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Welcome to Autodesk!
The world’s innovators, designers, engineers, builders, and creators trust Autodesk to help them design and make a better world for all. Autodesk’s Design and Make Platform empowers everyone, everywhere to design and make anything. From the buildings we live and work in, to the cars we drive and the bridges we drive over. From the products we use and technology we rely on, to the movies and games that inspire us. Everything around us is made using Autodesk software.
Autodesk’s leading Design and Make Platform offers customers the technology to help them create the world around us, and the critical insights and data to deliver better outcomes for their business and the planet.
At Autodesk, we celebrate all the real-world problem solvers, creative rebels, and innovators who are driven to improve the reality around us. Because we don’t believe in waiting for progress; we believe in making it. When you’re an Autodesker, you can be your whole, authentic self and do meaningful work that helps build a better future for all. Ready to shape the world and your future?
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We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced Engineering Manager for Search Infrastructure within Autodesk Platform Services. In this role, you will help to build modern and scalable Search Platform that powers the search experiences across Autodesk’s Industry Clouds – Fusion, Forma and Flow.
As an ideal candidate, you have led teams developing scalable cloud services in a fast-paced, agile environment. You know how to nurture talent, develop/advocate best practices, foster open communication, and provide guidance and mentoring for effective and high-performing teams to deliver high-quality solutions to their customers.
ResponsibilitiesLead Key Business Outcome / Initiatives. Accountable for one or more large scale key results. Lead and contribute to development of company objectives and long term strategy of the services
Drive resiliency best practices
Collaborate with Product Managers and other stakeholders to drive business outcomes. Ensure timely delivery of high quality software meeting customer needs
As a leader, inspire, motivate and coach team members to achieve maximum productivity, optimal creativity and efficiency
Mentor team members to develop their careers and to achieve individual success
Hire, develop and mentor top engineering talent
Enhance engineering efficiency; observing the team, identifying opportunities, and influencing the improvement
Manage the unknowns and help teams manage through the uncertainties
Drive customer-centricity and engineering excellence in teams
BS or MS in Computer Science or related field or equivalent work experience
12+ years of hands on experience in the industry involving designing and developing cloud scale and highly available server applications and services
5+ years of experience in leading, mentoring, and managing development teams, or other similar leadership roles (managing cross-functional team members from Software Engineers to Principal Engineers to Architects)
Exceptional proficiency in Java or similar programming language
Expertise in Cloud Infrastructure platforms such as AWS
Experience developing large, highly scalable, available and resilient cloud data systems
Experience managing senior level engineering talent and geo distributed teams
Experience in hiring key talent and setting up teams for success
Exposure to Information Retrieval with hands on experience in Lucene/ElasticSearch/OpenSearch
Exposure to Vector Databases and ML Infrastructure
Experience in monitoring and improving reliability of a complex system at scale.
Aware of Security and Compliance challenges in Cloud products and/or platforms
Strong communicator. You enjoy synthesizing, simplifying, and articulating complex problems to others
A team-player, with a result-focused passion to deliver an overall solution
Self-starter who can come up to speed quickly and identify the problems that need to be solved and drive the solutions for them
You embrace perpetual learning and are always ready for a new challenge
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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 $110,300 and $205,700. 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
- BS or MS in Computer Science or related field or equivalent work experience
- 12+ years of hands on experience in designing and developing cloud scale server applications and services
- 5+ years of experience in leading and mentoring development teams
- Exceptional proficiency in Java or similar programming language
- Expertise in Cloud Infrastructure platforms such as AWS
- Experience developing large, highly scalable cloud data systems
- Experience managing senior level engineering talent
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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