Software Architect

About the role

Autodesk is seeking an experienced Software Architect to join the AEC Data team and define the cloud-native services and distributed-systems architecture powering the AEC Data Model. This senior individual-contributor role focuses on shaping how multiple teams design and build through standards, reference architectures, and design-review governance. You will collaborate with product teams across the AEC portfolio to enable the continuous flow of data across Autodesk products and third-party integrations.

Responsibilities

• Design and evolve API surfaces across AEC Data services including resource modeling and query APIs.
• Define and evolve cross-team, cloud-native architecture including service contracts and event-driven flows.
• Design and document data schemas for AEC domain entities including semantic models and relationship hierarchies.
• Establish standards, reference architectures, and reusable components while authoring architecture proposals and 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 practice.
• 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
• AWS
• Microservices
• Event-driven architecture
• Technical leadership
• Mentoring

Nice to have

• GraphQL
• DynamoDB
• PostgreSQL
• OpenTelemetry
• Knowledge graphs
• BIM
• Kafka
• Kinesis
• AI/ML
• RAG

Qualifications

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

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.