Autodesk

PrincipalEngineer-WebApplicationDevelopment

$139–139k San Francisco, California, United States FULL TIME
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The Brief

“Principal Engineer - Web Application Development at Autodesk. Skills: Web platform architecture, Frontend infrastructure, Developer experience, System design. Define long-term vision. Drive standardization initiatives”

What You'll Achieve.

Improve scalability, performance, maintainability; Enable fast, consistent development; Accelerate development velocity; Improve platform reliability; Improve platform scalability; Improve platform performance; Establish modern web architecture; Elevate engineering quality; Elevate engineering consistency

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

System design; Architectural decision-making

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

10+ years software engineering experience, Deep expertise in web technologies, Design and scale large-scale web platforms, Modern JavaScript/TypeScript ecosystems, Build systems, bundlers, and tooling, Web performance, browser internals, networking, Influence architecture across multiple teams, System design and architectural decision-making

Nice to Have

Micro-frontend architectures or large monorepos, Backend systems and APIs, Build or maintain design systems, Cloud platforms and CI/CD pipelines, Improve developer experience in large organizations

What You'll Do.

Define long-term vision

Drive standardization initiatives

Advise on platform investments

Influence roadmap decisions

Design core platform components

Establish patterns for micro-frontends

Ensure high standards for performance

Lead system design discussions

Provide architectural guidance

Champion developer productivity improvements

Build and maintain developer tools

Reduce friction in development

Partner with engineering teams

Drive alignment across teams

Mentor senior and staff engineers

Establish performance benchmarks

Lead web performance initiatives

Ensure platform observability

Ensure platform reliability

Ensure incident response readiness

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-team initiatives; Product engineering; Design teams; DevOps teams; Security teams; Multiple teams and organizations

Process & Methodology

Roadmap decisions

Full Job Description

**Job Requisition ID #** 26WD98191 **Position Overview** We are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead the evolution of our Web Platform Engineering capabilities. This role is responsible for shaping the architecture, performance, scalability, and developer experience of the foundational web platform that powers our applications. As a technical leader, you will drive strategic initiatives across frontend infrastructure, platform services, and developer tooling, enabling product teams to build high-quality, performant, and reliable web experiences at scale. **Responsibilities** Technical Leadership & Strategy: * Define and drive the long-term vision for the web platform architecture * Lead cross-team initiatives to standardize frontend architecture, frameworks, and best practices * Act as a technical advisor to engineering leadership on platform investments and tradeoffs * Influence roadmap decisions to improve scalability, performance, and maintainability Platform Architecture & Development: * Design and evolve core platform components (e.g., design systems, shared libraries, build systems, CI/CD pipelines) * Establish patterns for micro-frontends, modular architectures, and API integrations * Ensure high standards for performance, accessibility, security, and reliability * Lead critical system design discussions and provide architectural guidance Developer Experience (DX): * Champion improvements to developer productivity and onboarding * Build and maintain tools, frameworks, and workflows that enable fast, consistent development * Reduce friction in testing, debugging, deployment, and observability Cross-Functional Collaboration: * Partner with product engineering, design, DevOps, and security teams * Drive alignment across multiple teams and organizations * Mentor senior and staff engineers; elevate engineering standards across the org Quality, Performance & Observability: * Establish performance benchmarks and monitoring standards * Lead initiatives aroun

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