HCI & UI Research Developer

Job Requisition ID #

25WD90813

Position Overview

Autodesk Research is seeking a talented and experienced HCI & UI Developer to join our dynamic team. You will play a crucial role in shaping the user experience of our next-generation research platforms. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to foundational UI components that will empower engineers and designers with advanced AI-driven capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Decomposition Canvas Development: Design and implement an intuitive and interactive canvas for mechanical assembly decomposition, enabling users to visually break down complex systems
• HCI for Decomposition: Develop core Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) elements for seamless interaction within the new decomposition canvas, ensuring a fluid and responsive user experience
• Requirements Input UI: Contribute to the UI/UX for capturing requirements, to create a guided and efficient input process
• User Authentication & Project Persistence UI: Implement front-end components for user authentication flows and interfaces for managing per-user project persistence, ensuring a secure and organized user environment
• Interface for Structured Data Editing: Develop initial UI components for editing and interacting with structured data within the new platform context
• Visualizations: Develop controls for simulation output visualization as well as kinematic movement within a 3D CAD modeling context
• Collaborate with Research Scientists: Work closely with research scientists and engineers to translate complex concepts into clear, intuitive, and effective user interfaces
• Iterative Design & Feedback: Participate in iterative design processes, incorporating user feedback and research insights to refine and enhance the UI

Minimum Qualifications

• Strong UI Development Expertise: Proven experience in building robust, scalable, and user-friendly web applications
• TypeScript/JavaScript Proficiency: Expert-level proficiency in TypeScript and JavaScript
• Modern Web Frameworks: Extensive experience with modern front-end frameworks, particularly Next.js/React
• UI/UX Principles: A strong understanding of user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) design principles, with an eye for detail and aesthetics
• Responsive Design: Demonstrates ability to create fully responsive and adaptive user interfaces that perform well across various devices and screen sizes
• Problem-Solving: Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to translate complex technical requirements into intuitive UI solutions
• Collaboration: Ability to work effectively in a collaborative research environment, communicating clearly with diverse team members

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with UI libraries or frameworks for data visualization or graph-based interfaces
• Familiarity with CAD software or engineering design workflows
• Experience with Cursor, Copilotkit or similar AI-assisted development tools
• Experience with 3D web graphics libraries (e.g., Three.js) for visualization purposes
• Python (especially for developing LLM agents with LangGraph and its potential interaction with Copilotkit)

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Client-provided location(s): Toronto, Canada

Job ID: autodesk-25WD90813

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2025-09-06T19:21:08