Senior Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Foundational Models

Job Requisition ID # 26WD94805

Senior Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Foundational Models

Position Overview

Autodesk is transforming the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry by embedding advanced AI and foundation models into cloud-native platforms such as AutoCAD, Revit, Construction Cloud, and Forma. As a Senior Principal Machine Learning Engineer, you will act as a technical leader and delivery owner for complex, high-impact ML initiatives spanning foundation models, reinforcement learning, data systems, and large-scale ML platforms. You will operate at the intersection of applied research, engineering, and product—setting technical direction while remaining hands‑on in the areas of highest complexity and risk. This role is designed for a senior ML tech lead with a proven track record of owning and delivering ML systems at scale, including training and operating models in large, distributed environments.

Reporting : ML Development Manager, AEC Solutions

Location : US or Canada (Remote or Hybrid)

Responsibilities

• Technical Strategy & Leadership : Define the long‑term technical vision for Generative AI and Foundation Model infrastructure within the AEC Solutions team. Influence architectural decisions across the broader organization.
• End‑to‑End Delivery : Lead the design, development, and delivery of complex ML systems. Own the full lifecycle from model architecture selection and data strategy to distributed training and production deployment.
• Foundation Model Engineering : Drive the development of large‑scale training pipelines. Collaborate with Research Scientists to translate experimental ideas (custom architectures, novel loss functions) into scalable, performant code.
• Scalability & Infrastructure : Architect solutions for distributed training (e.g., FSDP, Megatron‑LM, DeepSpeed) on massive compute clusters. Identify and resolve bottlenecks in data processing and model parallelism to maximize training throughput.
• Mentorship & Influence : Mentor Principal and Senior engineers, fostering a culture of technical ownership, rigorous experimentation, and best practices. Act as a technical partner to Product Management and Engineering leadership.
• Cross‑Functional Collaboration : Partner effectively with Data Engineering, Platform, and Research teams to integrate large‑scale multimodal AEC data (3D geometry, images, text) into model development workflows.
• Operational Excellence : Establish standards for model evaluation, versioning, monitoring, and MLOps best practices to ensure reproducibility and reliability in a high‑stakes production environment.

Minimum Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

The Ideal Candidate

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