Senior Backend Software Engineer

Job Requisition ID #

26WD98263

Autodesk is seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer to join our Platform Engineering team!

As part of your role, you will help design, build, and operate foundational backend services and platform capabilities powering Autodesk Construction Cloud (Forma). You will contribute to scalable cloud infrastructure, internal developer platforms, shared services, and backend systems used across all of the stacks.

Responsibilities

• Work as a member of a self-organized agile platform team that builds, owns, and operates core backend services and infrastructure
• Design and develop scalable backend systems and platform services using Node.js and TypeScript
• Improve platform reliability, scalability, observability, and developer experience
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, automation, deployment tooling, and operational excellence
• Collaborate with engineering teams across the organization to enable efficient and reliable service integrations
• Participate in architecture, performance optimization, monitoring, and production support
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience building cloud-native backend systems using Node.js
• Strong JavaScript/TypeScript experience
• Experience designing scalable, reliable, and maintainable distributed systems
• Strong understanding of APIs, cloud infrastructure, and backend architecture
• Experience writing clean, performant, and production-ready code
• Experience with observability, monitoring, and production operations
• Excellent written and verbal technical communication skills (English)
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with platform engineering or infrastructure/backend platform teams
• Experience with CI/CD, DevOps practices, and infrastructure automation
• Experience with AWS and cloud-native architectures
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or containerized environments
• Experience with Git or equivalent distributed revision control systems
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with platform engineering or infrastructure/backend platform teams
• Experience with CI/CD, DevOps practices, and infrastructure automation
• Experience with AWS and cloud-native architectures
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or containerized environments
• Experience with Git or equivalent distributed revision control systems
• Experience using AI-powered engineering tools and AI-assisted software development workflows (such as Claude Code, SDD, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or similar tools)
  
  

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About Autodesk

Welcome to Autodesk! Amazing things are created every day with our software – from the greenest buildings and cleanest cars to the smartest factories and biggest hit movies. We help innovators turn their ideas into reality, transforming not only how things are made, but what can be made.

We take great pride in our culture here at Autodesk – it’s at the core of everything we do. Our culture guides the way we work and treat each other, informs how we connect with customers and partners, and defines how we show up in the world.

When you’re an Autodesker, you can do meaningful work that helps build a better world designed and made for all. Ready to shape the world and your future? Join us!

Salary transparency

Salary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. Offers are based on the candidate’s experience and geographic location. In addition to base salaries, our compensation package may include annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.

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