Autodesk, Inc

Principal Engineer - Search AI

Autodesk, Inc$131K — $191K *
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS in Computer Science or equivalent work experience
  • Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems
  • Thorough understanding of multi-threading and concurrency concepts
  • Exceptional proficiency in Java, Golang, or similar language
  • 10+ years experience in building and running large scale systems
  • Expertise in database systems like MySQL and DynamoDB
  • Strong communicator with ability to articulate complex problems

Responsibilities

  • Lead design, development, and operations of scalable micro-services
  • Champion industry best practices to enhance development standards
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design technical solutions
  • Ensure SLAs of large-scale micro-services through monitoring and optimization
  • Lead detection and recovery in production incident management
  • Mentor and build high-performing engineering teams
  • Conduct design and code reviews to promote standards for maintainable code

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package includes health, dental, and retirement plans
  • Annual cash bonuses and stock grants offered based on performance
  • Culture of belonging that encourages diversity and inclusion
  • Opportunities for professional growth and mentorship
  • Flexible work environment to support work-life balance
Full Job Description
Job Requisition ID #

26WD99817

Position Overview

We are looking for a Principal Engineer to own and deliver complex modules within our Search Infrastructure within Autodesk Platform Services. You will work with system architects, Sr principal engineers to build modern and scalable Search Platform that powers the search experiences across Autodesk's Industry Clouds - Fusion, Forma and Flow, and solve demanding distributed systems and algorithmic problems.

Responsibilities
  • Lead the design, development and operations of highly scalable, distributed, data intensive micro-services
  • Champion adopting industry best practices to push the development standards within the team.
  • Partner with Software Architects, Product Managers and Engineering Managers to design technical solutions to drive business outcomes
  • Help to meet SLAs of large-scale micro-services with monitoring, troubleshooting and optimizing
  • Lead detection, recovery and postmortems of production incidents
  • Help to hire, mentor Engineers, help build fast-growing and high-performing teams
  • Perform thorough design and code reviews, drive best practices to clean and maintainable code


Minimum Qualifications
  • BS in Computer Science or related field or equivalent work experience
  • Strong Computer Science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, distributed systems, and data management
  • Thorough knowledge of multi-threading, concurrency, and parallel processing concepts
  • Exceptional proficiency in Java or Golang or similar programming language
  • 10+ years of experience in building and running large scale systems
  • Thorough understanding of database systems (e.g. MySQL, DynamoDB) including scalability, performance, and consistency characteristics
  • Expertise with modern technology stacks, API design, microservices, stream processing and designing for resilience and operational excellence
  • Strong communicator. You enjoy synthesizing, simplifying, and articulating complex problems to other engineers
  • Expertise in Cloud Infrastructure platforms such as AWS.
  • Exposure to Information Retrieval with hands on experience in Lucene/ElasticSearch/OpenSearch


Preferred Qualifications
  • Exposure to Vector Databases and ML Infrastructure
  • Exposure to Knowledge Graph/ Graph Databases
  • Experience in monitoring and improving Reliability of a complex system at scale.
  • Aware of Security and Compliance challenges in Cloud products and/or platforms


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Salary transparency
Salary is one part of Autodesk's competitive compensation package. For Canada based roles, we expect a starting base salary between $131,000 and $191,400. 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.

Belonging
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About Autodesk, Inc

Autodesk, Inc. is an American multinational software corporation that makes software products and services for the architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing, media, education, and entertainment industries. Autodesk is headquartered in San Rafael, California, and features a gallery of its customers' work in its San Francisco building.
Learn more about Autodesk, Inc
Size
12,600 employees
Market Cap
$40.1 billion
Industry
Net Income
$1.2 billion
Founded
1982
5 Year Trend
+16.6%
Revenue
$3.7 billion
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