Position Overview

Autodesk is seeking Principal Engineer to lead the architecture and evolution of our Concurrent Editing Platform, powering real-time collaboration at scale. This role requires deep expertise in distributed systems, cloud-native architectures, and real-time communication technologies, combined with the ability to lead complex cross-functional initiatives across engineering organizations.
You will drive technical strategy, influence platform direction, mentor engineers, and deliver scalable, resilient systems that directly impact business outcomes.
Responsibilities

Lead the architecture and development of scalable real-time collaboration systems using Java, Node.js, WebSocket’s, REST APIs, AWS/ECS, Redis, and Kafka

Design and drive distributed, event-driven microservices architectures with strong focus on scalability, resiliency, latency, and observability

Own platform capabilities end-to-end including architec...