Autodesk, Inc

Sr Principal Engineer

Autodesk, Inc$120K — $150K *
Information Technology
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent practical experience
  • 15+ years in leading design of complex systems with hands-on Java and AWS development
  • 5+ years of technical leadership experience in large distributed organizations
  • Thorough understanding of Distributed Systems including Scalability, Performance, Reliability, Security, and Consistency
  • Experience in building multi-tenant SaaS architectures with an API-first mindset
  • Expertise in modern technology stacks, API design, microservices, and stream processing.

Responsibilities

  • Lead software architecture and design for scalable, data-intensive micro-services
  • Collaborate with product teams to define and communicate strategic technical roadmaps
  • Demonstrate accountability while working closely with engineering teams for consistency in delivery
  • Align technical direction with business needs, balancing short-term opportunities with long-term vision
  • Champion industry best practices to elevate development standards within the organization
  • Mentor and help hire engineers to build a high-performing team.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • Opportunities for annual cash bonuses and stock grants
  • Culture focused on diversity, belonging, and career development
  • Work in a modern, collaborative environment across diverse teams
Full Job Description
Job Requisition ID #

26WD98256

Position Overview

We are looking for a Sr. Principal Engineer 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.
Responsibilities
  • Lead the software architecture and system design of highly scalable, distributed, data intensive micro-services
  • Partner closely with product teams and leadership in defining strategic technical roadmap, communicate the strategy in various forums, and make it a reality
  • Demonstrate high levels of ownership and accountability and work closely with engineering teams to deliver consistently
  • Align the technical direction with business needs, leading the team to make the correct choices between short-term business opportunity and long-term technical vision
  • Champion adopting industry best practices to push the development standards within the team and in the larger organization
  • Help to hire, mentor engineers, help build fast-growing and high-performing teams
Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent practical work experience
  • 15+ years of experience in leading design of complex systems and hands-on development into Java, AWS
  • 5+ years of experience in a technical leadership role for a large and distributed organization in designing systems and scaling them to millions of users
  • Thorough understanding of Distributed Systems including Scalability, Performance, Reliability, Security and Consistency characteristics
  • Experience in building multi-tenant SaaS architectures and have deep appreciation for Platform and API-first mindset
  • Expertise with modern technology stacks, API design, microservices, stream processing and designing for resilience and operational excellence
Preferred Qualifications
  • Exposure to Information Retrieval with hands on experience in Lucene/ElasticSearch/OpenSearch
  • Exposure to Vector Databases and ML Infrastructure
  • Exposure to Knowledge Graph/ Graph Databases
  • Expertise in Cloud Infrastructure platforms such as AWS
  • Experience in monitoring and improving Reliability of a complex system at scale
  • Exposure to managing Security and Compliance challenges in Cloud products and/or platforms
The Ideal Candidate
  • 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
  • You embrace perpetual learning and are always ready for a new challenge


Salary transparency
Salary is one part of Autodesk's competitive compensation package. For Canada based roles, we expect a starting base salary between $0 and $0. 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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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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