Senior Full Stack Engineer
Autodesk
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Senior Full Stack Engineer at Autodesk
This position is within the User Profile team, part of the PSET organization at Autodesk. The team's mission is to leverage user data to deliver enhanced personalized experiences by unifying data, providing teams with a comprehensive view of users, and enabling effortless content discovery and meaningful interactions to deepen user engagement with Autodesk.
This is a high-impact, hands-on engineering role offering significant autonomy. You will take ownership of major components within our application architecture, working in close collaboration with product, design, and platform teams to deliver scalable, high-quality software solutions across the entire stack.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain backend services utilizing GraphQL APIs, Node.js, TypeScript, DynamoDB, and AWS S3.
- Develop and enhance React-based front-end applications, ensuring high usability, performance, and accessibility.
- Build and maintain event-driven architectures leveraging Amazon Kinesis, Kafka, and related streaming technologies.
- Develop data pipelines and frameworks, including writing optimized SQL scripts for data transformation and analytics.
- Utilize LLMs, RAG, and AI tools like Cursor for automation and efficiency.
- Ensure reliability, scalability, and performance by maintaining strong SLAs/SLIs and enforcing robust test coverage.
- Collaborate with product managers and technical leads to architect and implement innovative, cross-functional solutions.
- Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and mentor junior engineers to uphold technical excellence.
- Identify and automate manual workflows; design efficient, maintainable features that scale with business growth.
- Participate in on-call rotations to support production systems and maintain operational excellence.
Minimum Qualifications
- 6+ years of professional software development experience.
- Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Proven experience designing and developing API-driven and event-driven architectures.
- Strong proficiency in Node.js, TypeScript, GraphQL, AWS (S3, DynamoDB, Kinesis), Kafka, and SQL.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes, and Terraform.
- Familiarity with project management tools such as JIRA.
- A customer-centric mindset — able to translate business requirements into intuitive, scalable solutions.
- Certification in one or more relevant technologies (e.g., AWS, Node.js, GraphQL, DevOps, Data Tools) is a plus.
- Ability to think strategically about architecture while executing with strong attention to detail.
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!
Benefits
From health and financial benefits to time away and everyday wellness, we give Autodeskers the best, so they can do their best work. Learn more about our benefits in the U.S. by visiting https://benefits.autodesk.com/
Salary Transparency
Salary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. For U.S.-based roles, we expect a starting base salary between $110,300 and $190,300. 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.
Equal Employment Opportunity
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.
Diversity & Belonging
We take pride in cultivating a culture of belonging where everyone can thrive. Learn more here: https://www.autodesk.com/company/diversity-and-belonging
Key skills/competency
- Full Stack Development
- Node.js & TypeScript
- React.js
- GraphQL APIs
- AWS Services (DynamoDB, S3, Kinesis)
- Event-Driven Architecture
- SQL & Data Pipelines
- Kubernetes & Terraform
- CI/CD
- AI/ML Tools (LLMs, RAG)
How to Get Hired at Autodesk
- Research Autodesk's culture: Study their mission, values, recent news, and employee testimonials on LinkedIn and Glassdoor.
- Tailor your resume: Highlight experience with Node.js, React, AWS, GraphQL, and event-driven architectures.
- Showcase full stack projects: Demonstrate end-to-end development capabilities with a strong portfolio or GitHub.
- Prepare for technical depth: Be ready to discuss system design, scalability, and specific technologies like Kafka and Kubernetes.
- Practice behavioral questions: Emphasize collaboration, mentorship, and problem-solving, aligning with Autodesk's values.
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