This role pays less than
56%
of similar roles. Most pay
$174,600–$225,000
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$194k
versus about
$200k
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
17 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$139,000–$249,260
across 17 roles with salary data.
As a Principal Software Engineer within the Digital Experience Engineering team, you will provide deep technical leadership for a large-scale data platform. You will be responsible for transforming complex requirements into scalable architectures, setting the technical direction for core subsystems, and driving alignment across multiple teams. Your daily work involves designing distributed services, managing data models, and ensuring system reliability and performance. The role requires expertise in distributed systems, high-throughput cloud services, and asynchronous or workflow-based systems at production scale. You will utilize modern backend languages, NoSQL storage, object storage, serverless compute, and event-driven integration to build robust infrastructure. Key technical focuses include API design, schema validation, ETL pipelines, and data management for heterogeneous sources. You will also mentor engineers and influence the platform roadmap through high-level architectural decision-making and technical documentation.
What does a Software Engineer earn in Georgia?
Median $178750 from 35 postings across 14 companies.
AWS
Python
Go
Java
Kubernetes
Kafka
NoSQL
TypeScript
LLM
micro-services
Distributed Systems
SDLC
API Design
SASE
zero-trust architecture
Data Pipelines