Principal Engineer Platform Team

Position Overview

As a global leader in 3D design, engineering, and entertainment software, Autodesk helps people imagine, design, and make a better world. Autodesk accelerates better design through an unparalleled depth of experience and a broad portfolio of software to give customers the power to solve their design, business, and environmental challenges.

We are looking for a Principal Engineer specialized in the Qt Framework. You will be a member of the team that builds and maintains the framework for building the Fusion UI (mostly written in C++ / Qt Framework). Organizationally, you will work in the Platform organization within Autodesk's Product Design and Manufacturing Solutions (PDMS) division making the software platform upon which the Fusion family of products are built. Come help us fulfill our vision to allow developers to deliver Industry Workflows on our client platform to any user.

You will report to the team's Portland Oregon-based Sr. Manager but your position is hybrid.

Responsibilities

• Work on a scrum team of about 5 – 8 team members
• Be a role model for working in the production codebase for the Fusion user interface framework (C++ / Qt) to deliver high-quality, secure, and stable code
• Develop, troubleshoot, test, and debug Qt widget-based UI components
• Support development of Qt Modeling Language (QML) components in a QWidget-based UI
• Investigate crashes and customer escalations (CERs) that require debugging into Qt source code
• Engage directly with customers to provide technical support for complex issues
• Be a technical leader who influences technical decisions across multiple teams
• Write technical design documents, participate in design and code reviews within the team and across teams, develop estimates for tasks, and document code
• Work with an extended team of software developers, QAs, and product designers in the US and other worldwide engineering sites
• Participate in Agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, daily scrum meetings, backlog grooming, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives
• Use Git / GitHub and work with build and deployment technologies, such as Jenkins, CMake, Docker containers, and Python

Minimum Qualifications

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About Autodesk

Welcome to Autodesk! Amazing things are created every day with our software – from the greenest buildings and cleanest cars to the smartest factories and biggest hit movies. We help innovators turn their ideas into reality, transforming not only how things are made, but what can be made.

We take great pride in our culture here at Autodesk – our Culture Code is at the core of everything we do. Our values and ways of working help our people thrive and realize their potential, which leads to even better outcomes for our customers.

When you’re an Autodesker, you can be your whole, authentic self and do meaningful work that helps build a better future for all. Ready to shape the world and your future? Join us!

Salary transparency

Salary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. For U.S.-based roles, we expect a starting base salary between $141,400 and $228,800. Offers are based on the candidate’s experience and geographic location, and may exceed this range. In addition to base salaries, we also have a significant emphasis on annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Equal Employment Opportunity