Principal Backend Developer

1 week ago

Toronto, Ontario, Canada Autodesk Full time $131,500 - $180,840 per year

Job Requisition ID #

25WD Position Overview: Autodesk access group responsible for connecting customers to their products and data, the team is driving the transformation of Autodesk's business models, account & user management. We solve complex problems, build highly scalable and reliable, and make sure things work seamlessly for millions of users across our product lines.
The team is looking for a Principal Software Engineer. You will design and implement AI features to develop the platform. You will work with product managers, developers and operations to design, implement and maintain the platform and its roadmap. Responsibilities:

• Design, code, test, debug and document new and existing components to ensure that software meets business, quality and operational needs

• Drive and participate in code and document reviews, mentoring team in best practices

• Interpret and translate business needs to technical requirements and accurate estimates

• Evaluate and recommend tools, technologies and processes to ensure the highest quality and performance is achieved

• Work with team to troubleshoot code level problems quickly and efficiently

• Apply deep technical expertise to resolve challenging programming and design problems

• Focus on scalability, security and availability of all applications and processes

• Contribute to the design and architecture to enable secure, scalable and maintainable software

• Contribute to risk identification and risk mitigation strategies associated with the architecture

• Contribute to technical roadmap and technical debt elimination, balancing time, resource, and quality constraints to achieve business and strategic goals and requirements
Candidate
  • You are a talented Software Engineer who is passionate about code quality, usability, and technology
  • You have owned design and mentored your team technically
  • You have a strong record of project execution and completion and have experience with scrum and agile development practices
  • You are excited by the challenge of pushing the limits of the web platform to deliver disruptive, innovative solutions that will delight your customers
Qualifications:
  • 6-8 years of professional experience with building API's using Python or
  • Experience with AI Agent tools & frameworks
  • Experience building and integrating MCP tools
  • Excellent knowledge of REST API standards, Graph and web services
  • Experience taking requirements to design and building reusable modules
  • Experience with debugging, troubleshooting and problem solving issues
  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering or related field
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience building Agentic experiences and AI Automation
  • Experience with AWS Bedrock and Strands
  • Experience building and maintaining large scale production system
  • Building distributed asynchronous systems
  • Experience in AWS and services like SQS, SNS, Elastic Search, Dynamo DB, RDS, Elastic Cache etc.
  • Demonstrates SDLC best practices in coding standards, code reviews, tests and delivery
  • Familiar with Agile/Scrum, continuous integration/delivery, and modern development practices
  • Proficient in understanding of code versioning tool such as Git

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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. For Canada-BC based roles, we expect a starting base salary between $131,500 and $180,840. 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.

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What Autodesk Has to Offer

Autodesk makes the software and tools that help people imagine, design, and make a better world. 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 their software. Autodesk offers their employees benefits like:

Insurance: Health/Dental/Vision/Life Work - Life Balance Paid volunteer time off 6 week paid sabbatical every 4 years Employee Resource Groups A "week of rest" at year's end

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