Senior Software Development Engineer

Autodesk; Ireland; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Autodesk is looking for a Senior Back End Software Development Engineer in Ireland to build and maintain a distributed compute system that supports developers. You will tackle challenges related to scale and operations using AWS serverless technology.

The ideal candidate will have 4 years of software development experience, proficiency in Go or Python, and a strong understanding of DevOps best practices. If you're passionate about automation and uptime, this role is for you.

Qualifications

• 4 years of hands-on software development experience.
• Strong sense of ownership with a drive to complete projects.
• Good self-management skills and the ability to prioritize.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a distributed compute system.
• Shape a platform for job registration and scheduling.
• Engage in technical discussions and decision-making.
• Automate processes to improve code quality.
• Support production systems during on-call rotations.

Skills

Go

Python

Agile methodologies

Unit and integration testing

Containerization

AWS services (ECS/EKS, Step Functions, Lambda)

DevOps best practices

Networking concepts

Security concepts

Job description

Responsibilities

• The Autodesk Developer Enablement team seeks a highly motivated, seasoned Senior Back End Software Development Engineer to build and maintain a distributed compute system. You will be part of a team that designs, builds, and operates services used by developers across Autodesk. You will work alongside other engineers to support daily operations and our long-term roadmap
• We are looking for someone who is excited to shape a platform that allows teams to register, schedule, and control jobs based on the requirements with minimal latency
• As a key member of our team, you’ll tackle scale, distributed systems challenges, and customer‑facing operations while working with cutting‑edge AWS serverless tech
• Write code that is testable, readable, and maintainable
• Perform code reviews
• Engage in technical and architectural discussions and decision‑making
• Proactively automate processes and improve code quality
• Troubleshoot issues using distributed logging and tracing
• Support internal development teams by answering questions and creating sample code
• Participate in on‑call rotations to support production systems

About the role

Does automation and a fast‑paced environment excite you? Do you thrive on building resilient, scalable systems? Do you have a passion for uptime?

Qualifications and Experience

A successful Senior Back End Software Development Engineer has a strong sense of ownership and can drive projects through to completion

4 years of hands‑on software development experience in a language like Go, or Python

Experience with Agile software development practices

Experience implementing unit and integration tests

Experience working with containers

4 years of experience leveraging public cloud infrastructure components like compute, caches, and databases

Experience building apps on AWS using services such as ECS/EKS, Step Functions, Lambda

Good self‑management skills and the ability to track and prioritise multiple tasks coming in simultaneously

Understanding of DevOps best practices

Good understanding of networking and security concepts