Software Engineer, Education

Autodesk; Toronto; On-site; CAD 78,000 - 114,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

comprehensive benefits package

annual cash bonuses

Job summary

Autodesk in Toronto is looking for a Software Development Engineer to enhance education-focused products. You will collaborate across teams, developing and implementing features that enrich learning experiences using Autodesk tools.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering and strong programming skills in Python and C++. The role offers a competitive salary ranging from $78,000 to $114,400, alongside other benefits.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong programming skills in Python and/or C++; experience writing production-quality code.
• Experience integrating with CI/CD pipelines and maintaining testable code.

Responsibilities

• Write production-quality code and collaborate with teammates to deliver education features.
• Implement backend services, APIs, and product infrastructure for education product features.
• Document designs, APIs, and assist in onboarding other engineers.

Skills

Python

C++

Full-Stack development

Debugging

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Tools

Docker

Git

CI/CD systems

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

About the Team

Our team operates like a startup within Autodesk—small, fast-moving, and focused on delivering high-quality products. You’ll work across the product stack, including backend services, integrations, automation, experimentation, and user-facing features. This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy taking ownership of customer-facing products from concept to launch and collaborating across disciplines to deliver meaningful user experiences.

Responsibilities

• Write production-quality code, maintain and connect systems, and collaborate with cross-functional teammates to deliver education features for Autodesk products.
• Help take ideas from early exploration through implementation, launch, and iteration.
• 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.
• Strong programming skills in Python and/or C++; experience writing production-quality code and libraries.
• Understanding of Full-Stack development workflows and 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 with 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.

Salary and Benefits

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.

Diversity and Inclusion

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