Distinguished Architect, Building Design Products Portfolio​/Desktop Transformation

Distinguished Architect, Building Design Products Portfolio

Join Autodesk as a Distinguished Architect to set the technical vision for the Building Design product portfolio, lead a Software Architect team, and coordinate across the AEC portfolio and Autodesk.

Autodesk is transforming how the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry works by focusing on sustainability, outcome‑based design, digital twins, and cloud‑native capabilities such as data at scale, edge computing, AI solutions, and advanced 3D modeling. This role supports Autodesk’s hybrid‑first approach and involves managing a portfolio of products at various stages of their lifecycle while shaping future technology direction.

Remote United States or Hybrid

• Synthesize and communicate a compelling technical vision encompassing desktop computing evolution, data strategy, scalable and distributed computation, and the application of AI technologies while devising pragmatic, incremental plans toward this vision.
• Apply architectural and system knowledge to influence strategy, planning, and execution.
• Take direct accountability for making technology decisions and guiding decision‑making among software architects and stakeholders.
• Drive efforts to build secure systems that respect privacy while meeting reliability, performance, and other operational goals.
• Lead re‑use of platform capabilities and drive contributions to the Autodesk platform.
• Define and evolve the components, relationships, and governing principles that define the architecture of our systems.
• Maintain and apply expert‑level, up‑to‑date knowledge of relevant architectural patterns and technologies.
• Ensure the establishment and execution of standards and practices for software design; define views, diagrams, and other formal isms used to explore and articulate designs.
• Keep strategic priorities top of mind and work to align architectural work with those goals.
• Collaborate with other software architects, product managers, and user experience leaders to develop strategic solutions to complex problems and specify systems interactions.
• Maintain one‑on‑one relationships across Autodesk to understand technology landscape, articulate opportunities, and promote change.
• Lead or participate in company‑wide technical working groups.
• Communicate effectively and proactively on technical topics to varied audiences, including executive leadership and customers.
• Write and speak internally on your work, with an option for external communications.
• Foster a culture of knowledge sharing amongst the software architect and technical leaders.
• Lead or participate in Autodesk technical conferences and forums; travel at least four times per year to attend internal conferences and forums, and to meet geographically distributed development teams.
• Lead, inspire, coach, and manage a team of Software Architects across a global organization.
• Ensure cohesiveness and excellence in the practice of software architecture and technical excellence.
• Be a role model for communication with internal stakeholders and customers, from telling our strategy to facilitating alignment toward shared goals and handling challenging situations.

• Be­son’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience as a software architect, with at least 5 years in cloud software.
• Track record of delivering desktop and cloud software, spanning products and industries.
• Ability and desire to get things done without the need for external deadlines or daily oversight.
• Proven ability to organize and delegate the design and execution of systems larger than a single person.
• Recognized by other teams, leaders, and customers for expertise.
• Recognized for innovative work, such as via patents and publications.
• Demonstrated ability to transform the software architecture practices for a group of architects and engineers.

• Advanced degree in computer science.
• Experience transforming enterprise‑level desktop applications to cloud.
• Experience leading or managing an architecture team.
• Experience in AI/ML.
• Industry expert in and contributor to software…