Engineering Manager, Platform & Self-Service Systems

Autodesk; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 148,000 - 265,000; Full time

Job summary

Autodesk is seeking a seasoned Software Engineering Manager to lead a high-performing full-stack team supporting horizontal services and core platforms. You’ll balance technical leadership with people management, mentoring engineers, removing blockers, and driving architectural decisions to deliver scalable solutions.

You’ll work with Product Management and Design to translate requirements into reliable, developer-friendly platforms, including CMS, experimentation frameworks, and self-service

Qualifications

• 3+ years of people leadership experience managing and developing software engineers.
• 10+ years of total software engineering experience.
• Strong foundation in computer science, software architecture, and software design principles.
• Proven experience leading engineering teams through complex technical projects and delivering business-critical solutions.
• Strong experience designing and scaling distributed systems, microservices, and RESTful APIs.
• Experience with event-driven development and streaming/messaging technologies such as Kafka.
• Strong understanding of modern frontend ecosystems, including React.
• Experience with modern CMS.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language such as Java, Python, or Node.js.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate project health, technical risks, dependencies, and escalation resolutions to stakeholders and leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with Product, Design, and Engineering organizations.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and support the growth of a high-performing full-stack engineering team.
• Foster an inclusive, collaborative environment that empowers engineers to make autonomous technical decisions.
• Own project delivery, including roadmap execution, planning, risk management, and operational follow-through.
• Provide regular project status updates, metrics, progress reporting, and risk assessments to cross-functional stakeholders and leadership.
• Proactively identify and resolve technical and project bottlenecks, escalating issues effectively to keep initiatives on track.
• Partner closely with Product Management, Visual Design, and engineering teams to align priorities and deliver business outcomes.

Skills

People leadership

Total software engineering experience

Computer science fundamentals

Distributed systems design

RESTful APIs

Kafka

React

CMS exposure

Java/Python/Node.js

Communication with stakeholders

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Kafka

CMS platform

Job description

Autodesk is seeking a seasoned Software Engineering Manager to lead a high-performing full-stack team supporting horizontal services and core platforms. You’ll balance technical leadership with people management, mentoring engineers, removing blockers, and driving architectural decisions to deliver scalable solutions.

You’ll work with Product Management and Design to translate requirements into reliable, developer-friendly platforms, including CMS, experimentation frameworks, and self-service