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Autodesk is looking for a Software Development Engineer in Test with an interest in CI/CD and release engineering to help build the automated quality and software delivery systems for a new Electron-based desktop platform. In this hands-on individual contributor role, you will develop and maintain test automation, CI/CD pipelines, desktop packaging, and release validation. You will work with experienced engineers to improve developer feedback, automate repeatable release processes, troubleshoot technical issues, and help ensure that customer releases are reliable and well tested. This is a hybrid role based in our Sheffield office.
Responsibilities
- Test automation - approximately 35%: Develop and maintain automated functional, integration, end-to-end, installer, upgrade, and regression tests. Add automated coverage for new features and improve existing tests as the product evolves
- CI/CD and build automation - approximately 30%: Develop and maintain continuous integration pipelines using Jenkins or similar systems. Automate build, test, packaging, artifact creation, and related engineering workflows
- Release qualification and automation - approximately 20%: Help automate Windows desktop packaging, code signing, publishing, installation validation, upgrade testing, and release-candidate qualification
- Troubleshooting and quality improvement - approximately 15%: Investigate build, test, installer, and application failures. Work with software engineers to identify root causes, reproduce issues, and implement or automate solutions
- Review product requirements and user stories to understand test scope, identify quality risks, and contribute to test plans
- Execute functional, integration, regression, and other forms of testing when automation is not yet available or when exploratory validation is appropriate.
- Build and maintain reusable test utilities, test data, and automation components
- Help create automated Windows test environments using virtual machines or other reproducible infrastructure
- Participate in release-readiness activities, bug bashes, defect triage, and risk assessment
- Monitor test and pipeline results, report failures clearly, and help distinguish product defects from test or infrastructure issues
- Improve flaky tests and unreliable pipeline stages to increase the quality of developer feedback
- Document build, test, and release procedures so they can be understood and maintained by the broader engineering team
- Collaborate with software engineers, product teams, and infrastructure teams to improve product quality and engineering productivity
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
- Software development or test automation experience using a language such as Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, PowerShell, C#, Java, or similar
- Experience developing automated tests for software applications
- Familiarity with continuous integration and delivery concepts and tools such as Jenkins, CloudBees CI, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or similar
- Understanding of source control systems such as Git and common software development workflows
- Ability to troubleshoot common software, test automation, build, and environment problems
- Understanding of software testing practices including functional, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing
- Ability to work collaboratively with software engineers and other technical team members
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Windows desktop applications
- Experience with Electron or applications built using web technologies
- Experience with Windows packaging technologies such as MSI, WiX, NSIS, or similar
- Experience working with Jenkins or CloudBees CI pipelines
- Familiarity with Windows code signing and software publishing workflows
- Experience automating install, upgrade, uninstall, and application-startup scenarios
- Experience using virtual machines or other automated test environments
- Familiarity with enterprise Windows environments, device-management systems, corporate proxies, or restricted-user configurations
- Experience investigating intermittent or flaky automated tests
The Ideal Candidate
You enjoy writing code that makes software development and testing more reliable. You are interested in understanding how software moves from a developer's change to a tested customer release, and you like working across test automation, build systems, and desktop application behavior.
You are comfortable troubleshooting technical problems, learning unfamiliar tools, asking questions when needed, and working with more experienced engineers on complex issues. You look for opportunities to automate repetitive work and improve the reliability of the team's development and release processes.
You also value the benefits of hybrid collaboration and are comfortable working regularly from Autodesk's Sheffield office while partnering with distributed teams across the company.
We are building a new desktop platform that enables Autodesk's web-based products to deliver richer, higher-performance experiences on Windows. Forma is the first product adopting the platform, with the longer-term goal of creating reusable desktop capabilities for additional Autodesk products.
You will join a new cross-functional platform team working across desktop application engineering, test automation, continuous integration and delivery, and software release.
This is a hybrid working position based out of Autodesk's Sheffield office. You will collaborate both in person with colleagues in Sheffield and remotely with engineering and partner teams across Autodesk.
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. Offers are based on the candidate’s experience and geographic location. In addition to base salaries, our compensation package may include annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
- Software development or test automation experience using Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, PowerShell, C#, Java, or a similar language
- Experience developing automated tests for software applications
- Familiarity with continuous integration and delivery concepts and tools such as Jenkins, CloudBees CI, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps
- Understanding of Git and common software development workflows
- Ability to troubleshoot software, test automation, build, and environment problems
- Understanding of functional, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing practices
- Ability to collaborate with software engineers and other technical team members
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Experience with Windows desktop applications
- Experience with Electron or web-technology-based applications
- Experience with Windows packaging technologies such as MSI, WiX, or NSIS
- Experience working with Jenkins or CloudBees CI pipelines
- Familiarity with Windows code signing and software publishing workflows
- Experience automating installation, upgrade, uninstall, and application-startup scenarios
- Experience using virtual machines or automated test environments
- Familiarity with enterprise Windows environments, device-management systems, corporate proxies, or restricted-user configurations
- Experience investigating intermittent or flaky automated tests
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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