Senior Software Engineer

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Position Overview

Autodesk Identity & Access Management team is seeking a highly skilled and motivated individual who loves to find and develop efficient, thoughtful solutions to various technical and product challenges. Our mission is to establish a reliable and scalable Identity and Access Management platform for all Autodesk products and services. In this role, the focus will be on promoting a 'Platform First' philosophy, fostering the development of a platform that is cohesive, API-accessible, and ensures a uniform user experience. Furthermore, the role involves contributing to ensure the Platform yields significant insights into customer product interactions, potentially leading to new revenue opportunities and customized user experiences.

You will be working with cutting-edge AWS technologies as you build the next generation of Autodesk’s Identity Platform. You will work in a global organization and collaborate with local and remote colleagues across disciplines such as business, engineering, operations, and support.

Responsibilities

• Work effectively as a senior member of the self-organized agile team responsible for designing, building, owning, and operating the web applications and cloud services

• Own the end-to-end delivery of a service area or set of features, from design through deployment and ongoing operation

• Contribute across the full service lifecycle, including system design, implementation, deployment pipelines, operational readiness, and quality practices

• Participate actively in operating the service, including monitoring, alerting, metrics, logging, incident response, and root-cause analysis

• Collaborate closely with engineers, architects, and product partners to translate product and business requirements into scalable, reliable, and maintainable solutions

• Analyze current system behaviour and signals to identify opportunities and drive continuous improvements in scalability, reliability, performance, usability, and security

• Uphold high engineering standards through thoughtful design reviews, code reviews, and technical mentorship

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science

• Relevant 7-10 years of software engineering experience

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to debug complex issues spanning multiple services and system components

• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins preferred)

• Proficiency in at least one modern, statically typed programming language such as Go or Java

• Solid understanding of software design principles, architectural patterns, and cloud-native design paradigms

• Deep understanding of API design principles and service contracts

• Proven ability to write clean, maintainable, and reusable code

• Demonstrated experience building and operating high-performance, highly available services at scale

• Strong knowledge of testing strategies, automated builds, and comprehensive test coverage

• Strong foundation in web application systems and performance metrics

• Good understanding of cloud infrastructure and cloud-native application development

• Strong experience with database technologies such as MySQL and DynamoDB

• Strong understanding of caching strategies and their impact on system performance

• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills

The Ideal Candidate

• Continuously seeks to learn, improve, and adopt modern engineering practices

• A pragmatic problem solver who takes ownership, shows initiative, and delivers results

• Comfortable operating in ambiguous problem spaces and adapting to evolving requirements

• Demonstrated hands-on experience with the AWS ecosystem

• Experience using or contributing to open-source software

• Brings a mindset that values accountability, collaboration, inclusion, and technical excellence

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About Autodesk

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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!

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