Software Development Manager

Job Requisition ID # 24WD81153

Are you a seasoned software developer who is passionate about building and scaling cloud services for world-class design and construction solutions? Do you have the skills and experience to design and lead a team of engineers to build reliable and trusted SaaS products that can handle a large user base and complex data flow? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!

The Docs team in Autodesk AEC Construction R&D is seeking a talented and highly motivated Software Development Manager, who would provide technical leadership to a forming development team in Docs.

As a vital part of the overall Autodesk AEC Construction initiative, the Docs comprises cloud services, enterprise systems, web applications, data processing systems, and operational tool chains. It is the center of Autodesk's attempt to revolutionize the construction business via modern technology.

In this role, you will be instrumental in building and maintaining several critical services for AEC Construction, guiding the architecture of the platform and services across this ecosystem, and building/managing a high-performing development team in India. As Software Development Manager, you will take on a highly visible role in building out the future architecture of Docs. This is an opportunity to make something that directly impacts a sizeable business within Autodesk.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical staff in the Docs team to strengthen critical services for greater robustness, scalability, performance, and data processing capability.
• Drive the technical strategy and roadmap with hands-on leadership in architecture and implementation.
• Lead the team to design, develop, and operate critical components to benefit Docs customers and other service teams.
• Drive and align technical strategy across divisions and interdependent teams.
• Manage cross-functional relationships with stakeholders, engineers, and technical partners.
• Serve as a technical evangelist across technical and non-technical personnel at all levels.
• Lead, manage, mentor, and work with development teams.
• This role will be a hybrid work arrangement, based out of our Vancouver office.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor or equivalent in Computer Science or Software Engineering.
• 8+ years of software development experience.
• Expertise in one or more of: Java, C#, Javascript/NodeJS, Ruby/JRuby, Golang, Scala, C++.
• Extensive experience designing and developing scalable, resilient, distributed applications:
• HTTP-based API design.
• Build, deploy, and orchestration of containerized workloads.
• Event-driven systems, message queues.
• Distributed data stores, caching, and eventual consistency.
• Observability at scale: monitoring, log aggregation.
• Experience with handling high throttle traffic.
• Experience in creating or maintaining data pipelines and storage for multinational online businesses.
• Cross-platform, native desktop app development (Windows, Mac, Linux).
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Familiarity with database technologies (e.g., SQL, NoSQL).
• Excellent leadership and team management skills.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Good technical communication.
• Experience in managing a diverse and remote team.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience with microservices architecture and containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of DevOps practices and tools (e.g., Jenkins, Git, CI/CD).
• Experience with agile development methodologies.
• Strong understanding of security best practices and compliance requirements.

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