Principal Engineer - Search AI

Overview We are looking for a Principal Engineer to own and deliver complex modules within our Search Infrastructure within Autodesk Platform Services. You will work with system architects and senior principal engineers to build a modern, scalable Search Platform that powers the search experiences across Autodesk’s Industry Clouds – Fusion, Forma and Flow – and solve demanding distributed systems and algorithmic problems. Responsibilities • Lead the design, development and operations of highly scalable, distributed, data-intensive microservices. • Champion adopting industry best practices to push development standards within the team. • Partner with Software Architects, Product Managers and Engineering Managers to design technical solutions to drive business outcomes. • Help to meet SLAs of large-scale microservices with monitoring, troubleshooting and optimization. • Lead detection, recovery and postmortems of production incidents. • Help to hire, mentor engineers, and help build fast-growing, high-performing teams. • Perform thorough design and code reviews; drive best practices to maintain clean and maintainable code. Minimum Qualifications • BS in Computer Science or related field or equivalent work experience. • Strong computer science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, distributed systems, and data management. • Thorough knowledge of multi-threading, concurrency, and parallel processing concepts. • Exceptional proficiency in Java or Golang or similar programming language. • 10+ years of experience building and running large-scale systems. • Thorough understanding of database systems (e.g., MySQL, DynamoDB) including scalability, performance, and consistency characteristics. • Expertise with modern technology stacks, API design, microservices, stream processing and designing for resilience and operational excellence. • Strong communicator; ability to synthesize, simplify, and articulate complex problems to other engineers. • Expertise in Cloud Infrastructure platforms such as AWS. • Exposure to Information Retrieval with hands-on experience in Lucene/ElasticSearch/OpenSearch. Preferred Qualifications • Exposure to Vector Databases and ML Infrastructure. • Exposure to Knowledge Graph/Graph Databases. • Experience in monitoring and improving reliability of a complex system at scale. • Aware of Security and Compliance challenges in Cloud products and/or platforms. About Autodesk We design and build software that enables innovators to shape the world. We are committed to a culture of belonging and to empowering employees to do meaningful work that helps build a better future for all. #J-18808-Ljbffr