Senior Software Developer, Data Infrastructure
About the role
Job Requisition ID #
26WD96511
Position Overview
Autodesk’s Data Platform is building the next generation of data infrastructure — AI native, scalable and developer-friendly systems that power analytics, AI, real-time insights, and customer-facing experiences across Autodesk.
To power this vision, we are hiring software engineers who build platforms.
You are someone who learns quickly, moves decisively, and takes ownership of complex systems. You enjoy solving hard distributed systems problems, writing production-grade code, automating everything, and turning ambiguity into scalable architecture.
You will design and build APIs, streaming systems, control planes, automation frameworks, and developer-facing platform capabilities that enable thousands of engineers and data practitioners across Autodesk.
This is a high-impact engineering role with real architectural ownership.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop scalable APIs and microservices (REST, GraphQL, event-driven)
- Build backend services using modern languages such as Go, Java, or Python
- Develop full-stack capabilities when needed (React, micro-frontends) to enable platform usability
- Architect and implement distributed systems that process millions of records across batch and real-time pipelines
- Build and evolve streaming and ingestion systems using Kafka and Flink
- Develop control-plane services for orchestration, workflow management, and metadata-driven automation
- Design self-service infrastructure abstractions for storage, compute, and workflow provisioning
- Build highly available, fault-tolerant distributed systems
- Define SLAs/SLIs and drive observability across platform services
- mplement strong testing, CI/CD, and modern, cloud-native practices
- Drive performance optimization and system efficiency
- Participate in on-call rotations and take operational ownership seriously
- Identify manual processes and replace them with resilient automation
- Build intelligent workflow orchestration and scheduling systems
- Improve deployment pipelines and reduce operational overhead
- Leverage AI/LLMs and modern tooling to accelerate engineering productivity
- Partner with product managers, architects, data engineers, and ML teams to translate business needs into scalable systems
- Contribute to architectural direction and technical strategy
- Mentor engineers and raise the engineering bar through code reviews and design discussions
- Promote engineering best practices, documentation discipline, and long-term maintainability
Minimum Qualifications
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience building production systems
- Strong programming skills in Go, Java, or Python
- Proven experience designing and building distributed systems or microservices architectures
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred)
- Experience building and consuming APIs (REST, GraphQL, event-driven)
- Strong understanding of CI/CD, containerization, and cloud native infrastructure
- Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies quickly and apply them effectively
- Ownership mindset: you build it, you run it, you improve it
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with streaming technologies (Kafka, Flink)
- Experience with big data ecosystems (Spark, Trino/Presto, Hive, EMR)
- Experience building data platforms, storage systems, or orchestration engines (Airflow, Temporal)
- Familiarity with data modeling, schema design, and large-scale data processing
- Experience implementing observability and monitoring frameworks
- Background in building developer platforms or internal tooling
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About Autodesk
Welcome to Autodesk! Amazing things are created every day with our software – from the greenest buildings and cleanest cars to the smartest factories and biggest hit movies. We help innovators turn their ideas into reality, transforming not only how things are made, but what can be made.
We take great pride in our culture here at Autodesk – it’s at the core of everything we do. Our culture guides the way we work and treat each other, informs how we connect with customers and partners, and defines how we show up in the world.
When you’re an Autodesker, you can do meaningful work that helps build a better world designed and made for all. Ready to shape the world and your future? Join us!
Salary transparency
Salary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. For Canada-BC based roles, we expect a starting base salary between $107,000 and $157,300. Offers are based on the candidate’s experience and geographic location, and may exceed this range. In addition to base salaries, our compensation package may include annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.
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
Are you an existing contractor or consultant with Autodesk?
Please search for open jobs and apply internally (not on this external site).
Not the right fit? Search for Software Developer, Data Infrastructure jobs in Toronto, ON
About Autodesk
Autodesk is changing how the world is designed and made.
Our technology spans architecture, engineering, construction, product design, manufacturing, and media and entertainment. We empower innovators everywhere to solve challenges, big and small. From greener buildings to smarter products and more mesmerizing blockbusters, Autodesk software helps our customers design and make a better world for all.
Over 100 million people use Autodesk software, like AutoCAD, Revit, Maya, 3ds Max, Fusion 360, SketchBook, and more, to unlock their creativity and solve important design, business, and environmental challenges. Our software runs on both personal computers and mobile devices. It taps the infinite computing power of the cloud to help teams around the world collaborate, design, simulate, and fabricate their ideas in 3D.
We provide exceptional compensation and benefit packages, and we’d love for you to join us. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, gender, disability, veteran status, or other protected category. To see our culture in action, check out #AutodeskLife.
We are headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area and have over 10,000 employees worldwide.
