Distinguished Engineer

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of scalable Product Access and entitlement systems for cloud and AI-driven products
• Define the long-term technical strategy and engineering vision for access enforcement capabilities
• Drive greenfield initiatives and foundational platform capabilities through hands-on prototyping
• Champion the adoption of AI-assisted software development practices to improve engineering productivity
• Design systems supporting access decisions for both human and non-human actors, including services and AI agents
• Mentor engineers through architecture guidance, code reviews, and technical leadership
• Influence technical direction across multiple engineering organizations to drive adoption of shared platform standards

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience building large-scale distributed systems and platform services
• Deep expertise in cloud-native architectures, microservices, and API design
• Proven experience building or evolving Product Access platforms, entitlement, or licensing systems
• Practical experience leveraging AI-assisted software development workflows and tools
• Demonstrated ability to influence technical strategy and drive alignment across multiple organizations
• Strong background in software engineering with the ability to contribute directly to architecture and implementation

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SaaS licensing and consumption-driven service models
• Experience building platform services used across multiple engineering organizations
• Exposure to developer platforms, internal tooling, or engineering productivity initiatives
• Experience with Kubernetes, event-driven architectures, and modern cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Exposure to AI/ML-enabled products and modern AI application architectures

Benefits

• Comprehensive health and financial benefits
• Time away and everyday wellness programs
• Competitive compensation including annual cash bonuses and stock grants

About the Company

Autodesk helps innovators turn their ideas into reality, transforming not only how things are made, but what can be made. We provide software used to create everything from the greenest buildings to the smartest factories and biggest hit movies.