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Job Requisition ID #
25WD85547
Position Overview
Autodesk is leading the transformation of the AEC industry, integrating AI technology into our products. We're enhancing our applications with cloud-native capabilities, including data at scale, edge computing, AI-based solutions, and advanced 3D modeling and graphics. This innovation is happening across our flagship products—AutoCAD, Revit, and Construction Cloud—and Forma, our new Industry Cloud.
As a Principal Software Developer on the AEC Solutions team, you will join a team of technologists to build data pipelines to power our work in artificial intelligence, deep learning, generative AI, machine learning, reinforcement learning, information retrieval, and natural language processing. You will collaborate across organizations with a versatile group of AI Researchers, ML Engineers, Software Architects, and Experience Designers that are building cutting-edge foundation models and generative AI tools for the AEC industry. You'll also help ensure that we maintain privacy and security standards respecting and safeguarding our customers' data.
Report: You will report to the Senior AI/ML Development Manager in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) Solutions Team.
Location: We support hybrid work, and you work near our Boston, Massachusetts or Toronto, Canada offices.
Responsibilities
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Design scalable, distributed systems and microservices in a production setting
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Develop scalable and resilient data ingestion and processing pipelines, monitoring and self-healing systems that power AI-based solutions for AEC workflows
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Take ownership of the implementation of individual software components, with a high emphasis on quality, test-driven development, and sound software engineering practices
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Participate in software design reviews, conduct peer code reviews, and provide input and feedback to other members of the development team
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Write unit, functional, regression tests for the code you create, and contribute to the test automation, continuous integration, and deployment processes together with everyone else in the development team
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Work with software architects and product managers to translate overall system architecture and product requirements into well-designed and implemented software components
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Mentor junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement
Minimum Qualifications
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BS or MS in Computer Science or related technical field
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10+ years of software engineering experience
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Experience writing performant code in Java or Python
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Experience developing data ingestion and processing pipelines, monitoring and self-healing systems
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Experience delivering production applications with Amazon Web Services
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Proficiency in serverless and managed Amazon Web Services including Lambdas, AWS Step, and SQS
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Experience in utilizing AWS IAM to develop secure solutions, specifically with resource access policies and IAM roles
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Experience with AWS infrastructure as code solutions, such as CDK or Cloud Formation
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Experience working with Data Lake or Warehouses, ETLs
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Experience with microservices and RESTful web services
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Experience with modern software practices including Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, and Infrastructure-as-Code
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Experience with Scrum and Agile development processes and methodologies
Preferred Qualifications
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Experience in the AEC industry, Autodesk products such as Revit, and AEC data schemas and standards
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Experience with cloud-native capabilities, including data at scale, edge computing, and AI-based solutions
Ideal Candidate
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You easily collaborate with other members of an Agile team to get products and components developed and completed
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You are constantly striving to learn new technologies and methodologies
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You exhibit a low tolerance for inefficiency and have a burning desire to automate anything that can be automated
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You are adaptable, customer-focused, and seek new ways to solve hard problems
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You have a passion for making simple, scalable platforms used by other engineering teams
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 – our Culture Code is at the core of everything we do. Our values and ways of working help our people thrive and realize their potential, which leads to even better outcomes for our customers.
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? Join us!
Salary transparency
Salary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. For U.S.-based roles, we expect a starting base salary between $141,400 and $228,800. Offers are based on the candidate’s experience and geographic location, and may exceed this range. In addition to base salaries, we also have a significant emphasis on annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.
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
We take pride in cultivating a culture of belonging and an equitable workplace where everyone can thrive. Learn more here: https://www.autodesk.com/company/diversity-and-belonging
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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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