Senior Principal Engineer

Job Requisition ID #

26WD100374

Position Overview GET Engineering is seeking an experienced Senior Principal Engineer – AI and Engineering Excellence to lead the technical strategy and evolution of our cloud platform, developer experience, application delivery, and AI-enabled engineering capabilities within the GET Engineering - Horizontal Services organization. This is a hands-on technical leadership role responsible for building scalable, secure, and reliable cloud platforms that accelerate software delivery across Autodesk. You will define architecture, establish engineering standards, drive platform adoption, and partner across Software Engineering, Security, Infrastructure, and Product teams to deliver enterprise-scale platform solutions. The ideal candidate combines deep expertise in AWS, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, observability, and developer productivity with the ability to influence technical direction across multiple engineering organizations.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and execute the technical vision for Platform Engineering, DevOps, and Internal Developer Platform (IDP) initiatives
• Architect and evolve cloud-native platforms on AWS using Kubernetes (EKS), Infrastructure as Code, GitOps, and modern CI/CD pipelines
• Build scalable, secure, and highly available platform services that improve developer productivity and accelerate application delivery
• Establish reusable platform "paved roads," self-service capabilities, and automation that reduce operational overhead
• Drive operational excellence through observability, SRE practices, security- by-default, incident management, and continuous improvement
• Provide technical leadership through architecture reviews, design guidance, mentoring, and cross-functional collaboration

Minimum Qualifications

• BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field.
• 12+ years of software engineering experience with proven technical leadership as a Principal Engineer, Software Architect, or Technical Lead
• Deep expertise in AWS, Kubernetes (EKS), Terraform, AWS CDK, ArgoCD/GitOps, and modern CI/CD platforms
• Proven experience operating large-scale cloud platforms and running production services on Kubernetes
• Strong background managing CDN, Web Security, and high-scale web applications
• Experience designing highly available, secure, observable, and resilient distributed systems
• Deep understanding of Authentication & Authorization, cloud security, and Infrastructure as Code
• Strong experience with observability, SRE practices, incident management, and reliability engineering
• Mastery of at least one programming language: Python, Java, TypeScript, or Go
• Familiarity with automated testing tools such as Playwright, BlazeMeter, JMeter, LoadRunner, or similar
• Proven ability to drive developer productivity through platform automation and self-service engineering solutions
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to influence senior leadership and drive technical outcomes in a highly collaborative environment
• Proven experience designing, building, or integrating production AI-enabled platform services
• Experience with LLM APIs, RAG, agentic workflows, tool integration, MCP, and enterprise AI platform architecture
• Experience applying security, governance, evaluation, and observability practices to enterprise AI systems

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building Internal Developer Platforms (Backstage or similar)
• Multi-cloud experience across AWS and Azure
• Experience with service mesh, policy-as-code, and enterprise security platforms
• Experience with enterprise AI and agentic application stacks, including managed LLM platforms such as AWS Bedrock orAzure, LLM gateway such as LiteLLM, orchestration frameworks such as LangGraph or Google ADK, model-serving such as KServe or vLLM, vector-search such as OpenSearch or pgvector, and MLOps/LLMOps practices for evaluation, tracing, versioning, deployment, monitoring, and governance, or equivalent technologies [KC1] [KC2]
• Experience with SOX/SOC2 compliance, FinOps, and enterprise platform modernization

Learn More / En savoir plus

About Autodesk Welcome to Autodesk! Amazing things are created every day with our software – from the greenest buildings and cleanest cars to the smartest factories and biggest hit movies. We help innovators turn their ideas into reality, transforming not only how things are made, but what can be made.

We take great pride in our culture here at Autodesk – it’s at the core of everything we do. Our culture guides the way we work and treat each other, informs how we connect with customers and partners, and defines how we show up in the world.

When you’re an Autodesker, you can do meaningful work that helps build a better world designed and made for all. Ready to shape the world and your future? Join us!

À propos d’Autodesk

Bienvenue chez Autodesk ! Nos logiciels créent chaque jour des choses extraordinaires : des bâtiments les plus écologiques aux voitures les plus propres, en passant par les usines les plus intelligentes et les films à succès. Nous aidons les innovateurs à concrétiser leurs idées, transformant non seulement la façon dont les choses sont fabriquées, mais aussi ce qui peut l’être.

Nous sommes très fiers de notre culture chez Autodesk ; elle est au cœur de tout ce que nous faisons. Notre culture guide notre façon de travailler et de nous comporter les uns envers les autres, influence nos interactions avec nos clients et nos partenaires, et définit notre image au monde.

En tant qu’Autodeskien, vous pouvez accomplir un travail significatif qui contribue à bâtir un monde meilleur, conçu et réalisé pour tous. Prêt à façonner le monde et votre avenir ? Rejoignez-nous !

Salary transparency / Transparence Salariale Salary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. For Canada based roles, we expect a starting base salary between $157,000 and $229,900 Annual. Offers are based on the candidate’s experience and geographic location, and may exceed this range. In addition to base salaries, our compensation package may include annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Le salaire est l'un des éléments du programme de rémunération concurrentiel d'Autodesk. Pour les postes basés au Canada, nous offrons un salaire de base entre $157,000 et $229,900 annuel. Le salaire est déterminé selon l'expérience professionnelle et l'emplacement du candidat(e), et peut dépasser cette fourchette. En plus du salaire de base, notre programme de rémunération peut inclure une prime annuelle, des commissions pour les postes de ventes, des attributions d'actions et un ensemble complet d'avantages sociaux. Belonging / appurtenance We take pride in cultivating a culture of belonging where everyone can thrive. Learn more here: https://www.autodesk.com/company/global-belonging

Nous sommes fiers de cultiver une culture d’appartenance où chacun peut s’épanouir. Pour en savoir plus, cliquez ici: https://www.autodesk.com/company/global-belonging

In-Person Onboarding and Identity Verification Intégration en présentiel et vérification d’identité

This role may require in-person onboarding and/or in-person ID verification. Ce poste peut nécessiter une intégration et/ou une vérification d'identité en présentiel.