Autodesk

Autodesk

Senior Software Applications Engineer

San Francisco, CA, USA · Senior

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 8 days ago
JavaScriptTypeScriptNode.jsBackend DevelopmentCode ReviewGitNoSQLMySQLMongoDBAWSCI/CDJenkinsAPI DevelopmentGraphQLRESTOAuthOpenAPICybersecurityJestMochaPostmanTest AutomationCommunicationCollaboration

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About the role

  • As a Senior Software Engineer supporting Autodesk's Data Experience organization, you will design, develop, and maintain secure, reliable backend services and APIs that connect Autodesk applications, internal platforms, and external services.
  • This hands-on individual contributor role owns assigned services and features from requirements and design through testing, deployment, and production support. You will collaborate with engineering, product, and cross-functional partners to deliver scalable integrations, contribute to technical decisions within the team, and mentor other engineers while

Responsibilities

  • Own the delivery of assigned backend services and API features, translating business and technical requirements into designs, implementation plans, and incremental releases
  • Design, develop, and maintain APIs and backend services using JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, and AWS, following established architectural patterns and security practices
  • Evaluate design trade-offs and collaborate with principal engineers, architects, and peers on solutions that balance scalability, reliability, performance, and maintainability
  • Develop automated unit and integration tests, participate in design and code reviews, and document API contracts, technical decisions, and operational procedures
  • Maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines to support repeatable builds, automated testing, and reliable deployments
  • Collaborate with product and delivery partners to estimate work, identify dependencies and risks, and deliver prioritized outcomes through Agile development practices
  • Professional experience developing production software with JavaScript, TypeScript, and Node.js
  • Experience designing, developing, and maintaining RESTful APIs, with an understanding of HTTP, API contracts, and service-oriented or microservices architectures
  • As a Senior Software Engineer supporting Autodesk's Data Experience organization, you will design, develop, and maintain secure, reliable backend services and APIs that connect Autodesk applications, internal platforms, and external services.
  • This hands-on individual contributor role owns assigned services and features from requirements and design through testing, deployment, and production support.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
  • 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with an emphasis on backend services and API development
  • Experience implementing authentication and authorization using technologies and patterns such as OAuth and JWT
  • Experience deploying and supporting backend applications or services on AWS

Nice to have

  • Hands-on experience with AWS Lambda, Amazon API Gateway, and serverless application patterns
  • Experience with MongoDB and MySQL
  • Experience using Swagger/OpenAPI, Postman, Apigee, or similar API documentation, testing, or management tools
  • Experience with testing frameworks such as Jest, Jasmine, or Mocha, and CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or AWS CodePipeline
  • Experience improving distributed-service reliability and observability through logging, metrics, tracing, and performance analysis
  • Experience integrating complex enterprise systems and mentoring engineers through implementation and code reviews
  • Welcome to Autodesk!
  • Amazing things are created every day with our software - from the greenest buildings and cleanest cars to the smartest factories and biggest hit movies.

Compensation

  • Salary transparency
  • Salary is one part of Autodesk's competitive compensation package.
  • For U.S.-based roles, we expect a starting base salary between $105,000 and $187,550.

Benefits

  • From health and financial benefits to time away and everyday wellness, we give Autodeskers the best, so they can do their best work.
  • Learn more about our benefits in the U.S. by visiting https://benefits.autodesk.com/
  • In addition to base salaries, our compensation package may include annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Company info

  • We take great pride in our culture here at Autodesk - it's at the core of everything we do.

Equal opportunity

  • Autodesk is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic.
  • We also consider for employment all qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.
  • We take pride in cultivating a culture of belonging where everyone can thrive.
  • Learn more here: https://www.autodesk.com/company/global-belonging
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