Distinguished Engineer, AI Builder

Autodesk

Experienced engineer focused on AI-native workflows within Autodesk's PSET organization. Identifying opportunities and building proofs that reshape platform experiences and workflows.

Posted 4/29/2026full-timeRemote • Oregon • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $196,000 - $352,110 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Identify and work through seams and bottlenecks across platform workflows
Define and build end-to-end, AI-native workflow proofs
Build production-like implementations that prove what works in practice
Test and compare approaches in real workflows
Create undeniable proof points for AI-native workflows
Translate successful approaches into reusable patterns
Ensure high-impact approaches propagate across the platform
Evaluate trade-offs and risks when using external solutions

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of experience building and operating production systems
Strong system and architectural judgment across services, data, and workflows
Strong applied AI capability
Strong product and workflow judgment
Strong software engineering fundamentals
Experience operating in both startup and enterprise contexts
Proven ability to independently define focus and drive from ambiguity to working systems
Demonstrated ability to deliver cross-team or organizational impact
Strong influence with senior stakeholders

Benefits

Comp & perks

health and financial benefits
time away and everyday wellness

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Hard Skills & Tools

AI-native workflowsproduction systemssoftware engineering fundamentalssystem architectureworkflow designapplied AIrisk evaluationproof of conceptdata managementservice integration

Soft Skills

system judgmentproduct judgmentindependent focusdriving from ambiguitycross-team collaborationorganizational impactinfluence with stakeholdersproblem-solvingcommunicationadaptability