Principal ML Engineer, Machine Learning Platform and Systems Architecture

Autodesk

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Remote · Boston, MA · Reston, VA · New Jersey, USA · Saskatchewan, Canada · Nova Scotia, Canada Posted 22 days ago $152,000–$272,250 / year
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TL;DR

As a Principal Machine Learning Engineer on the ML Platform and Systems Architecture team at Autodesk, you will lead the design and evolution of large-scale machine learning platforms, working closely with researchers, product teams, and engineering leadership to build reliable, scalable systems. Your daily responsibilities include architecting distributed training systems, managing data pipelines, deploying models in production, and ensuring observability across all stages. You will leverage Python and other tools like Kubernetes, Ray, Airflow, Spark, and modern ML platform tooling to drive technical initiatives that span multiple teams. This role requires deep expertise in software architecture, distributed computing, and end-to-end system thinking, with a focus on defining the technical direction for ML systems and improving engineering standards and operational practices.

Skills

Python Kubernetes Ray Airflow Spark CI/CD Terraform Docker Prometheus Grafana PostgreSQL AWS Azure Google Cloud Platform Git Jenkins Ansible Chef JSON YAML REST APIs Swagger GraphQL

What you'll do

  • Lead the architecture and delivery of major ML platform capabilities.
  • Design scalable systems for distributed training and data processing.
  • Own technical outcomes from design through deployment and continuous improvement.
  • Drive the scaling of data pipelines for large-scale structured datasets.
  • Establish strong practices for data lineage, governance, and responsible usage.
  • Guide model deployment, inference services, monitoring, and observability in production.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
  • 6 to 8 years of industry experience in software engineering, ML infrastructure, distributed systems, or platform engineering.
  • Deep experience in software architecture, distributed systems, large-scale data platforms, and ML infrastructure.
  • Strong proficiency in Python and production software engineering practices.
  • Experience leading complex technical initiatives spanning multiple engineers or cross-functional teams.
  • Strong experience with large-scale data pipelines, distributed data processing, and cloud-native platform architectures.

Market check

Salary context

This $152,000–$272,250 range sits above 49% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$170,000–$261,300

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$183,668–$251,775

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

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 34 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $139,000–$249,260 across 32 roles with salary data.

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