Senior Backend & API Engineer — Node.js/AWS

Autodesk; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Autodesk is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain secure backend services and APIs. You will own services from design through production, collaborating with cross‑functional partners, mentoring engineers, and applying architecture standards.

You will work with JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, and AWS to deliver scalable integrations, ensure security, and support CI/CD pipelines in an Agile environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with an emphasis on backend services and API development.
• Professional experience developing production software with JavaScript, TypeScript, and Node.js.
• Experience designing, developing, and maintaining RESTful APIs, with an understanding of HTTP, API contracts, and service‑oriented or microservices architectures.
• Experience implementing authentication and authorization using technologies and patterns such as OAuth and JWT.
• Experience working with relational and NoSQL databases, including data modeling and query design.
• Experience deploying and supporting backend applications or services on AWS.
• Experience developing automated tests and working with CI/CD pipelines.
• Ability to independently deliver assigned features, explain design trade‑offs, troubleshoot technical issues, and apply software engineering and security best practices.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, including experience working with technical and non‑technical partners in an Agile environment.

Responsibilities

• Own the delivery of assigned backend services and API features, translating business and technical requirements into designs, implementation plans, and incremental releases.
• Design, develop, and maintain APIs and backend services using JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, and AWS, following established architectural patterns and security practices.
• Integrate internal applications, enterprise systems, and third‑party services to enable reliable data exchange.
• Evaluate design trade‑offs and collaborate with principal engineers, architects, and peers on solutions that balance scalability, reliability, performance, and maintainability.
• Develop automated unit and integration tests, participate in design and code reviews, and document API contracts, technical decisions, and operational procedures.
• Maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines to support repeatable builds, automated testing, and reliable deployments.
• Monitor service health, investigate production issues, identify root causes, and implement improvements to performance, availability, and observability.
• Mentor less‑experienced engineers, share knowledge, and contribute to improvements in team engineering practices.
• Collaborate with product and delivery partners to estimate work, identify dependencies and risks, and deliver prioritized outcomes through Agile development practices.

Skills

Backend development

API design & development

RESTful APIs

OAuth & JWT authentication

JavaScript/TypeScript

AWS

CI/CD

Agile team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Software Eng or related field

Tools

AWS

Node.js

OpenAPI/Swagger

Postman/Apigee

MongoDB/MySQL

GraphQL

Jest/Jasmine/Mocha

Jenkins/GitLab CI/CD/AWS CodePipeline

Job description

Autodesk is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain secure backend services and APIs. You will own services from design through production, collaborating with cross‑functional partners, mentoring engineers, and applying architecture standards.

You will work with JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, and AWS to deliver scalable integrations, ensure security, and support CI/CD pipelines in an Agile environment.