Software Architect

About the role

Autodesk is seeking an experienced Software Architect to join the AEC Data organization and define the cloud-native services and distributed-systems architecture powering the AEC Data Model. This senior individual-contributor role focuses on shaping design standards, reference architectures, and governance across multiple teams rather than owning a single service. The architect will collaborate with product teams to enable the continuous flow of data across the built-asset lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Design and evolve API surfaces across AEC Data services to ensure coherent contracts.
• Define and evolve cross-team, cloud-native architecture including distributed systems and event-driven flows.
• Design, document, and evolve data schemas for AEC domain entities including semantic models and relationship hierarchies.
• Establish standards, reference architectures, and reusable components while authoring architecture decision records.
• Evaluate alternative architectural directions through modeling and prototyping to de-risk key decisions.
• Mentor engineers and fellow architects on emerging technologies and architectural practices.
• Ensure reliability, security, and performance of systems by defining SLOs and driving observability.
• Communicate architecture through clear diagrams and executive-ready narratives.

Required skills

• Cloud-native architecture
• Distributed systems
• API design
• Data modeling
• Schema design
• Software design patterns
• Technical leadership
• Mentoring
• AWS

Nice to have

• GraphQL
• OpenTelemetry
• Knowledge graphs
• BIM
• Kafka
• Kinesis
• RAG
• Agentic orchestration

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• 10+ years designing cloud-native, distributed systems
• 5+ years at cross-team architect altitude

Benefits

• Annual cash bonuses
• Stock grants
• Comprehensive benefits package

About the Company

Autodesk is a pioneer in 3D design, engineering, and entertainment software, building tools that empower creative minds to solve real-world problems. The company is recognized as a top place to work and is dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where innovation thrives.