Software Engineer, Education

Autodesk; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 78,000 - 114,000; Full time

Job summary

Autodesk Education Experiences (AEX) seeks a Software Development Engineer to build education-focused product experiences across Autodesk platforms. You will implement backend services, ML integrations, and CAD tooling while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ship features end-to-end.

You will work on production-quality code, maintainable systems, and participate in design reviews in a fast-moving, collaborative environment. Onboarding may include in-person elements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience (or equivalent).
• Strong programming skills in Python and/or C++; production-quality code and libraries.
• Understanding of Full-Stack development workflows/processes.
• Able to utilise AI coding tools for increased velocity.
• Experience with containerization (Docker) and version control (Git).
• Proven ability to integrate with CI/CD pipelines and maintain testable, maintainable code.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with product managers, designers, researchers, ML engineers, platform engineers, or other technical teams to ship features.
• Strong debugging, problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate in a distributed team.

Responsibilities

• Implement backend services APIs, integrations, and product infrastructure for education features.
• Move quickly from prototype to production, balancing speed, quality, maintainability, and user impact.
• Integrate and productize ML/AI solutions with engineering teams.
• Build and maintain automation, plugins or SDKs for CAD platforms and tooling.
• Work across product and engineering boundaries including frontend integration and data pipelines.
• Work with CI/CD systems (Jenkins, GitHub Actions) and containerized deployments (Docker).
• Write robust, well-tested code and participate in code reviews and design discussions.
• Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, researchers, ML engineers, platform teams to ship features.
• Document designs, APIs, runbooks and hand-off materials to product teams, and onboard other engineers.
• Contribute to team culture by sharing knowledge and promoting reproducible engineering practices.

Skills

Python

C++

Full-Stack

CI/CD

Debugging

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/SE

Tools

Docker

Git

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

OpenCascade

AWS

Job description

Position Overview

Autodesk Education Experiences (AEX) helps students, educators, and institutions access Autodesk tools, learning programs, and certifications. We are seeking a Software Development Engineer to build and deliver education-focused product experiences that support teaching and learning across Autodesk platforms.

Job Requisition ID #

26WD98536

Responsibilities

• Implement backend services APIs, integrations, and product infrastructure that support education product features and platform experiences
• Move quickly from prototype to production, balancing speed, quality, maintainability, and user impact
• Integrate and productize ML/AI solutions in close collaboration with digital experience and platform engineering teams
• Build and maintain automation, plugins or SDKs for CAD platforms (e.g., Fusion, Revit, 3DS Max, Maya), including tooling to support reproducible experiments and product delivery
• Work across product and engineering boundaries, including lightweight frontend integration, data pipelines, service orchestration, experimentation tooling, or internal product workflows when needed
• Work with CI/CD systems (Jenkins, GitHub Actions) and containerized deployments (Docker), and contribute to observability and reliability of services
• Write robust, well-tested code and participate actively in code reviews and design discussions; follow security and data-handling best practices
• Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, researchers, frontend engineers, ML engineers, and platform teams to turn ambiguous problems into shipped features
• Document designs, APIs, runbooks and hand-off materials to product teams, and help onboard other engineers to the codebase
• Contribute to team culture by sharing knowledge, and promoting reproducible engineering practices

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent practical experience
• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience (or equivalent)
• Strong programming skills in Python and/or C++; experience writing production-quality code and libraries
• Understanding of Full-Stack development workflows/processes
• Able to utilise AI coding tools for increased velocity
• Experience with containerization (Docker) and version control (Git)
• Proven ability to integrate with CI/CD pipelines and maintain testable, maintainable code
• Ability to work cross-functionally with product managers, designers, researchers, ML engineers, platform engineers, or other technical teams to ship features
• Strong debugging, problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate in a distributed team

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working on CAD or 3D geometry systems (meshes, B-Reps, geometry kernels) or building plugins/automation for CAD platforms (e.g., Fusion, Revit, AutoCAD, Maya)
• Knowledge of OpenCascade or other geometry libraries
• Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS) and deploying/monitoring services in the cloud
• Front-end familiarity (JavaScript, React/Next.js) for engineers who contribute to product-facing UI elements
• Understanding of software architecture and design patterns for scalable systems
• Experience translating prototypes, research ideas, or ambiguous product concepts into production-ready implementations
• Prior exposure to education environments and the workflow of translating prototypes to product-ready implementations

The Ideal Candidate

• Product-minded: You care about the user, the problem, and whether the thing you build actually works in the real world
• Pragmatic and hands-on — able to move quickly from prototype to production-quality implementation, while maintaining good engineering judgment
• Curious: You are willing to learn new systems, tools, product areas, or technical domains to move the work forward
• Passionate about education, geometry and 3D data
• Collaborative and communicative — you explain technical trade-offs clearly and help drive consensus

Our team @ Autodesk

Autodesk Education Experiences (AEX) empowers the next generation of innovators by providing access to Autodesk tools, learning programs, and certifications. We are seeking a Software Development Engineer to focus on building new product experiences for our education community: students, educators and institutions who are shaping the future of design and make. This is a small, fast-moving team inside Autodesk, working much more like an early-stage product team than a large enterprise engineering group. Our team values curiosity, craftsmanship, and a pragmatic approach to shipping high-quality product experiences end-to-end.

About Autodesk

Welcome to Autodesk! Amazing things are created every day with our software – from the greenest buildings and cleanest cars to the smartest factories and biggest hit movies. We help innovators turn their ideas into reality, transforming not only how things are made, but what can be made. We take great pride in our culture here at Autodesk – it’s at the core of everything we do. Our culture guides the way we work and treat each other, informs how we connect with customers and partners, and defines how we show up in the world. When you’re an Autodesker, you can do meaningful work that helps build a better world designed and made for all. Ready to shape the world and your future? Join us!

Salary transparency

Salary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. For Canada based roles, we expect a starting base salary between $78,000 and $114,400. Offers are based on the candidate’s experience and geographic location, and may exceed this range. In addition to base salaries, our compensation package may include annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Belonging

We take pride in cultivating a culture of belonging where everyone can thrive. Learn more here: https://www.autodesk.com/company/global-belonging

In-Person Onboarding and Identity Verification

This role may require in-person onboarding and/or in-person ID verification.