Engineering Manager (Java, AWS)

Autodesk; Maharashtra; Hybrid; INR 3,000,000 - 5,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Autodesk is seeking an Engineering Manager for the Platform Services (APS) team in Pune, India. The role blends hands-on leadership with strategic direction to deliver scalable cloud platform components and APIs for customers.

You will mentor engineers, drive cross-functional initiatives with product and architecture teams, and champion best practices in reliability, security, and AI-enabled productivity across geo-distributed teams. This is a hybrid, Pune-based role.

Qualifications

• 10–14 years in design/development of platform components and cloud services at scale.
• 4+ years leading software engineering teams.
• Experience mentoring senior engineers and architects.
• Strong knowledge of AWS services.
• Proven hiring and team setup experience.
• Strong communication across geo-distributed teams.
• Experience with SDLC and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineers to deliver large-scale platform components and services.
• Define and drive organization-wide objectives with cross-functional partners.
• Mentor and coach engineers for career growth and productivity.
• Hire and develop top engineering talent.
• Collaborate with product, architects, and stakeholders on strategy.
• Improve engineering efficiency and resiliency across teams.
• Promote AI usage to boost productivity.
• Build partnerships with global engineering teams to share best practices.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Team mentoring

Cloud architecture

AWS services

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic planning

Tools

AWS services

Job description

Position Overview

Autodesk is seeking a highly motivated, experienced Engineering Manager to join the Autodesk Platform Services (OSS) Engineering team. The APS platform offers APIs and services that help our customers access and use their design and engineering data via the cloud. This is a hybrid role based in Pune location, India.

Job Requisition ID #

26WD100830

Responsibilities

• Lead key business outcomes and initiatives, managing a team of software engineers to ensure execution. Accountable for multiple large-scale key results
• Lead and contribute to the development and execution of organization-wide objectives
• Inspire, motivate, and coach team members to achieve maximum productivity, creativity, and efficiency; mentor team members to develop their careers and achieve individual success
• Hire, develop, and mentor top engineering talent
• Collaborate with product managers, architects, and other stakeholders to drive business outcomes; provide input and oversight to the technical and product strategy of the team’s applications
• Enhance engineering efficiency; observing the team, identifying opportunities and driving improvements
• Drive best practices around resiliency and engineering excellence on your team and in collaboration with others
• Promote best practices for leveraging AI to increase productivity within and outside the team
• Establish strong partnerships with engineering teams worldwide, networking to build common solutions, and to learn and share best practices

Minimum Qualifications

• 10-14 years of hands‑on experience in the industry designing and developing platform components and highly available cloud services at scale
• 4+ years of experience in leading, mentoring, and managing development teams, or other similar leadership roles
• Experience managing strong talent at senior levels, such as Principal Engineers / Architects
• Knowledge and experience with AWS services strongly preferred
• Experience in hiring key talent and setting up teams for success
• Familiarity with the software development lifecycle, including specification, quality assurance, and documentation
• Experience partnering with Product Management on goal alignment, risk measurement, and driving business outcomes through cross‑functional collaboration
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to state complex subjects simply for a variety of audiences, and to articulate effectively to both engineering teams and senior leadership
• Experience working in and managing geo‑distributed teams across time zones

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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.

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Salary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. Offers are based on the candidate’s experience and geographic location. In addition to base salaries, our compensation package may include annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.

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