Senior Principal Software Engineer

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end architecture for the data exchange connector platform and SDK, from engineering practices and solution design through quality, deployment, and support

Drive technical strategy for the data interoperability domain, including engineering vision, architecture roadmaps, and best practices

Lead and influence technical discussions across the functional area and division, driving alignment on results and business outcomes

Write production code across multiple platforms while also providing technical leadership and architectural guidance to the broader team

Drive cross-team and cross-domain technical decisions, resolving complex problems that span multiple platforms and connectors

Identify and implement tools, patterns, and frameworks that improve the development process and engineering productivity across the team

Influence architectural decisions that impact beyond the immediate team, including how we define and evaluate good architecture

Champion best practices for product quality and service reliability, including resiliency practices, risk assessments, and service reviews

Extend existing architectures and frameworks to new use cases and bring hard problems to resolution across teams

Act as Product Owner when needed, balancing requirements from Product Management, architectural roadmaps, and service improvements

Lead incident response, driving investigation and timely resolution while ensuring follow-up improvements within and outside the team

Propose technology options to achieve multi-year business outcomes and anticipate technical and operational risks on a 2–5 year horizon

Mentor and develop the next level of technical leadership and contributors across Product Data, not just within the team

Foster growth opportunities for team members and coach teams across the functional area on improving their engineering practices

Minimum Qualifications

10+ years of software development experience with demonstrated expertise across the full product development lifecycle

Deep technical expertise in a critical technology or capability area, with the ability to act as an authoritative expert on technology, tooling, or domain

Proven ability to lead key business outcomes and initiatives, with accountability for results that impact the division or functional area

Strong experience designing and evolving SDKs, APIs, and platform capabilities consumed by multiple teams and connector integrations

Demonstrated ability to influence technical direction and achieve alignment across teams and divisions without direct authority

Experience building desktop application plugins or extensions that integrate with cloud-based platforms and services

Strong understanding of build automation, CI/CD pipelines, and developer experience optimization

Ability to clearly articulate the business drivers for an area of technical investment

Preferred Qualifications

Experience building high-performance systems in C# / .NET, including desktop application frameworks and cloud service integration

Domain expertise in CAD, BIM, 3D/2D geometry, computational geometry, or design data exchange formats (e.g., STEP, IFC)

Experience building software integrations for Autodesk products (Revit, Rhino, Inventor) or similar AEC/Manufacturing design tools

Familiarity with Autodesk platform APIs (Forge/APS, Data Exchange, ACC) or comparable cloud data exchange ecosystems

Experience with cross-platform desktop application development, including technologies like Tauri or Electron

Track record of building and shipping SDK/toolkit products consumed by internal or external developers

Experience with protocol buffers, binary serialization, or high-throughput data processing pipelines for geometry and design data

Awareness of emerging threats and opportunities in the design data interoperability space

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