Distinguished Software Architect, Autodesk

• 15+ years of experience as a software engineer / architect, including hands-on development
• 5+ years in a senior architecture role in a SaaS business pursuing a platform strategy
• A track record of delivering desktop and cloud software at scale, spanning products and industries
• Demonstrated ability to organize and drive the design and execution of systems larger than a single team — through influence rather than direct authority
• Self-directed, with an ability to identify points of leverage, set strategy, and work efficiently amid ambiguity in complex, global, matrixed environments
• BS or MS in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience
• Sought out by other teams, leaders, and customers for architectural expertise
• Recognized for innovative work, such as via patents, publications, or conference presentations
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills, across global technical and non-technical audiences
• Demonstrated success working across cultures and time zones

Desirable

• We are looking for a Distinguished Software Architect to set the technical vision and target architecture for the Autodesk Water product portfolio
• This is a senior individual contributor role with broad influence: you will be the lead architectural voice across every Water product, partnering directly with the development leads of our product teams and with architects across AEC and the Autodesk Platform
• You will own the architectural strategy that takes us from today’s mix of desktop and cloud applications to a coherent, AI-enabled, decision-grade system spanning simulation, asset intelligence, and operations
• You will be a member of the Water Leadership Team, working directly with Product Management, Engineering, and UX leaders, and representing Water architecture across Autodesk’s broader platform and AI initiatives
• Set and communicate a compelling technical vision for the Water portfolio that spans desktop evolution, cloud-native services, hybrid desktop-cloud workflows, data strategy, and the application of AI — with pragmatic, incremental plans to get there
• Take direct accountability for portfolio-level architectural decisions, and drive decision-making in partnership with product development leads, engineering leadership, and stakeholders
• Apply architectural and systems thinking to influence product strategy, planning, and execution across simulation, asset intelligence, and operational workflows
• Identify Water’s opportunities to reuse and contribute to Autodesk platform capabilities — Forma and Forma Data Management, AI Accelerator, CloudOS, regional infrastructure, identity, and observability
• Drive the design of secure, reliable, performant systems that respect customer data and meet operational goals appropriate to mission-critical water infrastructure
• Define and evolve the components, relationships, and governing principles that shape Water’s architecture across cloud, desktop, and hybrid environments
• Establish strong interface and data modeling design across hydraulic simulation, asset records, geospatial data, and operational telemetry — applying coupling and cohesion to make a portfolio of products feel like one system
• Govern interoperability with Autodesk Civil 3D and other AEC products, ensuring shared object models and bidirectional design-to-modeling workflows hold up at scale
• Establish and enforce standards and practices for software design; define views, diagrams, and other formalisms used to articulate and review designs
• Lead architecture reviews and forums to promote best practices, align on architecture decisions, and ensure non-functional qualities (performance, reliability, security, privacy) hold up across the portfolio
• Maintain and apply expert-level, current knowledge of architectural patterns, distributed systems, and emerging technologies, including AI/ML and hybrid desktop-cloud computing
• Partner closely with the development leads across each Water product team, providing architectural direction without direct authority — building the trust and clarity that makes alignment durable
• Collaborate with software architects across AEC, the Autodesk Platform, and other divisions to ensure cohesive system-level design that supports cross-product workflows
• Work with Product Management, UX, and Engineering leaders to translate complex problems — hydraulic modeling fidelity, ingestion of legacy and partner data, operational scale — into pragmatic architectural direction
• Demonstrate sound technical judgment by soliciting feedback from stakeholders, weighing trade-offs, and anticipating long-term impact
• Lead or participate in Autodesk-wide technical working groups; build durable peer relationships across the Chief Architect organization and divisional architecture teams
• Communicate effectively and proactively on technical topics to varied audiences — from engineering teams to executive leadership and customers
• Take complex ideas and convey them concisely, using diagrams and written narratives that hold up under scrutiny
• Foster a culture of architectural rigor and knowledge sharing across the Water development teams and broader Autodesk technical community
• Mentor senior engineers and emerging architects across the Water organization
• Play a leading role in Autodesk technical conferences and forums, with the option to publish or present externally
• Travel approximately four times per year to meet with globally distributed teams, attend internal conferences and forums, and engage with customers