Principal Backend Software Engineer at Autodesk

Lead backend innovation as a Principal Software Engineer with Autodesk. This senior role focuses on driving technical direction for complex backend systems and APIs. Autodesk's Enterprise Data Management organization seeks a Principal Software Engineer to shape architectural strategies across diverse teams. You will influence backend architecture, mentor engineers, and design distributed systems that ensure scalability and reliability. Your hands-on leadership will directly impact the robustness of mission-critical systems and empower teams across the organization. Key Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership for backend and platform teams
• Author and evolve critical backend systems and APIs
• Design distributed, event-driven systems with reliability
• Establish service and API standards across multiple domains
• Drive operational excellence in system monitoring and response

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science or equivalent
• 10+ years in professional software engineering
• Strong experience in Python, AWS, and backend systems
• Deep knowledge of distributed systems and cloud architectures
• Proven ability to influence outcomes across teams

Bring your expertise in backend architecture and mentoring to Autodesk and help shape impactful technology solutions. #J-18808-Ljbffr