Principal Software Developer - Platform Services & Emerging Technologies

Autodesk•Montreal, QC

61d•Hybrid

About The Position

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!

Requirements

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
Good 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)
High expertise in object-oriented design patterns
Experience with Databases and database design principles at cloud scale
Experience with building scalable systems and services in the cloud

Nice To Haves

Experience with CI/CD concepts and working with a deployment pipeline such as Jenkins
Additional programming skills like Go or TypeScript

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