This role pays more than
54%
of similar roles. Most pay
$139,500–$215,662
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$179k
versus about
$178k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
About Autodesk
Autodesk is a global leader in 3D design, engineering, and entertainment software, enabling users to imagine, design, and create a better world.
Autodesk currently has
40 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$139,000–$249,260
across 38 roles with salary data.
The Principal Data Engineer role at Autodesk Operation Solutions involves leading the design and development of an internal data infrastructure to support analytics, BI, and AI initiatives. This hands-on technical leadership position requires building a Snowflake-based core environment, designing scalable data pipelines, creating trusted data models, and developing BI environments in Power BI and Looker. The ideal candidate has extensive experience with modern data engineering practices, including Snowflake, Python, SQL, dbt, and Fivetran, and can establish standards for data quality, testing, observability, and documentation. This role is crucial for transforming fragmented reporting into a reliable, governed intelligence layer that supports strategic decision-making across various internal teams in the B2B SaaS space.