Autodesk
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SeniorSoftwareDeveloper,Observability
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“Senior Software Developer, Observability at Autodesk. Skills: Observability, Cloud-native applications, Telemetry pipelines. Implement technical solutions in Agile iterations. Design observability solutions for cloud-based systems”
Industry & Context.
Problem-solving; Debugging complex production issues; Root cause analysis
On-call rotations
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering, 5+ years of experience in software engineering, Java, Go, or Python programming skills, Experience building distributed systems, Experience supporting distributed systems, Experience building microservices, Experience supporting microservices, Hands-on experience with observability tools, Experience with OpenTelemetry, Experience with distributed tracing concepts, Experience with AWS, Experience with Kubernetes-based environments, Experience with infrastructure as code, Understanding of system design, Understanding of scalability, Understanding of reliability, Problem-solving skills, Ability to debug complex production issues, Good communication skills, Ability to work collaboratively across teams
Nice to Have
Experience building observability platforms, Experience contributing to observability platforms, Experience building internal developer platforms, Experience contributing to internal developer platforms, Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Familiarity with developer platform tooling, Understanding of SRE practices, Experience optimizing system performance, Experience optimizing telemetry cost, Experience using AI-assisted development tools
What You'll Do.
Implement technical solutions in Agile iterations
Design observability solutions for cloud-based systems
Build observability solutions for cloud-based systems
Develop integrations with Dynatrace
Enhance integrations with Dynatrace
Develop integrations with Catchpoint
Enhance integrations with Catchpoint
Develop OpenTelemetry instrumentation
Maintain OpenTelemetry instrumentation
Develop telemetry pipelines
Maintain telemetry pipelines
Implement infrastructure as code
Provision observability resources
Manage observability resources
Develop automated tests for backend services
Build automated tests for backend services
Develop automated tests for platform components
Build automated tests for platform components
Monitor large-scale production systems
Support large-scale production systems
Debug production systems
Analyze production system performance
Respond to production incidents
Collaborate with software engineers
Collaborate with SREs
Collaborate with platform teams
Improve system visibility
Improve system reliability
Improve system performance
Participate in code reviews
Contribute to engineering best practices
Contribute to team improvements
Communicate technical solutions
Communicate project status
Leverage AI-assisted development tools
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Agile iterations; Across teams; Software engineers; SREs; Platform teams
Communication Scope
Communicate technical solutions; Communicate project status
Process & Methodology
Agile
Full Job Description
**Job Requisition ID #** 26WD98106 **Position Overview** Autodesk’s Observability Platform Team within the Developer Platform Services organization is seeking a Software Engineer to design and build observability solutions that enable reliable, scalable cloud services across Autodesk. In this role, you will design and develop observability capabilities across APM, synthetic monitoring, and telemetry pipelines, enabling teams to monitor system health, troubleshoot issues, and optimize performance at scale. You will work with modern technologies including Dynatrace, Catchpoint, OpenTelemetry, and cloud-native infrastructure, contributing to production-grade systems used across Autodesk. You will also leverage modern AI-assisted development tools such as Cursor and Claude to improve engineering productivity and automate development and operational workflows. ### **Responsibilities** * Implement technical solutions in Agile iterations, including design, development, testing, deployment, and release, with a focus on scalability, reliability, and security * Design and build observability solutions for cloud-based systems, including metrics, logs, traces, and synthetic monitoring * Develop and enhance integrations with Dynatrace and Catchpoint, including dashboards, alerting, and monitoring configurations * Develop and maintain OpenTelemetry instrumentation and telemetry pipelines to ensure consistent observability across services * Implement infrastructure as code using Terraform or similar tools to provision and manage observability resources * Develop, debug, and build automated tests for backend services and platform components * Monitor and support large-scale production systems, including debugging, performance analysis, and incident response through on-call rotations * Collaborate with software engineers, SREs, and platform teams to improve system visibility, reliability, and performance * Participate in code reviews and contribute to engineering best practices and
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