Principal Software Developer, Backend Platform

📋 Description

• Shape the technical direction, governance and architecture of the backend platform
• Shape AI-native workflows into the platform itself, changing how the org builds services with
• Proactively identify and drive resolution of cross-cutting technical challenges before they become
• Define and evolve platform-wide standards, patterns, and abstractions adopted across teams
• Influence roadmap priorities by framing trade-offs, surfacing opportunities, and driving alignment
• Drive adoption of changes across teams, not just their delivery

🎯 Requirements

• A strong AI-native mindset — you've brought AI-assisted workflows into a platform or org, not just
• Deep expertise in distributed systems, demonstrated with experience making architectural decisions
• Deep exposure across several of the platform's key domains: cloud (AWS), IaC infrastructure
• Expert in Node.js, TypeScript, or similar languages, with a track record of setting standards
• Track record of cross-team impact: changing how multiple teams build, decide, or deliver
• Demonstrated ability to frame ambiguous technical problems and drive them to resolution with

🎁 Benefits

• Base pay is one part of the package. Depending on the role, compensation may also include
• Benefits differ by country. For roles in the United States, Autodesk’s benefits are described at
• We take pride in a culture where everyone can thrive.