Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Autodesk is hiring a Software Engineering Manager to lead a full-stack engineering team supporting horizontal services and core technology platforms. The role combines people and delivery leadership with hands-on technical direction, overseeing scalable distributed systems, experimentation and content management frameworks, and self-service platform capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and support the growth of a high-performing full-stack engineering team
• Foster an inclusive, collaborative environment that empowers engineers to make autonomous technical decisions
• Own project delivery, including roadmap execution, planning, risk management, and operational follow-through
• Provide regular project status updates, metrics, progress reporting, and risk assessments to cross-functional stakeholders and leadership
• Proactively identify and resolve technical and project bottlenecks, escalating issues effectively to keep initiatives on track
• Partner closely with Product Management, Visual Design, and engineering teams to align priorities and deliver business outcomes
• Drive technical direction and architectural decisions for core horizontal services and platforms
• Champion strong software engineering principles, code quality, scalability, maintainability, and system reliability
• Design and scale distributed systems, microservices, and RESTful APIs
• Guide engineering teams in developing resilient, scalable, and maintainable backend services
• Promote engineering best practices across architecture, development, testing, deployment, and operational excellence
• Oversee the development and scaling of experimentation frameworks, (CMS), and self-service workflows
• Build platforms and tools that enable engineering teams and internal customers to work more efficiently and independently
• Partner with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for automation, scalability, and improved developer experiences
• Drive technical solutions that support evolving business requirements and high-scale application environments
• Design and support event-driven architectures and distributed systems
• Work with streaming and messaging technologies such as Kafka
• Guide the development of reliable APIs, microservices, and asynchronous workflows
• Evaluate and improve system scalability, performance, reliability, and operational resilience

Skills

• 3+ years of people leadership experience managing and developing software engineers
• 10+ years of total software engineering experience
• Strong foundation in computer science, software architecture, and software design principles
• Proven experience leading engineering teams through complex technical projects and delivering business-critical solutions
• Strong experience designing and scaling distributed systems, microservices, and RESTful APIs
• Experience with event-driven development and streaming/messaging technologies such as Kafka
• Strong understanding of modern frontend ecosystems, including React
• Experience with modern (CMS)
• Proficiency in at least one programming language such as Java, Python, or Node.js
• Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate project health, technical risks, dependencies, and escalation resolutions to stakeholders and leadership
• Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with Product, Design, and Engineering organizations
• Experience building or operating experimentation or A/B testing platforms
• Experience developing self-service platforms and internal engineering tools
• Experience with large-scale content management platforms and workflows
• Strong understanding of cloud-native application architecture and distributed infrastructure
• Experience with asynchronous processing, event-driven systems, and messaging architectures
• Experience leading cross-functional technical initiatives spanning multiple engineering teams
• Experience improving developer productivity through automation, platform capabilities, and reusable services
• Strong track record of developing engineering talent and building high-performing technical organizations

Benefits

• Health and financial benefits
• Time away
• Everyday wellness
• Annual cash bonuses
• Stock grants
• A comprehensive benefits package

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