems, or similar).
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with User Interface / User Experience Design process
- Experience with AI-first or agentic platform initiatives.
- Experience building dynamic or generative UI systems.
- Familiarity with MCP-style integration models or composable tool architectures.
This role defines how modern engineering delivers experience: AI-native, workflow-first, composable, and deeply integrated with Product and Design to ship outcomes—not just software.
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!
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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Skills Required
- 5-7 years of professional experience in software development
- BS or MS in Computer Science or related technical field
- Experience designing and developing web/cloud applications
- Experience with Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, DevOps
- Proven experience delivering modern, cloud-native platform capabilities at scale
- Architectural expertise in distributed systems, APIs, composable services
- Demonstrated experience building AI/ML-powered user experiences
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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