Senior Software Engineer

Autodesk

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San Francisco, CA Posted 11 days ago $117,000$209,330 / year

At a glance

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TL;DR

As a Senior Software Engineer on Autodesk’s Data Platform team, you will design and build scalable APIs, microservices, and streaming systems that power analytics and real-time insights for thousands of users across the company. Your day-to-day involves developing backend services in Go, Java, or Python, architecting distributed systems, and implementing control-plane services using Kafka and Flink. You’ll also contribute to full-stack capabilities when necessary, ensuring high availability and fault tolerance while driving performance optimization and system efficiency. This role requires expertise in cloud platforms like AWS, CI/CD practices, and modern tooling for engineering productivity, as well as a strong ownership mindset and the ability to mentor fellow engineers.

Skills

Go Java Python AWS REST GraphQL Kafka Flink CI/CD React Docker Cloud Native Observability Spark Trino Presto Hive EMR Airflow Temporal PostgreSQL Mentorship Code Reviews

What you'll do

  • Design and develop scalable APIs and microservices using REST, GraphQL, and event-driven architectures.
  • Build backend services with modern languages like Go, Java, or Python for high-performance systems.
  • Architect distributed systems processing millions of records across batch and real-time pipelines.
  • Develop streaming and ingestion systems using Kafka and Flink to handle large-scale data flows.
  • Implement control-plane services for orchestration, workflow management, and metadata-driven automation.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of professional software engineering experience building production systems.
  • Strong programming skills in Go, Java, or Python.
  • Proven experience designing and building distributed systems or microservices architectures.
  • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and modern CI/CD practices.
  • Demonstrated ability to quickly learn and apply new technologies effectively.
  • Ownership mindset: build it, run it, improve it; experience with streaming tech like Kafka and Flink.

Market check

Salary context

This $117,000–$209,330 range sits above 49% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$117,000$203,940

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$139,000$175,500

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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