Senior Software Developer Manager

Autodesk•Vancouver, BC

About The Position

Autodesk is looking for a Senior Engineering Manager to strengthen leadership across our Asset Management and Flow Platform, powering cloud-based workflows used in media, entertainment, and design production pipelines. You will lead multiple engineering teams to deliver scalable, cloud-native platform services that manage digital assets and orchestrate complex workflows across production environments. This role combines technical depth, execution excellence, and cross-team leadership to drive platform evolution at scale.

Requirements

10+ years in software engineering, including people management experience
Proven experience leading multiple engineering teams
Strong background in cloud platforms and distributed systems
Experience delivering production-grade systems at scale

Nice To Haves

Experience in Media & Entertainment (M&E) or similar production environments (e.g., VFX, animation, gaming pipelines)
Familiarity with asset management systems, content pipelines, or workflow orchestration platforms
Hands-on experience with cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP) and modern DevOps practices
Strong understanding of data-intensive systems and storage solutions

Responsibilities

Lead High-Impact Engineering Teams: Manage and grow multiple cloud engineering teams, fostering a culture of ownership, quality, and continuous improvement. Set clear priorities and drive execution across interconnected platform domains.
Drive Cloud Platform Strategy & Delivery: Deliver highly scalable, resilient services for asset management and workflow orchestration. Partner with Product and Architecture to define roadmaps aligned with customer and business needs. Ensure systems are designed for performance, reliability, and global scale.
Champion Modern Cloud Engineering: Lead adoption of cloud-native architectures (microservices, event-driven systems, APIs). Drive best practices in CI/CD, observability, security, and SRE principles. Guide teams in leveraging AWS, Azure, or GCP ecosystems effectively.
Enable Production-Ready Systems: Build platforms that support real-world production environments, including high-throughput, latency-sensitive workflows. Ensure strong operational readiness, incident management, and service reliability.
Collaborate & Influence: Work closely with cross-functional teams across platforms, applications, and studios/customers. Influence technical decisions across teams and contribute to broader platform direction.