C++ Software Engineer for AI CAD (Hybrid)

Autodesk, Inc.; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Autodesk is seeking a Software Engineer in Birmingham (Hybrid) to join the Fusion team. You will help build Autodesk Fusion, a CAD/CAM desktop application, delivering production-quality features with AI-assisted development as part of daily engineering work.

Responsibilities include AI-assisted development, object-oriented software engineering in C++, CAD domain work, and collaboration with distributed teams in an Agile environment. You should have 2–4 years of software experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 2 to 4 years of professional software development experience.
• Proficiency using AI-assisted development tools as part of daily work, with disciplined review and validation of generated code.
• Strong object-oriented programming in C++ with modern C++ practices and the C++ Standard Library (STL).
• Solid software engineering fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, object-oriented design, and design patterns.
• Strong programming, debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Working knowledge of CAD/CAM concepts, computational geometry, or geometric modelling, or equivalent experience building geometry-heavy or mathematically intensive software.
• Experience with source control and project management tools such as Git and Jira.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• AI-assisted development – Use AI tools for planning, implementation, refactoring, debugging, test generation, and documentation; validate output for correctness, security, performance and maintainability.
• Object-oriented software engineering – Design and implement scalable, maintainable features with clear abstractions, encapsulation, inheritance, and sound design patterns in C++. Own features or components from design through deployment and support.
• CAD domain – Develop production-grade capabilities across CAD concepts and geometric modelling; apply principles to robust desktop software and collaborate with Product Management, Experience Design, and QA.
• Collaboration & delivery – Work effectively within distributed global teams; participate in Agile ceremonies; expand technical breadth across adjacent domains while deepening core expertise.

Skills

C++

OOP

Algorithms

Data structures

English communication

Problem solving

CAD concepts

AI-assisted development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Git

Jira

Qt

CMake

Python

Job description

Autodesk is seeking a Software Engineer in Birmingham (Hybrid) to join the Fusion team. You will help build Autodesk Fusion, a CAD/CAM desktop application, delivering production-quality features with AI-assisted development as part of daily engineering work.

Responsibilities include AI-assisted development, object-oriented software engineering in C++, CAD domain work, and collaboration with distributed teams in an Agile environment. You should have 2–4 years of software experience.