Engineering Manager (Java, AWS)

Autodesk, Inc.; Pune District; Hybrid; INR 3,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Autodesk, Inc. in Pune, India, is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the OSS Engineering team. The role blends technical depth with leadership, mentoring, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver scalable cloud services in a fast-paced environment.

You will guide talent development, establish engineering excellence, partner with product management, and drive strategic outcomes across distributed teams. This hybrid role emphasizes mentorship and strong communication.

Qualifications

• 10–14 years of hands-on experience 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.
• Experience with AWS services strongly preferred.
• Experience partnering with Product Management on goal alignment, risk measurement, and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead software engineers to ensure execution of key business outcomes and initiatives.
• Accountable for multiple large-scale key results and organization-wide objectives.
• Inspire, mentor, and coach team members to achieve productivity and career growth.
• Hire, develop, and mentor top engineering talent.
• Collaborate with product managers, architects, and stakeholders to drive technical and product strategy.
• Promote best practices for resiliency and engineering excellence across teams.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Cross-functional

Cloud services

AWS

Team management

Tools

AWS

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. We are looking for a strong leader and communicator with a balance of technical knowledge and business acumen – someone who has led teams developing scalable cloud services in a fast-paced, agile environment. We want someone who knows how to nurture talent, develop and advocate best practices, and provide guidance and mentorship to a high-performing team delivering high-quality solutions. This is an exciting opportunity to not only lead a critical cloud service team that has a broad impact across the company and for our customers; it is an opportunity to contribute to an organization committed to continuous improvement, and participating in the evolution of how we manage for engineering excellence at scale.

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

Learn More 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. 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.

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. 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 your 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!