Software Engineering Manager(C++, Python)

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Position Overview

Autodesk Fusion 360 is design, engineering, electronics, and manufacturing software, all-in-one. It enables our customers to connect their entire product development process into one cloud-based software with integrated 3D CAD, CAM, CAE, and PCB. We're revolutionizing how designers and engineers visualize and iterate on their ideas by embedding cutting-edge AI directly into Fusion's visualization capabilities.
 

In this role you will build and lead a world-class engineering team that develops AI-driven visualization capabilities, from photorealistic image generation to intelligent material authoring, scene creation and more. You'll shape the future of how millions of users see and refine their designs, making professional-quality visualization accessible and instantaneous.
 

This is a unique opportunity to combine deep technical expertise in AI/ML, graphics and visualization with product leadership, directly impacting how customers bring their ideas to life.

Responsibilities:

• Strategic Leadership & Roadmap

  • Collaborate closely with Product Management to prioritize features based on customer value and technical feasibility

  • Define and execute the technical roadmap for AI-powered visualization in Fusion, balancing innovation with production readiness

  • Partner with UX to create intuitive interfaces for complex AI capabilities

  • Translate customer needs and market opportunities into actionable engineering plans with clear milestones

• Team Building & Development

  • Recruit, hire, and develop a high-performing engineering team

  • Foster a culture of technical excellence, innovation, psychological safety, and continuous learning

  • Establish clear ownership models, agile practices, and engineering standards that scale

  • Mentor engineers across career levels, from junior contributors to senior technical leads

• Technical Execution & Delivery

  • Ship production-grade AI features across the rendering stack, including image and video generation workflows, material and texture synthesis, scene composition and etc.

  • Ensure features meet quality, performance, and reliability standards across different OS platforms, and cloud environments

  • Drive architectural decisions for scalable, maintainable systems that integrate seamlessly with Fusion's existing rendering infrastructure

  • Engage with other engineering teams to ensure platform consistency and shared infrastructure

  • Establish telemetry, observability, and monitoring for production AI services

  • Implement guardrails for data privacy, responsible AI practices, and ethical model usage

Minimum Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience developing complex software systems, with 2+ years leading development teams that ship customer-facing features

• Deep technical expertise in C++ and Python

• Proven experience with AI/automation for Visualization applications:

  • Model training, fine-tuning, and deployment to production

  • Applications such as image generation, texture/material synthesis, lighting estimation, etc.

  • Building data curation pipelines and A/B testing frameworks for ML features

• Strong product sense: Ability to translate customer problems into technical solutions with measurable impact

• Agile delivery: Experience with iterative development, sprint planning, and stakeholder communication

• Communication skills: Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical concepts to PM, Design, Research, and executive stakeholders

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Machine Learning, Graphics/Visualization, or equivalent industry/research experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in developing AI-powered workflows (prompt design, guardrails, evaluation) and integrating AI into complex desktop/cloud products.

• Experience with CAD software is a plus

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