Senior Software Engineer - C++

Job Requisition ID #

26WD95845

Principal Software Development Engineer - Infrastructure (Bridges & Structures)


About the Role

We are seeking a Principal Software Development Engineer to work on Autodesk's infrastructure solutions, with a focus on bridges and structural engineering workflows. This is a senior individual contributor role for an experienced engineer who combines deep technical expertise with strong system-level technical judgment and an understanding of how software supports customer and business outcomes.

In this role, you will influence technical direction across multiple products and services, tackle complex engineering challenges, and collaborate closely with engineers, product managers, and technical stakeholders. You will operate with a high degree of autonomy and make contributions that have broad, long-term impact across Autodesk's infrastructure portfolio.

What You Will Do

• Influence technical direction and key technical decisions across Autodesk infrastructure products through deep expertise and collaboration.
• Design, implement, and evolve complex software systems supporting end-to-end workflows across desktop applications and cloud-based services.
• Translate specialized technical and domain requirements into scalable, maintainable, and business-aligned software solutions.
• Solve highly complex engineering problems that require in-depth evaluation of multiple variables, trade-offs, and long-term impacts.
• Apply a broad, systems-level perspective to identify optimal and innovative solutions in ambiguous or evolving problem spaces.
• Work independently with minimal supervision, seeking alignment only for the most complex or unusual challenges.
• Communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, adapting style and level of detail to influence engineers, product managers, and senior leaders.
• Act as a subject-matter expert, providing technical guidance and informal mentorship across teams.
• Lead significant technical initiatives or programs within the Infrastructure domain through expertise and influence, without formal people management responsibility.

• Extensive professional experience in software development, with expert-level proficiency in C++.
• Experience developing production systems using additional languages such as C#, Python, JavaScript, or similar.
• Strong background in software design, large-scale system development, and long-lived codebases.
• Proven experience building and integrating desktop applications and cloud-based services, including APIs and service-oriented architectures.
• Demonstrated ability to influence technical outcomes beyond your immediate team.

• Experience in infrastructure, structural engineering, or related engineering software domains.
• Familiarity with workflows related to bridges, structures, or civil infrastructure is a plus.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with domain experts, even without a formal civil engineering background.