Growth & Acquisition Engineering Director

Socket.dev; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 194,000 - 314,000; Full time

Job summary

Autodesk seeks a Director of Software Engineering to lead Growth & Acquisition engineering, defining strategy and execution across customer-facing platforms that drive digital engagement and revenue. You will manage multiple teams through engineering managers, champion modern practices, and partner with Product, Design, Marketing, and Data Science to deliver measurable business impact.

The role requires 12+ years in software with 5+ years leading engineering organizations, and the ability to

Qualifications

• 12+ years of software engineering experience, including at least 5 years leading high-performing engineering organizations.
• Own the long-term engineering vision, technology strategy, and execution for a portfolio of customer-facing platforms that directly influence customer acquisition, digital engagement, commerce, and revenue growth
• Lead a multi-team engineering organization through engineering managers, building leadership capability, organizational health, and a high-performance culture that consistently delivers business results
• Drive platform direction and technology investment decisions across multiple interconnected systems, balancing innovation, scalability, reliability, security, and operational excellence
• Establish engineering operating mechanisms, organizational standards, and performance metrics that improve execution, software quality, developer productivity, and customer outcomes
• Build strong cross-functional partnerships with senior leaders across Product, Design, Marketing, Commerce, Data Science, and Engineering to influence strategy, shape roadmaps, and align investments across organizational boundaries
• Make complex decisions involving technical solutions, organizational design, portfolio prioritization, and resource allocation while balancing competing business objectives and long-term strategic investments
• Raise the engineering bar by developing exceptional leaders and engineering talent, fostering a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, and technical excellence
• Represent engineering strategy, organizational priorities, risks, and investment recommendations with senior leadership, translating complex technical decisions into clear business outcomes and influencing the long-term direction of Autodesk's digital platforms.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the Growth & Acquisition engineering strategy for Autodesk's .com platform, aligning technology investments with long-term business objectives and customer outcomes
• Lead, coach, and develop a multi-layer engineering organization through engineering managers, cultivating a culture of technical excellence, accountability, inclusion, and continuous improvement
• Drive execution across a diverse portfolio of customer-facing products and platform capabilities, balancing near-term delivery with long-term investments in platform modernization, scalability, reliability, security, and operational excellence
• Partner with Product Management, User Experience, Marketing, Commerce, Data Science, and Engineering leaders to establish strategy, prioritize investments, and deliver measurable business impact
• Guide architectural direction across customer-facing applications and shared platform services, ensuring solutions are scalable, maintainable, secure, and positioned for future growth
• Establish engineering operating mechanisms, governance, and performance metrics that improve execution, software quality, developer productivity, and customer experience
• Build and strengthen organizational capability by recruiting, developing, and retaining exceptional engineering talent while creating a strong leadership bench and succession pipeline
• Champion modern engineering practices, operational excellence, and a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and data-driven decision making
• Communicate engineering strategy, technical tradeoffs, organizational health, and investment recommendations to senior engineering and business leadership, influencing decisions that shape Autodesk's digital growth strategy

Skills

Strategic leadership

Engineering strategy

Cross-functional collaboration

Talent development

Platform modernization

Distributed systems

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Autodesk seeks a Director of Software Engineering to lead Growth & Acquisition engineering, defining strategy and execution across customer-facing platforms that drive digital engagement and revenue. You will manage multiple teams through engineering managers, champion modern practices, and partner with Product, Design, Marketing, and Data Science to deliver measurable business impact.

The role requires 12+ years in software with 5+ years leading engineering organizations, and the ability to