Senior Principal Engineer, AI/ML Platform

Autodesk•San Francisco, CA

19h

About The Position

Autodesk is seeking a passionate and experienced Software Architect to lead our skilled team of software and ML engineers in the design, development, and execution of AMP, our next generation machine learning platform. You will be working to develop the next generation of Agentic AI features in Autodesk products. A successful candidate will require providing technical leadership, driving the technical strategy, execution, and delivery of scalable AI/ML platform, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and priorities, driving adoption of the Platform. This role requires a blend of technical expertise in AI/ML technologies, strong leadership skills, and a proven track record of delivering complex projects on time and within budget. A successful candidate will deliver while motivating the team and instilling a culture of engineering excellence.

Requirements

BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (MS preferred)
12+ years of experience of software engineering, with 3+ years of experience as a technical lead or Software Architect
Proven experience leading and mentoring software and ML engineering teams
Experience with design, build and running scalable, high-performance systems production applications on cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
Experience building and deploying AI models, for rapid AI application development, using AWS SageMaker, Bedrock or Azure Machine Learning
Experience working with complex agentic AI architectures, API ecosystems, guardrails, context management and other best of breed AI/ML offerings
Understanding of MLOps principles and practices for effectively managing and automating machine learning workflows, including model versioning, monitoring, and deployment
Expertise in CI/CD, automation tools, and practices for machine learning lifecycle management
Strong background in AI/ML with experience in deep learning, statistical modeling, and neural networks
Experience with Scrum and agile development processes and methodologies
Excellent communication and written skills
BS or MS in Computer Science or related technical field
Ability to inspire, motivate, and guide team members towards achieving project goals

Nice To Haves

Has prior experience in building highly scalable and performant AI/ML platforms
Is seasoned in development processes of continuous integration and continuous delivery
Practices SCRUM and know how to build and guide highly effective, self-managing and high performing teams
Has a strong bias towards action and ability to manage short-term decisions with longer-term vision
Can align technical objectives with business goals, develop and execute roadmaps, with ability to incrementally deliver on team’s goals

Responsibilities

Lead the strategy for development and deployment of AI/ML solutions
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product management, data science, data, and cloud infrastructure to define and execute the AI/ML platform roadmap
Provide guidance to the design and architecture of scalable, reliable, and efficient AI/ML systems and drive critical technology decisions
Driving the execution of the platform strategy following principles of agile methodology and best practices in software development, code quality, and security standards
Actively participate in coding review processes, and problem-solving alongside your team
Build and foster a high-performance culture, mentor team members and provide your team with the tools and motivation to make things happen