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Principal Software Engineer - Backend

Autodesk, Inc.

Job Overview

Location

California, USA - Remote

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• As a Principal Software Engineer – Backend at Autodesk, you will serve as a senior individual contributor driving technology direction for large, complex, and business-critical backend and distributed systems within the Enterprise Data Management organization.
• Day to day, you will provide principal-level technical leadership across multiple backend and platform teams, author and evolve critical backend systems and APIs, lead design of distributed event-driven systems, establish service and API standards, drive operational excellence, mentor senior engineers, and partner with product and data leaders to translate business problems into technical solutions.
• You will join Autodesk’s COO-GET Engineering group, a team focused on enterprise-scale data services where innovation meets real-world impact in design, manufacturing, and creative industries.
• In this role, you will deepen your expertise in distributed systems, cloud-native architectures, and enterprise platform design while influencing architecture and engineering outcomes across teams without formal authority, positioning you as a technical force multiplier.

Skills & Technologies

AWS

Kafka

Backend

Senior

Remote

Degree Required

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About Autodesk, Inc.

Autodesk, Inc. develops professional design, engineering, and entertainment software. Its flagship products include AutoCAD, Revit, Fusion 360, Maya, and 3ds Max, serving architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing, media, and education sectors worldwide. Founded in 1982, the company provides cloud-based subscription services enabling digital design, simulation, visualization, and collaboration across project lifecycles. Headquartered in San Rafael, California, Autodesk operates globally, empowering customers to create sustainable infrastructure, products, and digital content through integrated software platforms and emerging technologies such as generative design, additive manufacturing, and building information modeling.

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