Autodesk

PrincipalCloudPlatformDeveloper

Toronto, Ontario, Canada FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Principal Cloud Platform Developer at Autodesk. Skills: Cloud Platform Development, Developer Enablement, AI/ML Systems, Agentic AI. Own architecture evolution. Drive architecture evolution”

What You'll Achieve.

Improve developer productivity; Improve onboarding velocity; Improve platform reliability; Reduce manual effort; Enhance troubleshooting; Improve developer self-service; Improve platform efficiency; Improve platform reliability; Improve developer experience

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Troubleshooting; Debugging; Incident resolution; Root cause analysis

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's or Master's degree, 8+ years building cloud-native applications, 8+ years cloud platforms experience, 8+ years CI/CD pipelines experience, 8+ years Infrastructure-as-Code experience, Experience with containerized systems, Experience with distributed systems, Understanding of cloud networking, Understanding of observability, Understanding of distributed system design, Troubleshooting skills, Debugging skills, Incident resolution skills, Experience creating operational documentation, Collaboration skills, Communication skills, Hands-on AI/ML systems experience, Experience with agentic AI systems, Experience with LLM-based automation workflows, Principal Engineer level ability

Nice to Have

Experience building AI-powered developer tools, Experience with AWS AI/ML services, Experience with Bedrock, Experience with LLM platforms, Experience designing agent-based workflows, Experience building large-scale distributed systems, Background in DevOps, Background in platform engineering, Background in infrastructure scalability, Experience with event-driven architectures, Experience with microservices architectures, Familiarity with Agile/Scrum, Familiarity with modern CI/CD practices, Experience improving developer experience

What You'll Do.

Own architecture evolution

Drive architecture evolution

Standardize deployment processes

Improve service deployment processes

Accelerate onboarding timelines

Accelerate deployment timelines

Design cloud-native automation

Implement cloud-native automation

Build developer enablement tooling

Support internal platform services

Provide technical guidance

Support developers using platforms

Troubleshoot platform issues

Troubleshoot integration issues

Collaborate with application teams

Collaborate with platform teams

Design AI/ML solutions

Implement AI/ML solutions

Enhance troubleshooting

Improve developer self-service

Apply AI-driven automation

Improve platform efficiency

Improve platform reliability

Improve developer experience

Define technical roadmap

Contribute to technical roadmap

Create technical documentation

Maintain technical documentation

Create enablement materials

Maintain enablement materials

Stay current with technologies

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Application teams; Platform teams; Engineering teams

Communication Scope

Technical documentation; Enablement materials

Process & Methodology

Roadmap planning

Full Job Description

**Job Requisition ID #** 26WD96285 **26WD96285, Principal Cloud Platform Developer** _French translation to follow!/Traduction française à suivre!_ **Position Overview** We are seeking a **Principal Cloud Platform Developer** to join the Platform Services and Emerging Technology organization within the Developer Enablement (DevRel) group. Our mission is to enable developers with the tools, platforms, and support needed to build, test, and deploy high-quality applications at scale using Autodesk developer platforms (e.g., CloudOS, Beacon). The DevRel team drives knowledge sharing, collaboration, and developer empowerment across internal and external engineering teams. In this role, you will act as a **principal-level technical leader for developer enablement and onboarding platforms across Americas, Canada, and EMEA**. You will design and evolve systems that improve developer productivity, onboarding velocity, and platform reliability. This role requires strong hands-on expertise in **cloud platform engineering, AI/ML systems, and agentic AI workflows** , particularly leveraging **LLM-based automation to improve onboarding, troubleshooting, and developer self-service experiences**. You will design and operate cloud-native applications, CI/CD systems, and Infrastructure-as-Code automation using technologies such as Terraform, Helm, and Kubernetes. You will also leverage **AI/ML and agentic AI systems to introduce intelligent automation across developer onboarding, troubleshooting, and platform self-service workflows** , enabling a next-generation developer enablement experience. You will report to a Senior Engineering Manager. **Responsibilities** * Own and drive the architecture and evolution of developer onboarding and enablement platforms * Standardize and improve service deployment processes across application teams * Accelerate onboarding and deployment timelines through scalable platform automation * Design and implement cloud-native automation to reduce manual

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