Principal Software Developer

Experience: 3 to Not Available years

Location: Montreal, QC, Canada

Skills: Java, Spring Boot, AWS, REST, GraphQL, gRPC, Go, TypeScript, object-oriented design patterns, CI/CD, Jenkins, Databases, cloud scale, scalable systems, Agile, SDLC

Position Overview
Autodesk is looking for a Principal Software Developer to join the Autodesk Platform Services Data Models Team. The team delivers high-value, exabyte-scale and cloud data platform components powering desktop, mobile, and web products. This enables our product teams to build cohesive in-product data experiences, our partners to integrate and expand our data, and our end-users to work with their data across all Autodesk products. You will report to the Manager, Software Development Manager based in Canada, and the role is hybrid based in Montreal or Toronto. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of and to help evolve developing the engineering discipline in a lean/Agile environment and to contribute to an organization committed to continuous improvement. You will be a central part of the team who creates amazing things and will learn from some of the best in the industry! Our team enables real-time data-centric experiences at scale to make a difference for all of those who imagine, design, and make our world. Join us to make anything!

Responsibilities
Lead team-level outcomes and high stakes Initiatives
• Independently lead and contribute to key business outcomes of the team
• Lead one or more critical business goals
• Have an understanding of how the team work connects to the business goals
• Demonstrate impact and influence across teams outside of the direct organisation
• Exhibit steadfast leadership and make substantial contributions to large-scale, intricate projects that frequently entail collaboration among multiple engineers and cross-functional teams
• Excel at offering guidance and removing obstacles for both your team and broader colleagues
• Leading projects with unclear milestones by clarifying requirements, carefully planning and executing the scope, closely monitoring quality and team performance to ensure milestones are successfully met on time




• Confidently lead or actively participate in transformative initiatives within Autodesk Platform Services
• Exhibit ownership of platform capabilities managed by the team, encompassing end-to-end responsibilities from Engineering Practices, Solutions, Quality, and Deployment to Support
• Act as a driving force for enhancing Engineering Practices and Quality while simultaneously functioning as an influential multiplier for the team, offering valuable guidance and unwavering support
• Lead technical discussions across the organisation driving the results and business outcomes
• Demonstrate strong leadership in incident calls driving the investigation, timely resolution, and improvements required for each incident.
• Drive actions for improvements within and outside the team
• Capable of acting as Product owner for the team, balancing the requirements from different sources like architectural roadmaps or product management, as well as improving services.
• Mentor and lead other members of the team, and create opportunities to share knowledge

Minimum Qualifications
• Graduate or Postgraduate in Computer Science Engineering or related technical fields
• 8+ years of software design, development, and/or consulting experience in cloud systems or web services, with at least 3 years in a leadership role
• Lead position on a successful delivery of a commercial cloud product
• Proven capability to lead incident response, drive root cause analysis, and implement preventive measures
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to lead technical discussions and present complex ideas to diverse audiences
• Valuable understanding of business drivers and ability to articulate them clearly.




• Proven ability to mentor and develop technical talent within the organization.
• Excellent hands-on Java programming skills and exposure to Spring Boot
• Experience with software development lifecycle (SDLC) processes, tools, and Agile methodologies
• Hands-on Experience with AWS or other cloud providers
• API development experience (REST, GraphQL, gRPC)
• Additional programming skills like Go or TypeScript
• High expertise in object-oriented design patterns
• Experience with CI/CD concepts and working with a deployment pipeline such as Jenkins
• Experience with Databases and database design principles at cloud scale
• Experience with building scalable systems and services in the cloud

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. Offers are based on the candidate’s experience and geographic location. In addition to base salaries, we also have a significant emphasis on discretionary annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock or long-term incentive cash grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Diversity & Belonging
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