Senior Software Engineer
Autodesk · San Francisco, CA
About this role
Autodesk is hiring a senior-level Software Engineer based in San Francisco, CA. The posting calls out experience with Python, Java, GraphQL, AWS. Compensation is listed at $117,000–$209,330 per year.
- Role
- Software Engineer
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- senior
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
- Posted
- May 18, 2026
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Job description
from Autodesk careersJob Requisition ID #
Position Overview
Autodesk’s Data Platform is building the next generation of data infrastructure — AI native, scalable and developer-friendly systems that power analytics, AI, real-time insights, and customer-facing experiences across Autodesk. To power this vision, we are hiring software engineers who build platforms.
You are someone who learns quickly, moves decisively, and takes ownership of complex systems. You enjoy solving hard distributed systems problems, writing production-grade code, automating everything, and turning ambiguity into scalable architecture.
You will design and build APIs, streaming systems, control planes, automation frameworks, and developer-facing platform capabilities that enable thousands of engineers and data practitioners across Autodesk. This is a high-impact engineering role with real architectural ownership.
Responsibilities
Design and develop scalable APIs and microservices (REST, GraphQL, event-driven)
Build backend services using modern languages such as Go, Java, or Python
Develop full-stack capabilities when needed (React, micro-frontends) to enable platform usability
Architect and implement distributed systems that process millions of records across batch and real-time pipelines
Build and evolve streaming and ingestion systems using Kafka and Flink
Develop control-plane services for orchestration, workflow management, and metadata-driven automation
Design self-service infrastructure abstractions for storage, compute, and workflow provisioning
Build highly available, fault-tolerant distributed systems
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