Job Requisition ID #
25WD89355
Position Overview
The Access sub-division within the Platform Services & Emerging Technologies (PSET) division at Autodesk provides the critical services and experiences that act as the gateway between Autodesk's products and customers. The key elements of Access include Identity & Access Management, Product Access/Licensing, and Admin Access & Insights.
We are seeking an experienced, strategic, and hands-on Director of Engineering to be a driver of new frontiers for our Admin Access & Insights organization whose mission it is to:
- Empower Autodesk Customer Administrators and Autodesk teams with unified administration capabilities, best in class integration patterns, data foundations for insights, and cross-admin experiences
- Transform cloud product administration through unified and secure solutions that empower our customers to easily manage their entire digital footprint across all Autodesk industry clouds
- Inspire admins to love working with Autodesk by providing a frictionless user and access management experience
- Deliver a Connected Admin experience across multiple customer Administration personas by leveraging the power of AI and the Autodesk Assistant
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This role requires deep technical expertise, strong leadership skills, and a forward-looking vision for integrating security, resiliency, and AI/ML capabilities into platform design, delivery, and developer operations.
As this role oversees a global organization, you will work across multiple time zones and will travel up to 10% of the time for in-person meetings such as conferences, team offsites, and customer visits. This position is based in Canada with a preference to be hybrid to our Toronto office. If you live outside of Toronto, your travel will increase to include trips to Toronto 2 times a month.
Responsibilities
Leadership & Strategy
- Define and drive the engineering strategy for platform services supporting customer administration capabilities (e.g., identity configurations, user provisioning, role-based access control, analytics, settings, etc.)
- Align technical direction with company vision and product roadmap in collaboration with Product Management, Design, and Engineering leaders
- Establish and nurture strong relationships and partnerships with stakeholders in product and platform teams to build trust, distill expectations into requirements, collaborate on joint execution, and gain traction with platform adoption
- Mentor and develop engineering managers and senior technical staff; build a strong, high-performing engineering culture
Technical Execution
- Oversee the development of reliable, scalable, secure, and observable platform services and APIs
- Guide the development of intuitive and responsive admin user interfaces in collaboration with design and frontend teams
- Drive continuous improvement across CI/CD pipelines, code quality, and system reliability
AI/ML Focus
- Partner with AI/ML teams to design and integrate intelligent features that enhance admin workflows (e.g., chatbot interfaces, predictive insights, anomaly detection, automated recommendations)
- Champion the use of AI-assisted development tools (e.g., code generation, automated testing, intelligent observability)
- Evaluate and adopt emerging AI-driven capabilities in developer productivity, test coverage analysis, incident detection, and root cause analysis
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Collaborate with Security, SRE, and Compliance teams to ensure platform robustness and regulatory compliance
- Work with Data Engineering, Analytics, and Customer Success teams to support operational and product intelligence capabilities
Minimum Qualifications
- 10+ years of engineering experience with 5+ years in leadership roles, preferably managing platform or infrastructure teams
- Proven experience building platform capabilities and user-facing admin tools at scale in a cloud-native environment (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
- Deep understanding of modern web services architecture, microservices, API design, and security best practices
- Strong knowledge of AI/ML concepts, pipelines, and real-world application in user experiences and operational tooling
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; experience presenting to senior leadership and cross-functional partners
Preferred Qualifications
- Hands-on experience with modern frontend frameworks (e.g., React, Angular) and backend technologies (e.g., Node.js, Go, Java, Python)
- Familiarity with AI-assisted engineering tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, test auto-generators, AI observability platforms)
- Prior experience delivering AI/ML-powered features in enterprise or SaaS platforms
- Knowledge of large language models (LLMs), vector databases, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems
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About Autodesk
Welcome to Autodesk! Amazing things are created every day with our software - from the greenest buildings and cleanest cars to the smartest factories and biggest hit movies. We help innovators turn their ideas into reality, transforming not only how things are made, but what can be made.
We take great pride in our culture here at Autodesk - our Culture Code is at the core of everything we do. Our values and ways of working help our people thrive and realize their potential, which leads to even better outcomes for our customers.
When you're an Autodesker, you can be your whole, authentic self and do meaningful work that helps build a better future for all. Ready to shape the world and your future? Join us!
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Salary is one part of Autodesk's competitive compensation package. Offers are based on the candidate's experience and geographic location. In addition to base salaries, we also have a significant emphasis on discretionary annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock or long-term incentive cash grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.
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We take pride in cultivating a culture of belonging and an equitable workplace where everyone can thrive. Learn more here: https://www.autodesk.com/company/diversity-and-belonging
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