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# Principal Software Developer (Backend)

- **Company:** Autodesk
- **Location:** San Rafael, CA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $131,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, User Authentication, Unit Testing, Cloud Engineering, Computer Engineering, Data Validation, Cursor, Programming Tools, Distributed Systems, Amazon DynamoDB, Github, Integrated Development Environments, NoSQL, Cloud Services, Microsoft Copilot, Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS), Software Engineering, TypeScript, Web Services, ReactJS, Delivery Pipeline, Claude Code, Caching, Backend, Agentic-AI, Event Driven Architecture, Amazon Relational Database Service, Git Flow, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Deployment Automation, Front End Software Development, Functional Programming, Api Gateway, Software Coding, Restful APIs, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Autodesk Autocad, Serverless Computing, Jenkins, Microservices
- **Published:** October 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://arc.dev/remote-jobs/j/redirect/przbeptos1

## About the Role

* 8+ years of Software Development experience building enterprise level cloud services
 * BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience
 * Experience building cloud services using Java for backend
 * Strong understanding of cloud architecture, serverless computing, microservices, infrastructure as code, GitOps, and AWS best practices
 * Hands-on experience with AWS services including ECS, Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, RDS, SQS, and SNS. Event Driven Architecture a plus
 * Understanding of security principles, authentication, and authorization mechanisms
 * Experience with relational and NoSQL databases, including data modeling, ORM frameworks, and caching strategies
 * Experience designing and working with distributed systems and RESTful APIs, including integration with internal and external team APIs
 * Experience monitoring backend performance, identifying areas for improvement, and implementing optimizations for scalability, response times, and resource usage
 * Experience working with CI/CD pipelines such as Jenkins or GitHub Actions, * Significant hands on experience with AI powered development tools such as Claude code, Cursor, Vscode copilot. Familiarity with spec driven development and agentic coding tools, * Au moins 8 ans d'expérience en développement logiciel dans la création de services cloud de niveau entreprise
 * Licence ou master en informatique, en génie informatique, ou expérience équivalente
 * Expérience dans la création de services cloud utilisant Java pour le backend et Typescript/React pour le front-end
 * Solide compréhension de l'architecture cloud, de l'informatique sans serveur, des microservices, de l'infrastructure en tant que code, de GitOps et des meilleures pratiques AWS
 * Expérience pratique des services AWS, notamment ECS, Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, RDS, SQS et SNS. Une expérience en architecture événementielle est un atout
 * Compréhension des principes de sécurité, de l'authentification et des mécanismes d'autorisation
 * Expérience avec les bases de données relationnelles et NoSQL, y compris la modélisation des données, les frameworks ORM et les stratégies de mise en cache
 * Expérience dans la conception et l'exploitation de systèmes distribués et d'API RESTful, y compris l'intégration avec les API des équipes internes et externes
 * Expérience dans la surveillance des performances du backend, l'identification des axes d'amélioration et la mise en œuvre d'optimisations en matière d'évolutivité, de temps de réponse et d'utilisation des ressources
 * Expérience de l'utilisation de pipelines CI/CD tels que Jenkins ou GitHub Actions

Qualifications Souhaitées

 * Expérience pratique significative avec des outils de développement basés sur l'IA tels que Claude Code, Cursor et VSCode Copilot. Connaissance du développement piloté par les spécifications et des outils de codage agentique

## Description

_L'affichage de poste en français suivra / The French job posting follows., Autodesk is seeking a Senior Software Developer Or a Principal Software Developer to join the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) Data Validation team. AEC Data provides Products, APIs and services that help customers access, use, and share data across their ecosystem. You will help build cloud-based collaboration capabilities across Autodesk design tools., * Day to day Hands-on coding to deliver scalable backend services and infrastructure

 * Mentor and support developers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement
 * Develop and maintain reliable, secure, high performance cloud services
 * Maintain high code quality through automated deployments, unit and integration testing, and continuous improvement practices
 * Document and present technical solutions clearly and thoroughly
 * Achieving on-time delivery of team commitments
 * Participate in on-call rotations for production systems