Principal Software Development Engineer, Autodesk
CAD/Geometry
3D design, engineering & entertainment software
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3D design, engineering & entertainment software
1001+ employees
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1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower innovators with design and make technology so they can achieve the new possible.
Role
Who you are
- You are a software engineer who is passionate about solving problems and building things
- Your skills span across data processing, computational geometry and CAD, with a software engineering base
- You are excited to collaborate with AI researchers and engineers to build AI features in Autodesk products
- You are comfortable working at the intersection of research and product
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience
- 8+ years of professional experience in software engineering, with a focus on CAD or 3D applications
- Proficient in cloud infrastructure services (AWS)
- Familiarity with Linux operating systems and bash terminals
- Experience with Docker
- Strong programming skills in Python and C++, with experience in building data pipelines
- Experience with CI/CD tools and processes
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- You demonstrate initiative to provide solutions and to learn and develop new technologies
- Comfortable building prototypes from scratch and writing maintainable code within existing codebases
- You enjoy learning and collaborating across global locations
- You are comfortable working in newly forming ambiguous areas
- You are comfortable building scalable and maintainable systems that will be relied on by others
Desirable
- Experience of developing for major CAD platforms (AutoCAD, Inventor, Fusion 360) or building CAD automation tools, and knowledge of geometry data structures (e.g., meshes, BREPs)
- Familiarity with OpenCascade
- Knowledge of 3D data processing, rendering techniques, and graphics APIs (DirectX, OpenGL, Vulkan)
- Experience with distributed compute engines such as Ray Data or Spark
- Understanding of software architecture and design patterns
- Ability to work in an agile development environment
- Passion for learning new technologies and improving existing systems
- Experience with cloud providers (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform)
- Knowledge of machine learning frameworks and libraries (e.g., PyTorch)
- Experience with front-end technologies (e.g., JavaScript, HTML, CSS) and frameworks (e.g., react with next.js)
What the job involves
- As a Software Development Engineer at Autodesk Research, you will work side-by-side with world-class researchers and engineers to build new ML-powered product features that help our customers imagine, design, and make a better world
- Reporting Structure: You will report to an Engineering Manager in Autodesk Research
- Develop and maintain backend and frontend applications for CAD and design products
- Build and optimise data processing pipelines for 3D geometry (meshes, B-Reps) and rendering workflows using distributed compute frameworks, i.e. Ray, Metaflow, Spark
- Integrate with and monitor CI/CD systems (e.g., Jenkins, Github actions)
- Integrate AI/ML solutions into CAD platforms in collaboration with research scientists and ML engineers
- Develop for major CAD platforms (e.g., Fusion 360), including plugins, automation tools, and interoperability solutions
- Work with graphics APIs (DirectX, OpenGL, Vulkan) and visualization engines
- Contribute to multi-team projects and codebases, ensuring code quality and consistency
- Use version control systems (e.g., Git) to manage code changes
- Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to peers
- Proactively identify opportunities to innovate and build solutions in a high uncertainty research environment
- Ensure all development activities adhere to security best practices, protecting sensitive data and mitigating security risks
- Document and present findings and ideas across the company
Our take
Autodesk supplies software that enables teams to collaborate, design, simulate, and fabricate their ideas in 3D, serving a range of industries such as engineering, product design, and entertainment. Founded in 1982, the company first delivered the AutoCAD system, a commercial computer-aided design and drafting software application, that is still seeing updated releases to this day.
Over 100 million people use Autodesk software across various industries and applications – in some of which it remains nearly irreplaceable. The company has an impressive history of diversification, which it continues to this day. For example, the 2022 acquisition of Moxion, a cloud-based platform for digital dailies used by leading filmmakers, bolstered the company’s offerings for the media and entertainment industry.
The rise of AR and VR technologies is driving modern growth in the computer-aided design market, creating space for Autodesk to expand further. Additionally, a shift to the popular SaaS model positions the company to seek further success.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
4% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Andrew Anagnost
(CEO & President)Has worked at the company since 1997, including as CMO and Senior Vice President of Business Strategy and Marketing. Became CEO in 2017.
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