Principal Software Developer in Test

Position Overview

We are looking for a highly motivated, experienced Principal Software Developer in Test to join the Autodesk AEC Data team.

In this role, you will be responsible for driving quality in a team working on a cloud-based product widely used by Autodesk customers. In this role, you will work closely with software developers, product owners, and other QA and SETs to design and build test automation. You will ensure cloud services can be deployed frequently with minimal effort and high quality through manual and automated testing, with a focus on test automation. You will own and drive initiatives related to improving quality, stability, reliability and usability of your team’s software deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with developers and other QA analysts and SETs to establish processes that ensure delivery of quality backend and UI software

• Uphold high quality standards for the products you work on by designing and implementing test automation suites

• Assist team evaluate risk, quality, and/or stability on individual stories, initiatives, sprints, product milestones, and services

• Participate in test estimation and ensure automated testing is accounted for in planning or acceptance criteria

• Receive defect reports from other sources (customers, product support, forums), confirm and track specific issues for use by development

• Write and run test cases based on real production work, and create scripts for automation

• Participate in Scrum ceremonies for requirement gathering, test planning, execution, and progress reporting

• Partner with experienced developers, absorbing best practices in software development

• Collaborate with other team members on the implementation, deployment and maintenance of the Automation Testing pipelines within CI/CD pipelines

• Be an engaged and active member of the team, learn, mentor, be mentored and contribute to the improvement of the team by engaging in respectful conversations and decision makings

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related technical field

• 8+ years of experience in software industry including design and development of test automation suites for cloud services with focus on building high quality test automation used in CI/CD pipelines

• Experience with some of the following tools is desired: Blazemeter, JMeter, Cypress, Selenium, Cucumber JVM, Postman, Wiremock, Rest Assured, Pact, BurpSuite

• Knowledge of computer programming in languages such as Java, C#, Python, and/or JavaScript

• Strong leadership skills

• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills

• Knowledge of approaches, tools, and techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving problems. Analyzing alternatives, risks, and benefits

• Detail-oriented and strong logical thinking skills

• Flexibility under changing conditions and ability to multi-task between projects

• Experience of working on a scrum team developing cloud services

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using Jira, Confluence, Jenkins, GitHub

• Familiarity with AWS tools and services

• Keen interest in new technologies and their timely adoption

• Ability to learn large software systems quickly

• Experience using AI powered IDEs (Cursor, Copilot agent mode, etc.)

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