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Principal Software Development Engineer – Infrastructure (Bridges & Structures)
About the Role

We are seeking a Principal Software Development Engineer to work on Autodesk’s infrastructure solutions, with a focus on bridges and structural engineering workflows. This is a senior individual contributor role for an experienced engineer who combines deep technical expertise with strong system-level technical judgment and an understanding of how software supports customer and business outcomes.

In this role, you will influence technical direction across multiple products and services, tackle complex engineering challenges, and collaborate closely with engineers, product managers, and technical stakeholders. You will operate with a high degree of autonomy and make contributions that have broad, long-term impact across Autodesk’s infrastructure portfolio.

What You Will Do

• Influence technical direction and key technical decisions across Autodesk infrastructure products through deep expertise and collaboration.

• Design, implement, and evolve complex software systems supporting end-to-end workflows across desktop applications and cloud-based services.

• Translate specialized technical and domain requirements into scalable, maintainable, and business-aligned software solutions.

• Solve highly complex engineering problems that require in-depth evaluation of multiple variables, trade-offs, and long-term impacts.

• Apply a broad, systems-level perspective to identify optimal and innovative solutions in ambiguous or evolving problem spaces.

• Work independently with minimal supervision, seeking alignment only for the most complex or unusual challenges.

• Communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, adapting style and level of detail to influence engineers, product managers, and senior leaders.

• Act as a subject-matter expert, providing technical guidance and informal mentorship across teams.

• Lead significant technical initiatives or programs within the Infrastructure domain through expertise and influence, without formal people management responsibility.

Required Qualifications

• Extensive professional experience in software development, with expert-level proficiency in C++.

• Experience developing production systems using additional languages such as C#, Python, JavaScript, or similar.

• Strong background in software design, large-scale system development, and long-lived codebases.

• Proven experience building and integrating desktop applications and cloud-based services, including APIs and service-oriented architectures.

• Demonstrated ability to influence technical outcomes beyond your immediate team.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in infrastructure, structural engineering, or related engineering software domains.

• Familiarity with workflows related to bridges, structures, or civil infrastructure is a plus.

• Ability to collaborate effectively with domain experts, even without a formal civil engineering background.

Why Autodesk

Autodesk empowers innovators to design and make a better world. In this role, you will work on technically challenging problems at scale, contribute to industry-defining products, and help shape the future of infrastructure software used by engineers worldwide.

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About Autodesk

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. We help innovators turn their ideas into reality, transforming not only how things are made, but what can be made.

We take great pride in our culture here at Autodesk – it’s at the core of everything we do. Our culture guides the way we work and treat each other, informs how we connect with customers and partners, and defines how we show up in the world.

When you’re an Autodesker, you can do meaningful work that helps build a better world designed and made for all. Ready to shape the world and your future? Join us!

Salary transparency

Salary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. Offers are based on the candidate’s experience and geographic location. In addition to base salaries, our compensation package may include annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.

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