Principal Full Stack Engineer - San Francisco (Hybrid)

Autodesk • San Francisco, CA

1d • $139,000 - $249,260 • Hybrid

About The Position

Autodesk is seeking a motivated, experienced, and skilled engineer to join our Connected Delivery platform team. This platform is responsible for enabling the discovery, download, and install of all the Autodesk products, services, and third-part apps. You'll be responsible for building a full-stack application that is resilient, scalable, and highly available. As an ideal candidate, you’ll have led teams developing modern web experiences with cloud services in a fast-paced, agile environment.

Requirements

• BS in computer science or related technical field (MS in Computer Science or a related degree is preferred)
• Over 10 years of professional experience developing scalable, distributed applications
• Part of a large distributed team with significant responsibility
• Strong experience leading a team of 5+ software engineers on projects
• Strong experience in languages like TypeScript, JavaScript, C#
• Broad experience with frameworks like NextJS and NestJS
• Experience designing and building RESTful APIs using Microservices architecture
• Strong experience with building cloud-based API platforms or backend systems
• Strong knowledge of AWS, databases, and cloud architectures
• Strong experience and understanding of working on Agile processes like SCRUM
• Strong leadership, communication skills, and the ability to influence without authority
• Ability to write good design & architecture documents
• Ability to cultivate consensus and alignment within and across teams
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Experience building production-grade AI/ML applications using RAG, LangGraph (or similar agent frameworks), and Model Context Protocol (MCP) integrations

Responsibilities

• Lead, design, and develop high-quality, secure, performant applications
• Provide project and team leadership to break down, estimate, and organize work
• Participate in agile ceremonies of the scrum team
• Work closely with the product manager and team to understand and elaborate on the requirements
• Provide guidance to own team and others on software development best practices
• Work with the team to troubleshoot code-level problems quickly and efficiently
• Identify risk and propose mitigation strategies associated with the design
• Participate in code reviews to ensure new code conforms to the highest standards
• Interact with internal and external customers to identify and resolve product defects
• Mentor and develop junior developers
• Respond on a rotation basis to escalated incidents after hours or on weekends to ensure 24/7 availability of our platform

Benefits

• From health and financial benefits to time away and everyday wellness, we give Autodeskers the best, so they can do their best work.
• Learn more about our benefits in the U.S. by visiting https://benefits.autodesk.com/
• Salary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package.
• For U.S.-based roles, we expect a starting base salary between $139,000 and $249,260.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level