Software Development Engineer I

We are seeking a Software Development Engineer I to join our AI, Data & Automation team, focused on building next-generation AI platforms. In this role, you will work on AI Agent Frameworks, Model Context Protocols (MCPs), and AI-enabled search solutions, while integrating and experimenting with multiple LLMs. You will contribute to operationalizing AI platforms with a focus on scalability, reliability, and governance. This role is ideal for engineers with hands-on AI project experience through internships, hackathons, or open source, who are eager to explore emerging AI technologies and make an impact at enterprise scale. You’ll be part of a collaborative environment where continuous learning and innovation are at the core of everything we do.

-Be part of a visionary AI, Data & Automation team driving enterprise-wide adoption of AI through cutting-edge platforms.

-Work on real-world applications of LLMs, Agents, MCPs, and AI-enabled search that impact millions of users.

-Gain mentorship from senior engineers while building your expertise in one of the fastest-growing areas in tech.

-Opportunity to experiment, learn, and innovate with emerging AI frameworks, orchestration tools, and governance practices.

-Contribute to a culture of continuous learning, open collaboration, and innovation at scale.

Responsibilities as an Individual

• Contribute to the design, development, and implementation of AI Agent Frameworks.
• Work on integrating and experimenting with multiple LLMs for enterprise-scale use cases.
• Assist in operationalising AI platforms, ensuring scalability, reliability, and governance.
• Build and extend Model Context Protocol (MCPs) to standardise AI interactions across systems.
• Contribute to AI-enabled search solutions (retrieval, ranking, semantic search, vector databases, RAG pipelines).
• Write clean, testable, and maintainable code aligned with engineering best practices.
• Collaborate with peers and senior engineers to deliver platform features and improve developer experience.
• Stay up to date with emerging AI frameworks, tools, and technologies, and share learnings with the team., With Autodesk software, you have the power to Make Anything. The future of making is here, bringing with its radical changes in the way things are designed, made, and used. It’s disrupting every industry: architecture, engineering, and construction; manufacturing; and media and entertainment. With the right knowledge and tools, this disruption is your opportunity. Our software is used by everyone - from design professionals, engineers, and architects to digital scientists, students, and hobbyists. We constantly explore new ways to integrate all dimensions of diversity across our employees, customers, partners, and communities. Our goal is to expand opportunities for anyone to imagine, design, and make a better world.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 0-2 years of work experience.
• Strong programming skills in Python, Java, or similar languages.
• Hands-on experience with LLMs, Agents, and/or MCPs through academic projects, internships, open-source contributions, or hackathons.
• Exposure to AI-enabled search solutions and underlying technologies such as:
• Vector databases (e.g., Pinecone, Weaviate, FAISS)
• RAG pipelines
• Semantic/embedding-based search
• Experience with AI orchestration frameworks (e.g., LangChain, LlamaIndex, Haystack).
• Familiarity with REST APIs, microservices, and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Knowledge of containerization (Docker) and a basic understanding of CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong problem-solving ability, eagerness to learn, and ability to adapt to rapidly evolving AI technologies.
• Effective collaboration and communication skills., * Exposure to multi-agent systems and orchestration of LLM-enabled actions.
• Knowledge of AI governance, observability, or monitoring practices.
• Familiarity with retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) optimisations and hybrid search techniques.
• Contributions to open-source AI projects, Kaggle competitions, or AI/ML research forums.
• Understanding of trusted AI principles (fairness, privacy, compliance, safety).

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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