Remote Senior Cloud Backend Engineer

Autodesk; Quebec; Remote; CAD 107,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

Autodesk is seeking a Senior Software Developer or a Principal Software Developer to join the AEC DataValidation team. You will build cloud-based collaboration capabilities across Autodesk design tools and deliver scalable backend services and secure infrastructure.

You will mentor engineers, work with Java for backend and TypeScript/React for frontend, and contribute to CI/CD, security, and on-call rotations. This is a full-time remote-friendly role across Canada with enterprise-scale impact.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of software development experience building enterprise cloud services.
• BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Experience building cloud services using Java for backend and TypeScript/React for frontend.
• Strong understanding of cloud architecture, serverless computing, microservices, infrastructure as code, GitOps, and AWS best practices.
• Hands-on experience with AWS services including ECS, Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, RDS, SQS, and SNS. Event Driven Architecture a plus.
• Understanding of security principles, authentication, and authorization mechanisms.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases, including data modeling, ORM frameworks, and caching strategies.
• Experience designing and working with distributed systems and RESTful APIs, including integration with internal and external team APIs.
• Experience monitoring backend performance, identifying areas for improvement, and implementing optimizations for scalability, response times, and resource usage.
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines such as Jenkins or GitHub Actions.

Responsibilities

• Day to day Hands-on coding to deliver scalable backend services and infrastructure
• Mentor and support developers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement
• Develop and maintain reliable, secure, high performance cloud services
• Maintain high code quality through automated deployments, unit and integration testing, and continuous improvement practices
• Document and present technical solutions clearly and thoroughly
• Achieving on-time delivery of team commitments
• Participate in on-call rotations for production systems

Skills

Java backend

TypeScript/React frontend

AWS cloud

Serverless architecture

Microservices

RESTful APIs

CI/CD (Jenkins/GitHub Actions)

Security principles

Distributed systems

Database design (SQL/NoSQL)

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent

Tools

AWS ECS

AWS Lambda

API Gateway

DynamoDB

RDS

SQS

SNS

GitOps

Job description

Autodesk is seeking a Senior Software Developer or a Principal Software Developer to join the AEC DataValidation team. You will build cloud-based collaboration capabilities across Autodesk design tools and deliver scalable backend services and secure infrastructure.

You will mentor engineers, work with Java for backend and TypeScript/React for frontend, and contribute to CI/CD, security, and on-call rotations. This is a full-time remote-friendly role across Canada with enterprise-scale impact.