Principal Backend Engineer - Cloud Services

Pomona College; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Autodesk is seeking a Principal Software Developer to join the AEC Data Validation team. You will help build cloud-based collaboration capabilities across Autodesk design tools, delivering scalable backend services and secure infrastructure.

The role involves mentoring, ensuring on-time delivery, and participating in on-call rotations for production systems, with emphasis on enterprise-grade cloud architectures.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software development experience building enterprise cloud services.
• BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Experience building cloud services using Java for backend.
• Strong understanding of cloud architecture, serverless, microservices, IaC, GitOps, and AWS best practices.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on coding to deliver scalable backend services and infrastructure.
• Mentor and support developers, fostering continuous learning and improvement.
• Develop and maintain reliable, secure, high-performance cloud services.
• Maintain high code quality through automated deployments, tests, and CI/CD.

Skills

Java backend

Cloud architecture

Microservices

GitOps

AWS

REST APIs

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/CE

Tools

CI/CD (Jenkins/GH Actions)

Terraform

Docker

Job description

Autodesk is seeking a Principal Software Developer to join the AEC Data Validation team. You will help build cloud-based collaboration capabilities across Autodesk design tools, delivering scalable backend services and secure infrastructure.

The role involves mentoring, ensuring on-time delivery, and participating in on-call rotations for production systems, with emphasis on enterprise-grade cloud architectures.