Autodesk
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PrincipalSoftwareEngineer
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“Principal Software Engineer at Autodesk. Skills: Distributed orchestration, Schema-driven data pipelines, High-throughput content delivery, Workflow framework. Set technical direction for Content Platform core subsystems. Drive architectural alignment across multi-repo workspace”
Industry & Context.
Solve complex problems; Identify and resolve systemic issues
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience, 8+ years of professional software development experience, Senior or staff level experience designing and operating distributed backend systems, Deep proficiency in Python, Hands-on experience designing and operating workflow orchestration systems, Expertise with AWS, Expertise in REST API design and implementation, Demonstrated ability to design data models and schemas, Track record of leading architecture and design across multiple teams or repositories
Nice to Have
Experience building headless CMS, content delivery, or large-scale content ingestion platforms, Familiarity with immutable versioning, Familiarity with locale-per-item modeling, Familiarity with hot-path delivery optimization on DynamoDB or similar NoSQL stores, Experience with plugin/connector frameworks, Experience with source-agnostic ingestion patterns, Background in developer experience and platform tooling, Experience operating regulated or multi-region environments, Exposure to AI/ML-driven content workflows, Advanced expert role, Deep subject-matter knowledge, Sound business acumen, Knowledge of the business, Depth of specialized expertise, Solve complex problems, Work independently, Adapt communication style to persuade various stakeholders, Frequently interact with senior leaders, May lead functional teams or programs
What You'll Do.
Set technical direction for Content Platform core subsystems
Drive architectural alignment across multi-repo workspace
Translate requirements into platform capabilities
Translate requirements into schema extensions
Translate requirements into workflow patterns
Document tradeoffs for leadership
Design changes to workflow framework
Review changes to workflow framework
Design changes to DynamoDB model
Review changes to DynamoDB model
Lead cross-team initiatives
Identify systemic issues in reliability
Identify systemic issues in performance
Identify systemic issues in developer productivity
Resolve systemic issues in reliability
Resolve systemic issues in performance
Resolve systemic issues in developer productivity
Establish engineering standards for platform
Evolve engineering standards for platform
Coach engineers to adopt standards
Advise on platform strategy
Advise on capacity planning
Advise on incident response
Serve as escalation point for technical problems
Mentor senior engineers
Mentor mid-level engineers
Raise technical bar across team
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with product teams; Partner with architecture teams; Partner with partner engineering teams; Partner with senior leaders; Partner with architects; Partner with DevOps; Partner with Support organizations; Partner with product organizations
Communication Scope
Written design docs; Stakeholder communication
Process & Methodology
Roadmap planning
Full Job Description
**Job Requisition ID #** 26WD97962 **Position Overview** As a global leader in 3D design, engineering, and entertainment software, Autodesk helps people imagine, design and create a better world. Autodesk accelerates better design through an unparalleled depth of experience and a broad portfolio of software to give customers the power to solve their design, business, and environmental challenges. In addition to designers, architects, engineers, and media and entertainment professionals, Autodesk helps students, educators, and casual creators unlock their creative ideas through user-friendly applications. Autodesk's Digital Experience Engineering team is building the next-generation Content Platform. This is a headless, source-agnostic content pipeline that ingests, normalizes, versions, and delivers content powering experiences used by millions of customers worldwide. We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer to provide deep technical leadership on this platform and to translate complex content, delivery, and orchestration requirements into a coherent, scalable architecture. As a Principal Engineer on the Content Platform, you will be a recognized subject-matter expert on distributed orchestration, schema-driven data pipelines, and high-throughput content delivery on AWS. You will own architecture decisions that span multiple repositories and you will partner with product, architecture, and partner engineering teams to shape the platform's roadmap. You will report to a Software Development Manager and this is a hybrid work mode. **Responsibilities** * Set the technical direction for the Content Platform's core subsystems and drive architectural alignment across the multi-repo workspace * Translate ambiguous product and partner requirements into concrete platform capabilities, schema extensions, and workflow patterns, and document the tradeoffs for engineering and product leadership * Design and review complex changes to the workflow framework (BaseWorkflow, A
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