Senior Software Applications Engineer

Job ID26WD
101503

Job ID26WD
101503

Job

Requisition  Overview As a Senior Software Engineer supporting Autodesk’s Data Experience organization, you will design, develop, and maintain secure, reliable backend services and APIs that connect Autodesk applications, internal platforms, and external services.

This hands-on individual contributor role owns assigned services and features from requirements and design through testing, deployment, and production support. You will collaborate with engineering, product, and cross-functional partners to deliver scalable integrations, contribute to technical decisions within the team, and mentor other engineers while applying established architecture and engineering standards.

Responsibilities Own the delivery of assigned backend services and API features, translating business and technical requirements into designs, implementation plans, and incremental releases

Design, develop, and maintain APIs and backend services using JavaScript, Type Script, Node.js, and AWS, following established architectural patterns and security practices

Integrate internal applications, enterprise systems, and third-party services to enable reliable data exchange

Evaluate design trade-offs and collaborate with principal engineers, architects, and peers on solutions that balance scalability, reliability, performance, and maintainability

Develop automated unit and integration tests, participate in design and code reviews, and document API contracts, technical decisions, and operational procedures

Maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines to support repeatable builds, automated testing, and reliable deployments

Monitor service health, investigate production issues, identify root causes, and implement improvements to performance, availability, and observability

Mentor less-experienced engineers, share knowledge, and contribute to improvements in team engineering practices

Collaborate with product and delivery partners to estimate work, identify dependencies and risks, and deliver prioritized outcomes through Agile development practices

Minimum Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with an emphasis on backend services and API development

Professional experience developing production software with JavaScript, Type Script, and Node.js Experience designing, developing, and maintaining RESTful APIs, with an understanding of HTTP, API contracts, and service-oriented or microservices architectures

Experience implementing authentication and authorization using technologies and patterns such as OAuth and JWTExperience working with relational and No

SQL databases, including data modeling and query design

Experience deploying and supporting backend applications or services on AWS Experience developing automated tests and working with CI/CD pipelines

Ability to independently deliver assigned features, explain design trade-offs, troubleshoot technical issues, and apply software engineering and security best practices

Strong communication and collaboration skills, including experience working with technical and non-technical partners in an Agile environment

Preferred Qualifications Experience designing and developing GraphQL APIsHands-on experience with AWS Lambda, Amazon API Gateway, and serverless application patterns

Experience with MongoDB and MySQL Experience using Swagger/OpenAPI, Postman, Apigee, or similar API documentation, testing, or management tools

Experience with testing frameworks such as Jest, Jasmine, or Mocha, and CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Git Lab CI/CD, or AWS Code Pipeline Experience  improving distributed-service reliability and…