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Principal Software Developer

Job in Toronto, Ontario, M5A, Canada
Listing for: Autodesk
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-02-16
Job specializations:
  • Software Development
    Software Engineer, Full Stack Developer
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Position Overview

Autodesk is looking for a Principal Software Developer to join its Admin Access and Insights Team. The Admin Access and Insights team operates within Autodesk Platform Services organization, dedicated to realizing the “managing access” charter. We focus on enhancing experiences for user, project, and developer administrators through AI-driven solutions, expanding capabilities to encompass new products. Our vision is to facilitate seamless collaboration by offering services that effectively connect people, products, and data.

You will report to the Manager, Software Development Manager based in Canada, and the role is hybrid based in Toronto. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of and to help evolve developing the engineering discipline in a lean/Agile environment and to contribute to an organization committed to continuous improvement. You will be a central part of the team who creates amazing things and will learn from some of the best in the industry!

Our team enables Autodesk customers to access their products to make a difference for all of those who imagine, design, and make our world. Join us to make anything!

Responsibilities

  • Lead cross team-level projects and high stakes Initiatives

  • Understand how the teamwork connects to the business goals

  • Work closely with architects for designing next generation solutions

  • Demonstrate impact and influence across teams outside of the direct organization

  • Exhibit steadfast leadership and make substantial contributions to large-scale, intricate projects that frequently entail collaboration among multiple engineers and cross-functional teams

  • Excel at offering guidance and removing obstacles for both your team and broader colleagues

  • Leading projects with unclear milestones by clarifying requirements, carefully planning and executing the scope, closely monitoring quality and team performance to ensure milestones are successfully met on time

  • Confidently lead or actively participate in transformative initiatives within Autodesk Platform Services

  • Exhibit ownership of platform capabilities managed by the team, encompassing end-to-end responsibilities from Engineering Practices, Solutions, Quality, and Deployment to Support

  • Act as a driving force for enhancing Engineering Practices and Quality while simultaneously functioning as an influential multiplier for the team, offering valuable guidance and unwavering support

  • Demonstrate strong leadership in incident calls driving the investigation, timely resolution, and improvements required for each incident. Drive actions for improvements within and outside the team

  • Mentor and lead other members of the team, and create opportunities to share knowledge

  • Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related disciplines

  • 8+ years of software design, development experience

  • Lead position on a successful delivery of a commercial cloud product

  • Proven capability to lead incident response, drive root cause analysis, and implement preventive measures

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to lead technical discussions and present complex ideas to diverse audiences

  • Good understanding of business drivers and ability to articulate them clearly

  • Proven ability to mentor and develop technical talent within the organization

  • Excellent hands-on Java programming skills and exposure to Spring Boot

  • Experience with software development lifecycle (SDLC) processes, tools, and Agile methodologies

  • Hands-on Experience with AWS or other cloud providers

  • API development experience (REST, Graph

    QL, gRPC)

  • Additional programming skills like Go or Type Script

  • High expertise in object-oriented design patterns

  • Experience with CI/CD concepts and working with a deployment pipeline such as Jenkins

  • Experience with Databases and database design principles at cloud scale

  • Experience with building scalable systems and services in the cloud

  • Full stack development experience is a plus

  • Experience with design and optimization of MCP server implementations and client integrations is a plus

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    About Autodesk

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