Melbourne-Based Software Architect – Payment Solutions

Autodesk, Inc; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Autodesk, Inc is relocating an experienced Software Architect to Melbourne to shape the Payment Solutions platform. The role is hands-on, with architectural guidance across frontend and backend, and collaboration with product and design teams to deliver scalable, observable systems in a modern cloud environment.

The ideal candidate brings 8+ years in software engineering, strong distributed systems experience, and proficiency across React, Angular, TypeScript, JavaScript/Node.js, .NET, and AWS,

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong understanding of client-server architectures, distributed systems, APIs, data modeling, and service boundaries.
• Experience designing systems that span multiple teams, services, applications, or product areas.
• Hands-on technical leader capable of guiding teams through architectural decisions.
• Experience with modern frontend, backend, and cloud technologies (React, Angular, TypeScript, JavaScript/Node.js, .NET, AWS).
• Excellent written and verbal communication, able to explain trade-offs and architecture direction to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve architecture for Autodesk Construction's Payment Solutions platform focused on scalability, reliability, maintainability, and velocity.
• Partner with engineering, product, and design to translate business complexity into technical strategy.
• Guide modernization efforts including decomposition of legacy systems and clearer domain boundaries.
• Establish architecture patterns, standards, and decision-making practices for teams to adopt.
• Lead design reviews and architecture discussions, guiding engineers on trade-offs and pragmatic decisions.
• Influence implementation quality through mentoring and close collaboration with engineering teams.
• Improve observability, performance, reliability, and security across payment workflows.
• Break down long-term initiatives into incremental milestones for safe delivery.

Skills

Software architecture

Distributed systems

Frontend/backend stacks

Mentoring

Cloud AWS

Architectural strategy

Tools

React

Angular

TypeScript

JavaScript/Node.js

.NET

AWS

Job description

Autodesk, Inc is relocating an experienced Software Architect to Melbourne to shape the Payment Solutions platform. The role is hands-on, with architectural guidance across frontend and backend, and collaboration with product and design teams to deliver scalable, observable systems in a modern cloud environment.

The ideal candidate brings 8+ years in software engineering, strong distributed systems experience, and proficiency across React, Angular, TypeScript, JavaScript/Node.js, .NET, and AWS,