Autodesk
SoftwareDevelopmentManager,GenerativeAI
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“Software Development Manager, Generative AI at Autodesk. Skills: Generative AI, Full-stack engineering, Client-side development, API integration. Manage a full-stack engineering team. Integrate AI capabilities into product experiences”
What You'll Achieve.
Deliver production-quality solutions; Ensure predictable delivery; Ensure team delivers on schedule
Industry & Context.
Architecture decisions; Implementation decisions; Performance tradeoffs; Pragmatic tradeoffs
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
7+ years professional software engineering experience, Hands-on full-stack experience, Experience leading teams, Experience designing integration surfaces, Experience working with ML/AI teams, Practical familiarity with cloud-native development, Practical familiarity with CI/CD, Practical familiarity with operational practices, Written and verbal communication proven ability
Nice to Have
Direct experience designing orchestration frameworks, Direct experience operating orchestration frameworks, Direct experience designing model-invocation patterns, Direct experience operating model-invocation patterns, JavaScript/TypeScript, React (or equivalent), WebGL/OpenGL/three.js, Desktop/plugin integrations (C#/.NET or equivalent), Familiarity with browser developer tools, Familiarity with logging, Familiarity with performance monitoring, Experience with unit testing frameworks, Experience with integration testing frameworks, Experience with contract testing frameworks, Familiarity with security considerations, Familiarity with privacy considerations, Familiarity with compliance considerations, Domain experience in AEC, Domain experience in design workflows, Domain experience in engineering workflows
What You'll Do.
Manage a full-stack engineering team
Integrate AI capabilities into product experiences
Define shared data representations
Deliver developer-facing integration surfaces
Design client components
Design server components
Invoke automated assistants
Orchestrate automated flows
Translate product priorities into engineering plans
Ensure predictable delivery
Provide hands-on technical guidance
Make pragmatic architecture decisions
Make pragmatic implementation decisions
Lead engineers implementing UI
Lead engineers implementing client integrations
Own client architecture
Own performance tradeoffs
Collaborate with UX/design
Ensure frontend quality
Conduct performance conversations
Manage career development
Foster a culture of ownership
Foster a culture of quality
Foster a culture of psychological safety
Turn product priorities into milestones
Ensure team delivers on schedule
Work closely with product partners
Work closely with research partners
Translate capabilities into product experiences
Make sensible tradeoffs for UX
Make sensible tradeoffs for latency
Make sensible tradeoffs for cost
Champion an API-first approach
Contribute to platform initiatives
Lead team to design data representations
Lead team to design data transformations
Own delivery of integration surfaces
Own delivery of developer tooling
Emphasize reliability
Emphasize developer experience
Ensure services are observable
Ensure services are reliable
Partner with security teams
Partner with privacy teams
Embed governance into feature flows
Embed access controls into feature flows
Embed safety practices into feature flows
Promote automated quality checks
Promote contract testing
Promote developer tooling
Work closely with Platform teams
Work closely with ML/Research teams
Define acceptable behavior for flows
Define failure modes for flows
Deliver integrated solutions
Strengthen front-end capabilities
Strengthen full-stack capabilities
Participate in interview calibration
Participate in hiring
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional partnership; Work with Product; Work with ML/Research; Work with UX/design; Work with Security/Privacy; Work with Platform teams
Communication Scope
Written communication; Verbal communication
Process & Methodology
Scope management, Dependency management, Milestone planning
Full Job Description
**Job Requisition ID #** 26WD97217 **Position Overview** Autodesk is building cloud-scale software, data platforms, and AI-enabled capabilities that help customers design, build, and operate the world around them. As the Software Development Manager, you will be the frontline manager for a full-stack engineering team responsible for integrating our AI capabilities and agentic workflows into product experiences. Your team will define shared data representations, deliver developer-facing integration surfaces, and design the client and server components that let products and partners safely invoke and orchestrate automated assistants and flows. You will translate product priorities into engineering plans, coach and grow engineers, and ensure predictable delivery of production-quality solutions. Join us in transforming the AEC industry and shaping the future of design and construction. Make an impact and help build a new team from the ground up. **Report:** You will report to a Senior Software Development Manager in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) Solutions Team. **Location:** We support hybrid work, and you work near our Toronto, Canada offices or East Coast United States. **Team Scope** You will directly manage engineers responsible for: * Integrating AI-enabled capabilities and agentic workflows into frontend and backend product flows * Defining and implementing shared, granular data representations that enable consistent use across features * Delivering integration surfaces and developer-facing tooling that make capabilities accessible to product teams and partners * Operating with an API-first mindset and contributing to platform initiatives (including model-control platform efforts) that provide consistent invocation, governance, and operational patterns for capability use across the company * Delivering both client-side and server-side functionality and owning the end-to-end experience for the features your team ships * Leading client-side a
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