Autodesk

PrincipalSoftwareEngineer-WebPlatformEngineering

Canada FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Principal Software Engineer - Web Platform Engineering at Autodesk. Skills: Web Platform Engineering, Frontend infrastructure, Developer tooling. Define long-term vision. Drive cross-team initiatives”

What You'll Achieve.

Accelerate development velocity; Improve platform reliability; Improve platform scalability; Improve platform performance; Establish cohesive web architecture; 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, Expertise in web technologies, Design and scale large web platforms, JavaScript/TypeScript ecosystems, Build systems, bundlers, tools, Web performance, Browser internals, Networks, Influence architecture across teams, System design skills, Architectural decision-making skills

Nice to Have

Micro-frontend architectures, Large monorepos, Backend systems knowledge, API knowledge, Design systems at scale, Cloud platforms knowledge, CI/CD pipelines knowledge, Improving developer experience

What You'll Do.

Define long-term vision

Drive cross-team initiatives

Standardize frontend architecture

Standardize frontend frameworks

Standardize frontend best practices

Advise engineering leadership

Influence roadmap decisions

Design platform components

Evolve platform components

Establish micro-frontend patterns

Establish modular architectures

Establish API integrations

Ensure high standards

Lead critical design discussions

Provide architectural guidance

Promote developer productivity

Promote developer integration

Create developer tools

Maintain developer frameworks

Maintain developer workflows

Reduce friction in testing

Reduce friction in debugging

Reduce friction in deployment

Reduce friction in observability

Collaborate with product teams

Collaborate with design teams

Collaborate with DevOps teams

Collaborate with security teams

Foster alignment between teams

Foster alignment across organizations

Mentor senior engineers

Mentor team engineers

Elevate engineering standards

Establish performance benchmarks

Establish monitoring standards

Lead web performance initiatives

Optimize package size

Ensure platform observability

Ensure platform reliability

Ensure incident response readiness

Enable engineers through platform improvements

Drive alignment without authority

Balance architectural vision

Balance pragmatic delivery

Develop engineering talent

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-team initiatives; Cross-functional teams; Engineering leadership; Product teams; Design teams; DevOps teams; Security teams

Full Job Description

**Job Requisition ID #** 26WD97218 **26WD97218, Ingénieur logiciel principal - Ingénierie de la plateforme Web** _English translation to follow!/La traduction en anglais suivra!_ **Présentation du poste** Nous recherchons un **ingénieur logiciel principal** pour diriger le développement de nos capacités en matière d'**ingénierie de la plateforme Web**. Le titulaire de ce poste sera chargé de définir l'architecture, les performances, l'évolutivité et l'expérience développeur de la plateforme Web fondamentale qui alimente nos applications. En tant que responsable technique, vous piloterez des initiatives stratégiques couvrant l’infrastructure front-end, les services de la plateforme et les outils de développement, permettant ainsi aux équipes produit de créer des expériences web de haute qualité, performantes et fiables à grande échelle. **Responsabilités** **Leadership technique et stratégie** * Définir et piloter la vision à long terme de l’architecture de la plateforme web * Diriger des initiatives inter-équipes visant à standardiser l’architecture front-end, les frameworks et les meilleures pratiques * Agir en tant que conseiller technique auprès de la direction de l'ingénierie sur les investissements dans la plateforme et les compromis * Influencer les décisions relatives à la feuille de route afin d'améliorer l'évolutivité, les performances et la maintenabilité **Architecture et développement de la plateforme** * Concevoir et faire évoluer les composants centraux de la plateforme (par exemple, systèmes de conception, bibliothèques partagées, systèmes de build, pipelines CI/CD) * Établir des modèles pour les micro-frontends, les architectures modulaires et les intégrations d'API * Garantir des normes élevées en matière de performances, d'accessibilité, de sécurité et de fiabilité * Diriger les discussions critiques sur la conception des systèmes et fournir des conseils architecturaux **Expérience développeur (DX)** * Promouvoir les améliorations en matière de pro

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