Join Autodesk's Forma Design team as a Principal Software Engineer to shape technical direction and turn complex design automation challenges into scalable, user-facing product capabilities
Job Summary
Join Autodesk's Forma Design team as a Principal Software Engineer to shape technical direction and turn complex design automation challenges into scalable, user-facing product capabilities.
You will work closely with Engineering Managers, Product Managers, Designers, and other engineers to discover, validate, and deliver automation capabilities that reduce manual work and embed best practices into design workflows.
This role involves staying hands-on while influencing technical direction at scale, working with technologies like web, large-scale systems, and cloud computing to solve cross-cutting problems.
Matching Summary
Join Autodesk's Forma Design team as a Principal Software Engineer to shape technical direction and turn complex design automation challenges into scalable, user-facing product capabilities.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
hands-on engineering cloud-based systems
architectural technical decisions beyond team
TypeScript serverless architectures AWS
large-scale systems platforms infrastructure
empowered product-led teams
Nice-to-have
AI-enabled workflows design automation
sustainability real-world impact
shaping products collaboratively
leading through influence collaboration example
Key Requirements
Proven experience driving architectural or technical decisions
Ability to operate with clarity in ambiguous spaces
Strong collaboration and communication skills
Experience with TypeScript, serverless architectures, or AWS
Background in large-scale systems, platforms, or shared infrastructure