Distinguished Architect

Distinguished Architect

Requirements

• 15+ years of experience as a software engineer/architect
• 5+ years in a senior architecture role in a SaaS business pursuing a platform strategy
• 5+ years minimum in a software engineering role, with experience working in full stack engineering capacity
• Excellent experience in Java, Python, Golang and other programming languages
• Develop and maintain cloud architecture on AWS (Azure or other clouds acceptable), working with managed services such as RDS, Aurora, ECS, and Lambda
• Drive continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) improvements, with experience in Jenkins, Harness and creating ‘golden paths’ for developers
• Self-directed with an ability to complete work strategically and efficiently

Responsibilities

• Work with peers throughout Autodesk to understand our architectural landscape and challenges, articulate opportunities, and motivate change with an emphasis on building trust
• Drive technical standards and approaches
• Work with leadership to articulate our current architecture and inform future investments via quantitative and qualitative arguments
• Assess current development and operational practices from an architectural perspective, emphasizing privacy, security and especially resilience
• Propose, prioritize and encourage adoption of Autodesk architecture and practice standards
• Coordinate with multiple industry division product development teams, other members of our centralized platform team, and other teams as required through effective communication and networking
• In collaboration with peers in PSET’s architectural organization, provide input on solving current and ongoing architecture challenges, designing and articulating architectural direction for platform and interrelated divisions
• Lead the resolution of complex problems within one’s discipline, often with the need to integrate cross-functional processes and outcomes
• Contribute to cross-organization working groups targeted to solving some of Autodesk’s most pressing architectural challenges
• Maintain expert-level knowledge of architectural patterns, technologies and trends
• Bring innovative, state-of-the-industry architectural thinking to our practice of software architecture
• Support configuration management and help create a build-once, deploy-anywhere strategy for efficient deployment pipelines
• Track industry best practices and advocate where relevant
• Influence leaders within your function to adopt solutions, establish priorities, and allocate resources
• Anticipate business challenges that could significantly impact Autodesk’s operational and financial success and proactively develop solutions to address them
• Advise on the development and adoption of Autodesk and AWS technologies, including databases, compute frameworks, CI/CD, and regionalization strategies
• Write and speak internally about your work through internal conferences, mentoring, seminars, etc. Travel to at least four international trips per year will be required for internal meetings

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven track record of innovation demonstrated through patents, publications, or conference presentations
• Experience leading a company’s transition from a product-centric model to a platform-centric approach, focusing on scalability and agility
• Strong background in architecting and building large-scale, highly available, resilient cloud-based solutions
• Ability to lead teams or initiatives with significant organizational impact and visibility
• Expertise in developing novel, cutting-edge solutions that push the boundaries of existing technology
• Comfortable collaborating with cross-functional teams, influencing diverse stakeholders, and driving results in a dynamic environment. Background in creating scalable solutions that can be integrated into multiple business functions