Position Overview
As a Software Development Engineer at Autodesk Research, you will work side-by-side with world-class researchers and engineers to build new ML-powered product features that help our customers imagine, design, and make a better world. You are a software engineer who is passionate about solving problems and building things. Your skills span across data processing, computational geometry and CAD, with a software engineering base. You are excited to collaborate with AI researchers and engineers to build AI features in Autodesk products. You are comfortable working at the intersection of research and product.
Reporting Structure: You will report to an Engineering Manager in Autodesk Research.
Location: London/Remote, UK. We are a global team, located in London, San Francisco, Toronto, and remotely. Autodesk is a hybrid-first company, allowing workers to work remotely, in an office, or a mix of both.
Responsibilities
1. Develop and maintain backend and frontend applications for CAD and design products
2. Build and optimise data processing pipelines for 3D geometry (meshes, B-Reps) and rendering workflows using distributed compute frameworks, i.e. Ray, Metaflow, Spark
3. Integrate with and monitor CI/CD systems (e.g., Jenkins, Github actions)
4. Integrate AI/ML solutions into CAD platforms in collaboration with research scientists and ML engineers
5. Develop for major CAD platforms (e.g., Fusion 360), including plugins, automation tools, and interoperability solutions
6. Work with graphics APIs (DirectX, OpenGL, Vulkan) and visualization engines
7. Contribute to multi-team projects and codebases, ensuring code quality and consistency
8. Use version control systems (e.g., Git) to manage code changes
9. Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to peers
10. Proactively identify opportunities to innovate and build solutions in a high uncertainty research environment
11. Ensure all development activities adhere to security best practices, protecting sensitive data and mitigating security risks
12. Document and present findings and ideas across the company
Minimum Qualifications
13. Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience
14. 8+ years of professional experience in software engineering, with a focus on CAD or 3D applications
15. Proficient in cloud infrastructure services (AWS)
16. Familiarity with Linux operating systems and bash terminals
17. Experience with Docker
18. Strong programming skills in Python and C++, with experience in building data pipelines
19. Experience with CI/CD tools and processes
20. Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
21. Strong communication and collaboration skills
Additional Qualifications
22. Experience of developing for major CAD platforms (AutoCAD, Inventor, Fusion 360) or building CAD automation tools, and knowledge of geometry data structures (e.g., meshes, BREPs)
23. Familiarity with OpenCascade
24. Knowledge of 3D data processing, rendering techniques, and graphics APIs (DirectX, OpenGL, Vulkan)
25. Experience with distributed compute engines such as Ray Data or Spark
26. Understanding of software architecture and design patterns
27. Ability to work in an agile development environment
28. Passion for learning new technologies and improving existing systems
Preferred Skills
29. Experience with cloud providers (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform)
30. Knowledge of machine learning frameworks and libraries (e.g., PyTorch)
31. Experience with front-end technologies (e.g., JavaScript, HTML, CSS) and frameworks (e.g., react with next.js)
The Ideal Candidate
32. You demonstrate initiative to provide solutions and to learn and develop new technologies
33. Comfortable building prototypes from scratch and writing maintainable code within existing codebases
34. You enjoy learning and collaborating across global locations
35. You are comfortable working in newly forming ambiguous areas
36. You are comfortable building scalable and maintainable systems that will be relied on by others
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About Autodesk
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