Principal Software Developer

Job Requisition ID # 26WD100826 L'affichage de poste en français suivra / The French job posting follows. 26WD100826, Principal Software Developer Position Overview We are looking for a Principal Software Developer to join the Autodesk Platform Services (APS) Developer Portal team at Autodesk. As a hands-on technical leader, you will solve complex and ambiguous engineering problems and shape the architecture and technical direction of the APS Developer Portal and Application Management platform, including developer app lifecycle, APIs, documentation, usage analytics, and AI/MCP-enabled developer workflows. You will partner across Engineering, Product, Design, and Architecture to translate customer and business needs into scalable, reliable solutions and help drive technical direction across teams. The ideal candidate brings deep engineering fundamentals, strong product and technical judgment, and the ability to create clarity across organizational boundaries. Location: Canada - Remote Responsibilities Provide technical leadership for complex, high-impact initiatives spanning multiple components, services, or teams Define and evolve architecture for scalable, reliable, secure, and maintainable systems; navigate ambiguity and make pragmatic tradeoffs between near-term delivery and long-term health Build alignment across organizational and system boundaries, communicating technical tradeoffs, risks, and recommendations clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders Identify cross-team risks and dependencies early, and establish reusable architectural patterns and guidance that benefit the broader engineering organization Remain hands-on with architecture, design, prototyping, implementation, code reviews, debugging, and critical technical deliverableS Own technically complex initiatives end to end, from exploration and design through implementation, production readiness, and ongoing operation Improve developer-facing workflows for app creation, API access, documentation, usage visibility, and platform self-service Lead resolution of complex production issues and ensure solutions address root causes and improve the long-term health of the system Raise engineering standards through architecture and design reviews, code reviews, testing, operational readiness, and continuous improvement Champion practices and tooling that improve software quality, developer productivity, reliability, and delivery effectiveness while balancing speed with sustainable technical investment Use production signals, customer feedback, and engineering data to continuously improve systems and development practices Use AI-assisted development tools effectively across the software development lifecycle to improve engineering productivity and quality, while applying sound judgment around correctness, security, maintainability, and accountability Mentor and develop developers through technical guidance, design discussions, code reviews, and thoughtful feedback Share knowledge and technical context broadly to help developers and teams solve complex problems more effectively Foster a collaborative engineering culture and constructive technical decision-making Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, including leading technically complex initiatives Strong software engineering fundamentals and demonstrated experience designing, building, and operating production systems Demonstrated architecture and system-design experience with complex web applications, API platforms, distributed systems, or comparable production environments Hands-on programming experience with modern backend and/or frontend technologies, plus experience with cloud services, APIs, data stores, security, and production observability Experience using AI-assisted development tools in software engineering workflows, with sound judgment in evaluating and validating AI-generated outputs Experience delivering initiatives across multiple systems or teams and influencing technical decisions without relying on direct authority Strong written and verbal communication skills and demonstrated ability to mentor developers and raise team effectiveness Preferred Qualifications You do not need experience with every technology used by the team; we value the ability to learn unfamiliar technologies over exact stack matching Experience designing and operating cloud-based web applications, developer platforms, or APIs at scale Experience with technologies representative of our environment, such as Python/Django, JavaScript/TypeScript/React, AWS, relational databases, asynchronous processing, containers, CI/CD, and observability tooling Experience with API architecture, security, reliability, scalability, performance, and integrations across multiple services or external platforms Experience introducing, evaluating, or scaling AI-assisted engineering practices, automation, or modern developer workflows across teams Experience working with globally distributed engineering and cross-functional teams -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 26WD100826, Développeur logiciel principal Aperçu du Poste Nous recherchons un développeur logiciel principal pour rejoindre l’équipe du portail des développeurs d’Autodesk Platform Services (APS) chez Autodesk. En tant que responsable technique de terrain, vous serez amené à résoudre des problèmes d’ingénierie complexes et imprévisibles, et à définir l’architecture ainsi que l’orientation technique du portail des développeurs APS et de la plateforme de gestion des applications, notamment le cycle de vie des applications des développeurs, les API, la documentation, l’analyse des utilisations et les workflows de développement basés sur l’IA et le MCP. Vous travaillerez en collaboration avec les équipes d’ingénierie, de produit, de conception et d’architecture afin de traduire les besoins des clients et de l’entreprise en solutions évolutives et fiables, et contribuerez à définir l’orientation technique au sein des différentes équipes. Le candidat idéal possède de solides bases en ingénierie, un excellent jugement technique et en matière de produit, ainsi que la capacité à clarifier les enjeux au-delà des frontières organisationnelles. Lieu : Canada - Télétravail Responsabilités Assurer le leadership technique pour des initiatives complexes et à fort impact couvrant plusieurs composants, services ou équipes Définir et faire évoluer l’architecture de systèmes évolutifs, fiables, sécurisés et faciles à maintenir ; gérer l’ambiguïté et trouver des compromis pragmatiques entre la livraison à court terme et la santé à long terme du système Favoriser l’alignement au-delà des frontières organisationnelles et système, en communiquant clairement les compromis techniques, les risques et les recommandations aux parties prenantes techniques et non techniques Identifier rapidement les risques et les dépendances inter-équipes, et établir des modèles architecturaux réutilisables ainsi que des lignes directrices qui profitent à l’ensemble de l’organisation d’ingénierie Rester impliqué de près dans l’architecture, la conception, le prototypage, la mise en œuvre, les revues de code, le débogage et les livrables techniques critiques Prendre en charge de bout en bout des initiatives techniquement complexes, de l’exploration et la conception jusqu’à la mise en œuvre, la mise en production et l’exploitation continue Améliorer les flux de travail destinés aux développeurs pour la création d’applications, l’accès aux API, la documentation, la visibilité de l’utilisation et le libre-service de la plateforme Diriger la résolution des problèmes complexes en production et veiller à ce que les solutions s’attaquent aux causes profondes et améliorent la santé à long terme du système Rehausser l