Principal Software Development Engineer
Autodesk · Bengaluru, IND
Autodesk is hiring a Principal Software Development Engineer in Bengaluru.
Job Requisition ID # 26WD95186 Position Overview We are growing our Cloud Management team within Autodesk’s Enterprise IT organization. This team designs, provisions, and operates enterprise multi-cloud platforms that enable secure, scalable, and compliant infrastructure for Autodesk’s global engineering teams.
Requirements
Technical Leadership
- 8+ years of software development experience, with 5+ years in senior or principal-level roles
- Proven experience designing and delivering large-scale distributed systems
- Strong architectural judgment with the ability to articulate trade-offs across cloud platforms
- Experience mentoring engineers and leading cross-team technical initiatives
Technical Expertise
- Deep experience with at least two major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Strong proficiency in Go and Python
- Advanced experience with Terraform and complex multi-cloud module ecosystems
- Expertise in microservices, serverless, and event-driven architectures
- Strong understanding of cloud security, identity, encryption, and compliance frameworks
- Deep experience with observability at scale (metrics, logs, traces, alerting)
- Solid understanding of distributed systems concepts and failure modes
- Experience designing, operating, or governing Kubernetes-based platforms (EKS, AKS, GKE)
Preferred qualifications
- Experience designing or integrating AI-assisted operational systems (AIOps)
- Ability to evaluate when Kubernetes is appropriate versus serverless or managed services
- Experience with cloud governance models and policy enforcement
- Exposure to FinOps and multi-cloud cost optimization strategies
- Cloud certifications across AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
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