Principal Software Developer Platform - Services and Emerging Technologies

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Position Overview

Autodesk is seeking a Principal Software Developer to help shape the future of Autodesk's cloud, platform, and AI-powered ecosystem. In this role, you will play a key part in defining and delivering the next generation of SaaS, data, visualization, and agentic platform capabilities that power experiences across Autodesk's product portfolio.

You will provide technical leadership across strategic initiatives spanning cloud services, developer platforms, Building Information Modeling (BIM), visualization technologies, data platforms, and emerging AI-driven workflows. Working closely with Product Management, Architecture, UX, and Engineering teams globally, you will help build scalable, secure, and extensible platform capabilities that enable Autodesk teams and customers to innovate faster.

As Autodesk continues its transformation toward a connected SaaS ecosystem, you will help evolve the foundational services, APIs, data architectures, and intelligent platform capabilities that support next-generation experiences, including AI-assisted workflows, autonomous agents, digital twins, and cross-product automation.

This role combines deep hands-on engineering with strategic technical leadership. You will influence architecture, engineering practices, platform strategy, and cross-organizational execution while solving highly complex technical challenges that span products, platforms, and business domains.

Success in this role will be measured by your ability to deliver platform-level impact, accelerate engineering effectiveness, and shape technologies that empower millions of Autodesk customers to imagine, design, and make a better world.

Technical Leadership & Architecture

• Lead the design, architecture, and implementation of large-scale initiatives spanning cloud services, platform capabilities, desktop applications, and visualization technologies.

• Define and drive technical strategy aligned with Autodesk's long-term SaaS, platform, and AI vision.

• Shape the evolution of Autodesk's next-generation SaaS platform and shared cloud services.