Principal Software Developer – Back End

🕒 March 2

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Autodesk

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1982

📱 Media

Architecture • Engineering • Media

Autodesk is a global leader in software for designers, engineers, builders, and creators. The company provides a comprehensive suite of design and engineering applications including popular products like AutoCAD, Revit, and 3ds Max. Through its Design and Make Platform, Autodesk empowers professionals across various industries to design, visualize, and manage projects efficiently, facilitating innovation and sustainability in architecture, engineering, construction, and manufacturing.

📋 Description

• Architect, design, and evolve RESTful APIs and backend services using Node.js (Express) and Python (Flask) • Lead the development of scalable, resilient backend systems leveraging PostgreSQL, Redis, and cloud-native services • Design and optimize asynchronous processing pipelines using AWS SQS/SNS and RabbitMQ • Define and drive technical design discussions • Establish best practices for clean, well-tested code • Collaborate cross-functionally to design and deliver features supporting asset creation • Guide database schema design and oversee migration strategies • Improve system observability through instrumentation • Participate and elevate code reviews • Support production systems and contribute to incident response • Mentor engineers and provide architectural leadership

🎯 Requirements

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience • Expert-level proficiency in Python (3.x) • Strong production experience with Node.js and TypeScript • Extensive experience designing, building, and governing RESTful APIs using OpenAPI/Swagger • Deep experience with PostgreSQL • Proven expertise in event-driven and message-based architectures • Strong implementation experience with observability at scale • Experience designing and operating containerized workloads (Docker, Docker Compose) • Strong understanding of distributed systems principles • Experience driving engineering standards across teams

🏖️ Benefits

• Annual cash bonuses • Stock grants • Comprehensive benefits package