Principal Full Stack Engineer

Autodesk; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Autodesk is seeking a skilled engineer to join the Connected Delivery platform team. You will lead the design and development of high-quality applications, offering project leadership and mentoring for junior developers. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of experience and strong skills in TypeScript, JavaScript, and cloud architectures, specifically on production-grade platforms. If you’re passionate about creating scalable applications and cultivating a culture of belonging, apply now.

Qualifications

• Over 10 years of professional experience developing scalable, distributed applications.
• Strong experience leading a team of 5+ software engineers on projects.
• Strong knowledge of AWS, databases, and cloud architectures.

Responsibilities

• Lead, design, and develop high-quality, secure, performant applications.
• Provide project and team leadership to break down, estimate, and organize work.
• Work closely with the product manager and team to understand and elaborate on the requirements.

Skills

TypeScript

JavaScript

C#

AWS

Microservices architecture

AI/ML applications

Agile processes (SCRUM)

Education

BS in computer science or related technical field

MS in Computer Science or related degree (preferred)

Tools

NextJS

NestJS

Job description

Overview

Autodesk is seeking a motivated, experienced, and skilled engineer to join our Connected Delivery platform team. This platform enables the discovery, download, and installation of Autodesk products, services, and third-party apps. You will be responsible for building a full-stack application that is resilient, scalable, and highly available. As an ideal candidate, you will have led teams developing modern web experiences with cloud services in a fast-paced, agile environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead, design, and develop high-quality, secure, performant applications
• Provide project and team leadership to break down, estimate, and organize work
• Participate in agile ceremonies of the scrum team
• Work closely with the product manager and team to understand and elaborate on the requirements
• Provide guidance to own team and others on software development best practices
• Work with the team to troubleshoot code-level problems quickly and efficiently
• Identify risk and propose mitigation strategies associated with the design
• Participate in code reviews to ensure new code conforms to the highest standards
• Interact with internal and external customers to identify and resolve product defects
• Mentor and develop junior developers
• Respond on a rotation basis to escalated incidents after hours or on weekends to ensure 24/7 availability of our platform

Minimum Qualifications

• BS in computer science or related technical field (MS in Computer Science or a related degree is preferred)
• Over 10 years of professional experience developing scalable, distributed applications
• Part of a large distributed team with significant responsibility
• Strong experience leading a team of 5+ software engineers on projects
• Strong experience in languages like TypeScript, JavaScript, C#
• Broad experience with frameworks like NextJS and NestJS
• Experience designing and building RESTful APIs using Microservices architecture
• Strong experience with building production-grade cloud-based API platforms or backend systems
• Strong knowledge of AWS, databases, and cloud architectures
• Experience building production-grade AI/ML applications using RAG, LangGraph (or similar agent frameworks), and Model Context Protocol (MCP) integrations
• Strong experience and understanding of working on Agile processes like SCRUM
• Strong leadership, communication skills, and the ability to influence without authority
• Ability to write good design & architecture documents
• Ability to cultivate consensus and alignment within and across teams
• Strong problem-solving skills

Equal Employment Opportunity

At Autodesk, we are building a diverse workplace and an inclusive culture to give more people the chance to imagine, design, and make a better world. Autodesk is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic. We also consider for employment all qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

Diversity & Belonging

We take pride in cultivating a culture of belonging where everyone can thrive. Learn more here: https://www.autodesk.com/company/diversity-and-belonging