Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Applications and Services at Autodesk

Job Requisition ID #

26WD97386

Senior Software Engineer – Cloud Applications & Services Location: Sheffield (Hybrid)The Team @ Autodesk
You will join a collaborative and distributed engineering team within Autodesk Construction Cloud, working on cloud-based services that power large-scale construction projects worldwide. The team is composed of experienced engineers across Europe and North America, working in an agile environment with a strong focus on ownership, innovation, and continuous improvement.
You will be part of a backend-focused team, contributing to the development and evolution of cloud services while collaborating closely with product, UX, and platform teams.

Position Overview
We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our team in Sheffield and contribute to the design, development, and operation of scalable cloud-native services.
In this role, you will work on building reliable, secure, and high-performance backend systems using modern cloud technologies. You will play a key role in delivering new features, improving existing services, and ensuring operational excellence.
This position offers the opportunity to work on impactful products used globally, while collaborating with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced and evolving environment. You will be expected to take ownership of your work, contribute to technical decisions, and continuously improve how we build and operate software.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable and secure cloud services

• Deliver high-quality, production-ready code and continuously improve system performance

• Contribute to software architecture and design decisions using cloud best practices

• Collaborate with product managers, architects, and engineers to translate requirements into solutions

• Participate in code reviews and promote engineering best practices

• Develop and maintain automated tests and contribute to CI/CD pipelines

• Monitor, troubleshoot, and improve system reliability and performance

• Participate in on-call rotations and incident response

• Embrace and leverage AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity

• Work in an agile environment and contribute to continuous delivery

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience

• Strong experience in software development with C# in a cloud environment

• Hands-on experience with AWS and/or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

• Experience building and maintaining REST APIs and distributed systems

• Solid understanding of relational databases(e.g. PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL (e.g. DynamoDB, S3)

• Experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum or Kanban)

• Experience with Git or similar version control systems

• Familiarity with modern AI development tools or willingness to adopt them

• Strong communication skills in English

• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g. Jenkins or similar)

• Experience with containerisation and orchestration technologies

• Exposure to multiple programming languages (e.g. Python, TypeScript)

• Experience working in distributed or global teams

• Knowledge of CAD, construction, or engineering domains The Ideal Candidate

• A cloud-native engineer with a strong ownership mindset

• Curious and eager to learn new technologies, including AI-assisted development

• A collaborative team player who communicates effectively across technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Able to balance autonomy with knowing when to seek input

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment with changing priorities

• Demonstrates critical thinking and proactively suggests improvements

• Motivated to deliver high-quality solutions and continuously improve engineering practices

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