Principal Software Engineer

Intro 

We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer to join us in developing the next-generation, AI-powered architecture design product. Our teams work on everything from complex 3D drawing on the web to building machine-learning-based real-time analyses. Your contributions will have a direct impact on shaping our offering and accelerating the work of teams around you. As a Principal Engineer, you’ll play a key role in setting the technical direction, solving complex cross-cutting challenges, and help ensure our product scales with impact. Your work will enable users to discover smart, sustainable solutions and gain valuable insights in their projects. 

About us 

We are on a mission to help design better cities. According to the United Nations, more than 90% of future population growth will happen in cities. The construction industry is responsible for 40% of global CO2 emissions. To respond to this trend and combat climate change, the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry needs to change the way they work. 

We are building the new generation of cloud-based software tools that will drive this change in AEC. We started our journey as Spacemaker, a Norway-based startup, and became part of Autodesk in 2020. 

Our tools help architects, urban planners, and real estate developers find the smartest and most sustainable ways to unlock the potential of their projects. We focus on enabling outcome-based design through assessing living quality (sun, daylight potential, noise, etc.), environmental impact (embodied and operational carbon), and profitability of our users' projects. 

Learn more about our products in this video. 

How we work 

We’re a fundamentally agile organization. Our way of working is built on empowered teams which means they have the freedom to innovate at speed while staying aligned. We strongly believe in servant leadership and team accountability. Our teams are empowered to find the best way to develop their solutions, taking a bottom-up approach to decision making. 

In each team, software and machine-learning engineers work closely together with product managers and designers, collaborating across functions and time zones. Autonomy also means it’s up to you to decide where you’d like to work from; we strongly believe in a hybrid working culture. To learn more about our way of working, read through our tech and product core beliefs. 

Responsibilities  

As a Principal Software Engineer, you will use your technical expertise and strategic thinking to drive progress across team boundaries. You’ll work on ambitious challenges, from evolving core architecture to improving scalability and performance across the product. You’ll mentor engineers, lead by example, drive high-impact technical contributions, and help align engineering efforts with broader business objectives. You’ll be surrounded by fun, highly engaged people who are empowered to lead initiatives that make a lasting impact. In the spirit of servant leadership, we hope you will also share your knowledge and expertise with other engineers. 

Desired profile 

• Operates with a high degree of autonomy and clarity in ambiguous situations 

• Drives architectural and strategic decisions across squads or domains 

• Recognized as a domain expert or strong generalist across multiple technologies 

• Brings others along by mentoring, enabling, and fostering technical growth 

• Continuously identifies areas for improvement in how we work and delivers change 

• Collaborates across functions to align engineering with product and user outcomes 

• Motivated by our mission and focused on delivering meaningful impact at scale 

Even if you feel you don’t check off all the items on the list, we still encourage you to apply. 

At Autodesk, we're building a diverse workplace and an inclusive culture to give more people the chance to imagine, design, and make a better world. Autodesk is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic. We also consider for employment all qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with applicable law. 

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