Principal Experience Design Engineer, AI Frameworks

Autodesk•Vancouver, BC

2d•CA$131,000 - CA$191,400

About The Position

At Autodesk, we help our customers design and make anything. We are transforming how customers experience Autodesk through insight-driven product development, seamless digital experiences, and AI-powered innovation. We are seeking a Principal Experience Design Engineer, AI Frameworks, to join the Applied Intelligence design team in the Experience Foundations organization of the AEC Division. This role focuses on building an AI design framework that scales across the Autodesk platform, creating standards, processes, and best practices to up-skill the design team and acting as a liaison to partnered engineering teams. The role involves driving AI-augmented design development using coding agents to create production-ready functional components.

Requirements

8+ years of professional experience in front-end or full-stack development
Experience creating and maintaining reusable UI components and component libraries
AI Tooling Fluency: Demonstrated "must-have" experience using Claude Code, Gemini Code Assist, or equivalent LLM-based coding agents to deliver complex features
Expert React & TypeScript: Deep proficiency in React Hooks, state management (Zustand, Redux, or Context), and component-driven design
Experience leading the architecture and development of large-scale web applications, including performance optimization, accessibility, responsive design, and modern UI engineering practices
Proficiency in Software Development practices, including version control, testing, and debugging

Nice To Haves

Experience building and maintaining component libraries
Experience designing agentic or AI-assisted interaction components
Experience shaping design systems that support complex workflows
Experience mentoring designers and elevating technical capabilities within a team
Experience establishing cross organizational methods and practices

Responsibilities

Develop adaptive, context-aware UI components that scale across agentic workflows
Architect and maintain a modular framework that supports personalized and agent-assisted user experiences
Act as a liaison between the design team and our stakeholders, including engineering, product managers, architects, and other cross-functional partners
Establish scalable processes that speed delivery from prototype to deployable solutions
Coach designers and troubleshoot their challenges as they become more proficient with AI-augmented development