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Position Overview
Autodesk’s Data Platform is building the next generation of data infrastructure, AI native, scalable, and developer-friendly systems that power analytics, AI, real-time insights, and customer-facing experiences across Autodesk.
To power this vision, we are hiring software engineers who build platforms.
You are someone who learns quickly, moves decisively, and takes ownership of complex systems. You enjoy solving hard distributed systems problems, writing production-grade code, automating everything, and turning ambiguity into scalable architecture.
You will design and build APIs, streaming systems, control planes, automation frameworks, and developer-facing platform capabilities that enable thousands of engineers and data practitioners across Autodesk.
This is a high-impact engineering role with real architectural ownership.
Location: Hybrid, San Francisco Bay Area
Reporting to: Senior Software Development Manager (US)
What You’ll Do
Build the Platform
Design and develop scalable APIs and microservices (REST, GraphQL, event-driven)
Build backend services using modern languages such as Go, Java, or Python
Develop full-stack capabilities when needed (React, micro-frontends) to enable platform usability
Architect and implement distributed systems that process millions of records across batch and real-time pipelines
Build and evolve streaming and ingestion systems using Kafka and Flink
Develop control-plane services for orchestration, workflow management, and metadata-driven automation
Design self-service infrastructure abstractions for storage, compute, and workflow provisioning
Engineer for Scale & Reliability
Build highly available, fault-tolerant distributed systems
Define SLAs/SLIs and drive observability across platform services
Implement strong testing, CI/CD, and modern, cloud-native practices
Drive performance optimization and system efficiency
Participate in on-call rotations and take operational ownership seriously
Automate Everything
Identify manual processes and replace them with resilient automation
Build intelligent workflow orchestration and scheduling systems
Improve deployment pipelines and reduce operational overhead
Leverage AI/LLMs and modern tooling to accelerate engineering productivity
Collaborate & Lead Technically
Partner with product managers, architects, data engineers, and ML teams to translate business needs into scalable systems
Contribute to architectural direction and technical strategy
Mentor engineers and raise the engineering bar through code reviews and design discussions
Promote engineering best practices, documentation discipline, and long-term maintainability
What We’re Looking For
5+ years of professional software engineering experience building production systems
Strong programming skills in Go, Java, or Python
Proven experience designing and building distributed systems or microservices architectures
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred)
Experience building and consuming APIs (REST, GraphQL, event-driven)
Strong understanding of CI/CD, containerization, and cloud native infrastructure
Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies quickly and apply them effectively
Ownership mindset: you build it, you run it, you improve it
Preferred
Experience with streaming technologies (Kafka, Flink)
Experience with big data ecosystems (Spark, Trino/Presto, Hive, EMR)
Experience building data platforms, storage systems, or orchestration engines (Airflow, Temporal)
Familiarity with data modeling, schema design, and large-scale data processing
Experience implementing observability and monitoring frameworks
Background in building developer platforms or internal tooling
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!
Benefits
From health and financial benefits to time away and everyday wellness, we give Autodeskers the best, so they can do their best work. Learn more about our benefits in the U.S. by visiting https://benefits.autodesk.com/
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Equal Employment Opportunity
At Autodesk, we're building a diverse workplace and an inclusive culture to give more people the chance to imagine, design, and make a better world. Autodesk is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic. We also consider for employment all qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.
Diversity & Belonging
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Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience with cloud-based ETL/ELT
- 3+ years experience in data modeling & schema design
- Strong programming experience with SQL, Python, Spark, PySpark, Spark SQL & Java
- Experience with big data ecosystems (Hadoop, Hive, Spark, Presto)
- Experience designing & implementing data testing frameworks
- Experience with workflow orchestration tools (Airflow, Temporal)
- Strong foundation in distributed systems, algorithms & SDLC
- Experience building REST APIs (Python, preferably Flask)
- Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred)
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred)
- Experience building CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Spinnaker)
- Familiarity with data governance, Agile & modern data practices
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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