Principal Software Developer – Databases

Autodesk

Senior technical contributor managing structured storage and shaping cloud data infrastructure for Autodesk. Leading high-impact projects and mentoring engineers to improve technical capabilities.

Posted 7/31/2026full-timeRemote • 🇨🇦 CanadaLead💰 CA$131,000 - CA$191,400 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading the design and implementation of cloud platform capabilities, with a strong focus on Kubernetes architecture, Terraform, and cloud data technologies. Proven ability to mentor engineers and drive technical alignment across teams while ensuring operational reliability and best practices.

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Kubernetes ArchitectureTerraform ExperienceCloud Data TechnologiesKafka Event StreamingPostgres or DynamoDB Expertise

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Hard Skills

Software EngineeringKubernetesTerraformCloud Data TechnologiesPostgresDynamoDBKafkaORM ExperienceInfrastructure-as-CodeGitOps Deployment

Soft Skills

Strong CommunicationOrganizational SkillsInfluencing Outcomes

Tools & Technologies

AWSIAMRDS/AuroraECS/EKSMulti-Region

Industry Keywords

Event PlatformCDC IntegrationCapacity ManagementMonitoring and AlertingData ReplicationDesign ReviewsTechnical Direction

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDynamoDBKafkaKubernetesPostgresTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead design and implementation of high-impact SRS platform capabilities: event platform CDC integration (Kafka), schema automation, Structured Record Access API, fleet management tooling
Set technical direction for one or more SRS sub-areas: architecture standards, design reviews, raising the bar on how the team builds
Continuously assess SRS cloud platform needs at scale, identify significant risks and gaps, and drive the roadmap to close them
Own and improve fleet-wide operations: capacity management, monitoring and alerting, query tuning, load optimization, and data replication for reporting workloads
Create and institutionalize best practices and health models for the database fleet
Build a high-impact network of storage champions across engineering groups
Own reliability for what you build: monitoring, runbooks, on-call response, post-incident learning
Drive migration and schema lifecycle initiatives across the fleet, coordinating with product teams
Mentor P2/P3 engineers; conduct design and code reviews

Requirements

What you’ll need

6+ years of software engineering in a platform, infrastructure, or data engineering context
5+ years of Kubernetes architecture at scale
7+ years of Terraform experience
7+ years of experience with cloud data technologies
Deep Postgres or DynamoDB experience at scale: fleet-level operations, not application-level use
Demonstrated ability to lead technical projects end-to-end: design through production
Hands-on Kafka or event streaming experience in production; bonus if you've built CDC pipelines (Postgres binlog, DynamoDB Streams, Debezium)
ORM experience at the framework or platform layer: you've built or extended ORM tooling to drive semantic eventing, not just consumed it
Kubernetes CRD hands-on experience: designing or operating controllers/operators that manage platform resources
Strong AWS background: IAM, RDS/Aurora, DynamoDB, ECS/EKS, multi-region
Able to drive technical alignment across opinionated teams
Experience in Infrastructure-as-code (Terraform) and GitOps deployment
Strong communication and organizational skills; you can influence outcomes across teams, groups, and leadership.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Annual cash bonuses
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Comprehensive benefits package