Software Engineer, Platform Automation

26WD95095

Position Overview

At Autodesk, we are revolutionizing how people and industries design and make anything, empowering them to create a better world for future generations. We harness automation and cutting-edge technology to drive innovation. If you're ready to join a fast-paced environment with cross-team collaboration and a mission to elevate developer productivity to its full potential by building resilient and user-centric platform solutions, the Developer Enablement team at Autodesk has the perfect position for you!

Autodesk's Platform Services and Emerging Technologies organization is seeking a Software Engineer to join our Continuous Integration (CI) team. In this role, you will help design, develop, and maintain a large-scale CI platform consisting of hundreds of CI server instances that serves thousands of developers across the organization. Working alongside senior engineers, you will tackle challenges unique to operating distributed CI infrastructure at enterprise scale, ensuring reliability, performance, and developer productivity. If you enjoy solving engineering problems, collaborating with experienced teammates, and want to grow your expertise in platform engineering, we want to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain large-scale CI infrastructure serving a diverse internal developer community across multiple cloud environments

• Build automation and tooling to provision, manage, and operate a fleet of CI servers, ensuring consistency, reliability, and efficient resource utilization

• Develop shared libraries, pipeline templates, and reusable components that standardize and streamline CI workflows across teams

• Collaborate with platform teams to integrate CI solutions with container orchestration, artifact management, and deployment systems

• Implement monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions to ensure high availability and performance across the CI fleet

• Troubleshoot complex build and pipeline issues, working closely with development teams to optimize their CI/CD workflows

• Contribute to infrastructure-as-code practices using tools like Terraform and CloudFormation to manage cloud resources

• Evaluate emerging CI/CD technologies and contribute to the evolution of our CI platform to meet future needs

• Champion best practices for CI/CD, security, and compliance across the developer community

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience

• 3-5 years of hands-on software development experience in Python, Go, Java, or similar languages

• Experience building, maintaining, or operating CI/CD systems and pipelines

• Proficiency in at least one major cloud platform (AWS or Azure), including compute, networking, and storage services

• Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Docker and container orchestration with Kubernetes

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles and tools like Terraform or CloudFormation

• Solid understanding of CI/CD principles, version control (Git), and branching strategies

• Experience implementing automated testing strategies (unit, integration, and end-to-end tests)

• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot and debug distributed systems

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience operating CI infrastructure at scale, including fleet management, high-availability configurations, and performance tuning

• Experience with CI/CD platforms such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Tekton, or similar tools

• Experience with pipeline-as-code and config-as-code patterns

• Familiarity with configuration management tools such as Ansible, Puppet, or Chef

• Knowledge of artifact management systems such as Artifactory or Nexus

• AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified Developer) or Azure certifications (e.g., Azure Developer Associate)

• Experience with observability tools such as Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana, or Datadog

• Understanding of software supply chain security, including SBOM, vulnerability scanning, and compliance automation

• Experience evaluating, migrating, or adopting new CI/CD technologies in enterprise environments

• Ability to effectively leverage AI-assisted development tools to enhance productivity while applying critical judgment to validate outputs and ensure adherence to security and quality standards

The Ideal Candidate

• You have a solid software engineering foundation and approach infrastructure challenges with a developer mindset, writing clean, testable, and maintainable code

• You have experience working with distributed systems or platform infrastructure, and are eager to deepen your expertise in fleet management, reliability, and performance at scale

• You are comfortable working in cloud environments and can contribute to solutions that leverage cloud-native services effectively

• You thrive in a collaborative environment, working closely with senior engineers to learn best practices while also partnering with development teams to understand their needs

• You are curious and eager to learn, staying current with evolving CI/CD practices and emerging technologies

• You have strong communication skills and can effectively document solutions and share knowledge with peers

• You take ownership of your work, proactively seeking guidance on complex or unfamiliar situations while driving day-to-day tasks independently

Learn More

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.

Diversity & Belonging
We take pride in cultivating a culture of belonging where everyone can thrive. Learn more here: https://www.autodesk.com/company/diversity-and-belonging

Are you an existing contractor or consultant with Autodesk?

Please search for open jobs and apply internally (not on this external site).