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You’ll stay technically engaged—contributing to production systems when needed—while primarily focusing on growing a high-impact team and driving a strong growth engineering culture.
We believe there is a better way to design our cities. To enable this, we are transforming how architects and engineers work through collaborative, outcome-driven design tools. Your work will directly impact how users discover value quickly and succeed in their design workflows.
About the RoleAs Engineering Manager for Growth, you will build and lead a team dedicated to improving user journeys across the Forma ecosystem—from onboarding and activation to long-term engagement.
You will join a cross-functional team, working in a highly experimental, data-driven environment. Together, you will identify opportunities, run experiments, and deliver features that help users realize value faster.
This role combines:
People leadership — building and growing a strong team
Technical leadership — guiding architecture and contributing where needed
Growth mindset — driving experimentation and measurable impact
Build and Lead the Growth Engineering Team
Hire, onboard, and develop a team of Growth Software Engineers
Foster a culture of experimentation and continuous learning
Coach engineers in both technical and product thinking
Create an environment where engineers feel supported, challenged, and empowered
Drive Growth Through Engineering
Lead initiatives focused on onboarding, activation, retention, and engagement
Enable rapid experimentation (A/B testing, feature flags, analytics-driven iteration)
Partner with Product and Design to identify and prioritize growth opportunities
Ensure the team delivers measurable impact on key user and business metrics
Strengthen Data-Driven Development
Promote best practices in experimentation and hypothesis-driven development
Ensure proper instrumentation, analytics, and feedback loops
Use data to guide decisions and continuously improve user experiences
Collaborate Across the Organization
Work closely with other product areas
Partner with analytics, platform, and infrastructure teams
Contribute to the broader engineering management group
About the Team
The Growth team works across the Forma product ecosystem, focusing on:
Personalized onboarding experiences
User journey optimization
Feature discovery and activation
Experimentation and conversion optimization
The team plays a critical role in ensuring users quickly understand and benefit from the product.
What Will Help You Succeed
Experience leading and growing software engineers in a product-focused environment
Strong hands-on background building cloud-based systems
Experience working with data-driven development, experimentation, or growth engineering
Ability to balance speed and quality in a fast-moving environment
Strong collaboration and communication skills
Passion for building products that deliver real user value
You Might Also Bring
Experience with A/B testing frameworks and analytics platforms
Background in growth engineering, user acquisition, or retention
Experience with TypeScript, serverless architectures, or AWS
Experience in large-scale systems or SaaS platforms
Interest in AI-powered products or design tools
Why You Might Love This Role
You enjoy building teams as much as building software
You’re motivated by impact and measurable outcomes
You like working in a fast, experimental environment
You care about helping users succeed quickly
You want to shape how modern design tools are adopted globally
We believe diverse teams build better products. Even if you don’t check every box, we encourage you to apply — curiosity, empathy, and a growth mindset matter just as much as experience.
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.Diversity & Belonging
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Skills Required
- Experience leading and growing software engineers in a product-focused environment
- Strong hands-on background building cloud-based systems
- Experience working with data-driven development, experimentation, or growth engineering
- Strong collaboration and communication skills
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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