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Principal Engineer – Data Platform & Backend
Autodesk · Bengaluru, IND
experiencedBengaluru, INDPosted 19 Jun 2026
Autodesk is hiring a Principal Engineer – Data Platform & Backend in Bengaluru.
Job Requisition ID # 26WD96751 Position Overview Autodesk is a global leader in 3D design, engineering, and entertainment software,
Requirements
- 9+ years of hands-on engineering experience, with strong experience in data
- engineering, data platforms, or distributed data systems.
- 3+ years in a technical leadership role such as Principal Engineer, Staff Engineer,
- Architect, or Tech Lead.
- Proven experience designing and operating large-scale data platforms, pipelines, and data-intensive systems.
- Strong expertise in SQL, Python, data modeling, distributed systems, and cloud
- data architecture.
- Hands-on experience with modern data platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks,
- Delta Lake, Apache Iceberg, or equivalent.
- Experience with batch and streaming technologies such as Spark, Kafka, Kinesis,
- Flink, or equivalent.
- Experience with orchestration and transformation tools such as Airflow, dbt,
- Fivetran, Dagster, or equivalent.
- Good backend engineering experience with APIs, microservices, event-driven
- architecture, and service-to-data platform integrations.
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS and/or Azure.
About Autodesk
Welcome to Autodesk! Amazing things are created every day with our software – from the greenest buildings and cleanest cars to the smartest factories and biggest hit movies. We help innovators turn their ideas into reality, transforming not only how things are made, but what can be made. We take great pride in our culture here at Autodesk – it’s at the core of everything we do. Our culture guides the way we work and treat each other, informs how we connect with customers and partners, and define