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# Principal Full Stack Engineer

- **Company:** Autodesk
- **Location:** Portland, OR, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $139,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, C Sharp (Programming Language), Cloud Computing, Code Review, Databases, Machine Learning, Scrum Methodology, Cloud Services, Next.js, TypeScript, Cloud Platform System, Multi-Agent Systems, Backend, Information Technology, NestJS, Restful APIs, Autodesk Autocad, Microservices
- **Published:** May 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000g339t5

## About the Role

+ BS in computer science or related technical field (MS in Computer Science or a related degree is preferred)

 + Over 10 years of professional experience developing scalable, distributed applications

 + Part of a large distributed team with significant responsibility

 + Strong experience leading a team of 5+ software engineers on projects

 + Strong experience in languages like TypeScript, JavaScript, C#

 + Broad experience with frameworks like NextJS and NestJS

 + Experience designing and building RESTful APIs using Microservices architecture

 + Strong experience with building cloud-based API platforms or backend systems

 + Strong knowledge of AWS, databases, and cloud architectures

 + Experience building production-grade AI/ML applications using RAG, LangGraph (or similar agent frameworks), and Model Context Protocol (MCP) integrations

 + Strong experience and understanding of working on Agile processes like SCRUM

 + Strong leadership, communication skills, and the ability to influence without authority

 + Ability to write good design & architecture documents

 + Ability to cultivate consensus and alignment within and across teams

 + Strong problem-solving skills

## Description

Autodesk is seeking a motivated, experienced, and skilled engineer to join our Connected Delivery platform team. This platform is responsible for enabling the discovery, download, and install of all the Autodesk products, services, and third-part apps. You'll be responsible for building a full-stack application that is resilient, scalable, and highly available. As an ideal candidate, you'll have led teams developing modern web experiences with cloud services in a fast-paced, agile environment.

Responsibilities

 + Lead, design, and develop high-quality, secure, performant applications

 + Provide project and team leadership to break down, estimate, and organize work

 + Participate in agile ceremonies of the scrum team

 + Work closely with the product manager and team to understand and elaborate on the requirements

 + Provide guidance to own team and others on software development best practices

 + Work with the team to troubleshoot code-level problems quickly and efficiently

 + Identify risk and propose mitigation strategies associated with the design

 + Participate in code reviews to ensure new code conforms to the highest standards

 + Interact with internal and external customers to identify and resolve product defects


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