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Senior Software Developer, Data Infrastructure
About the role
Job Requisition ID #
26WD96511
Position Overview
Autodesk’s Data Platform is building the next generation of data infrastructure — AI native, scalable and developer-friendly systems that power analytics, AI, real-time insights, and customer-facing experiences across Autodesk.
To power this vision, we are hiring software engineers who build platforms.
You are someone who learns quickly, moves decisively, and takes ownership of complex systems. You enjoy solving hard distributed systems problems, writing production-grade code, automating everything, and turning ambiguity into scalable architecture.
You will design and build APIs, streaming systems, control planes, automation frameworks, and developer-facing platform capabilities that enable thousands of engineers and data practitioners across Autodesk.
This is a high-impact engineering role with real architectural ownership.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop scalable APIs and microservices (REST, GraphQL, event-driven)
- Build backend services using modern languages such as Go, Java, or Python
- Develop full-stack capabilities when needed (React, micro-frontends) to enable platform usability
- Architect and implement distributed systems that process millions of records across batch and real-time pipelines
- Build and evolve streaming and ingestion systems using Kafka and Flink
- Develop control-plane services for orchestration, workflow management, and metadata-driven automation
- Design self-service infrastructure abstractions for storage, compute, and workflow provisioning
- Build highly available, fault-tolerant distributed systems
- Define SLAs/SLIs and drive observability across platform services
- mplement strong testing, CI/CD, and modern, cloud-native practices
- Drive performance optimization and system efficiency
- Participate in on-call rotations and take operational ownership seriously
- Identify manual processes and replace them with resilient automation
- Build intelligent workflow orchestration and scheduling systems
- Improve deployment pipelines and reduce operational overhead
- Leverage AI/LLMs and modern tooling to accelerate engineering productivity
- Partner with product managers, architects, data engineers, and ML teams to translate business needs into scalable systems
- Contribute to architectural direction and technical strategy
- Mentor engineers and raise the engineering bar through code reviews and design discussions
- Promote engineering best practices, documentation discipline, and long-term maintainability
Minimum Qualifications
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience building production systems
- Strong programming skills in Go, Java, or Python
- Proven experience designing and building distributed systems or microservices architectures
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred)
- Experience building and consuming APIs (REST, GraphQL, event-driven)
- Strong understanding of CI/CD, containerization, and cloud native infrastructure
- Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies quickly and apply them effectively
- Ownership mindset: you build it, you run it, you improve it
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with streaming technologies (Kafka, Flink)
- Experience with big data ecosystems (Spark, Trino/Presto, Hive, EMR)
- Experience building data platforms, storage systems, or orchestration engines (Airflow, Temporal)
- Familiarity with data modeling, schema design, and large-scale data processing
- Experience implementing observability and monitoring frameworks
- Background in building developer platforms or internal tooling
Learn More
About Autodesk
Welcome to Autodesk! Amazing things are created every day with our software – from the greenest buildings and cleanest cars to the smartest factories and biggest hit movies. We help innovators turn their ideas into reality, transforming not only how things are made, but what can be made.
We take great pride in our culture here at Autodesk – it’s at the core of everything we do. Our culture guides the way we work and treat each other, informs how we connect with customers and partners, and defines how we show up in the world.
When you’re an Autodesker, you can do meaningful work that helps build a better world designed and made for all. Ready to shape the world and your future? Join us!
Salary transparency
Salary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. For Canada-BC based roles, we expect a starting base salary between $107,000 and $157,300. Offers are based on the candidate’s experience and geographic location, and may exceed this range. In addition to base salaries, our compensation package may include annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.
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
Are you an existing contractor or consultant with Autodesk?
Please search for open jobs and apply internally (not on this external site).
Not the right fit? Search for Software Developer, Data Infrastructure jobs in Toronto, ON
About Autodesk
Autodesk is changing how the world is designed and made.
Our technology spans architecture, engineering, construction, product design, manufacturing, and media and entertainment. We empower innovators everywhere to solve challenges, big and small. From greener buildings to smarter products and more mesmerizing blockbusters, Autodesk software helps our customers design and make a better world for all.
Over 100 million people use Autodesk software, like AutoCAD, Revit, Maya, 3ds Max, Fusion 360, SketchBook, and more, to unlock their creativity and solve important design, business, and environmental challenges. Our software runs on both personal computers and mobile devices. It taps the infinite computing power of the cloud to help teams around the world collaborate, design, simulate, and fabricate their ideas in 3D.
We provide exceptional compensation and benefit packages, and we’d love for you to join us. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, gender, disability, veteran status, or other protected category. To see our culture in action, check out #AutodeskLife.
We are headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area and have over 10,000 employees worldwide.