Software Architect, Product Usage Data/Insights - Canada/LATAM Remote

Senior Principal Engineer- Insights & Personalization (Remote: Canada)

Senior Principal Engineer- Insights & Personalization (Remote: Canada)

Job Requisition ID # 24WD84329

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Senior Principal Engineer- Insights & Personalization (Remote: Canada)

Do you thrive in a fast-paced, high-energy environment? Are you a creative problem solver who enjoys building solutions and products using cutting-edge technologies? Are you looking to collaborate with motivated individuals from diverse backgrounds? Do you have the drive to make things happen? If so, you are in the right place.

As a global leader in 3D design, engineering, and entertainment software, Autodesk helps people imagine, design, and create a better world. Autodesk enables better design through an unparalleled depth of experience and a broad portfolio of software that gives customers the power to solve their design, business, and environmental challenges.

The Product Analytics Team is a centralized analytics group working closely with product line development teams across the company to democratize ML/analytics across all Autodesk products. We are on a mission to build a centralized Insights and recommendation platform that powers product insights across all Autodesk products. We are seeking a Senior Principal Engineer with unparalleled expertise in cloud architecture and large-scale distributed systems. This is a strategic leadership role that goes beyond technical execution, driving architectural vision, influencing organizational strategy, and delivering innovative solutions to complex challenges. A core part of this role will be to act as a coach and mentor for the engineering and architecture teams, fostering a culture of learning, empathy, and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Define Architectural Vision: Develop and articulate the long-term architectural strategy, enabling scalability, reliability, and efficiency across our systems

• Strategic Contributions: Collaborate with senior leadership to shape the company’s technical direction, aligning it with business objectives and growth strategies

• Lead Large-Scale Initiatives: Drive end-to-end design and execution of complex, cross-functional programs, from legacy system modernization to new platform development

• Foster Innovation: Evaluate emerging technologies, tools, and best practices to ensure Autodesk stays at the forefront of industry advancements

• Mentor and Inspire: Serve as a trusted mentor to principal engineers, architects, and engineering leaders, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning

• Cross-Organization Collaboration: Act as a bridge between engineering, product management, and business units, driving alignment and solving critical challenges in organizational accountability

• Cloud Leadership: Define cloud strategies to optimize cost, performance, and security while ensuring a seamless migration to modern cloud-native architectures

• Scale Systems Globally: Architect and oversee systems capable of supporting multi-billion event streams, multi-petabyte-scale storage, and millions of users globally

Minimum Requirements

• Experience: 15+ years in software development, including 8+ years in architectural leadership roles, with a focus on cloud and large-scale systems

• Product Engineering: We’re looking for someone with deep product architecture experience-someone with battle scars from scaling systems, navigating trade-offs, and driving technical decisions in complex, real-world environments.

• Strategic Vision: Proven ability to contribute at the executive level, aligning technical direction with business goals and organizational priorities

• Cloud Expertise: Mastery of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and cloud-native architectures, including microservices, serverless, and event-driven design

• Technical Depth: Extensive experience with distributed systems, database design (relational and NoSQL), and event-streaming platforms like Kafka or similar technologies

• Programming Proficiency: Strong knowledge of languages such as Python, JavaScript, or equivalent

• Data & ML Synergy: Familiarity with machine learning infrastructure, data pipelines, and real-time analytics

• Leadership & Influence: Demonstrated success in mentoring engineers, influencing organizational technical decisions, and fostering a culture of excellence

• Collaboration: Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills to align diverse teams and drive consensus

• Leadership & Empathy: Demonstrated ability to coach and mentor engineers and architects with empathy, focusing on their professional growth and technical excellence

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing systems that handle billions of daily transactions and multi-petabyte-scale data

• Strong understanding of regulatory and compliance considerations in large-scale systems

• Experience working in globally distributed teams

• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize work in a fast-paced environment

• Direct experience with SaaS products or basic understanding of Autodesk products like AutoCAD and Fusion (preferred)

Why Join Us?

• Influence the technical strategy of a global leader in 3D design and insights

• Work on impactful, high-scale projects that shape industries and redefine customer experiences

• Collaborate with top-tier engineering and business leaders in an innovation-driven environment

• Competitive compensation, executive-level visibility, and unparalleled growth opportunities