Software Development Engineer at Autodesk in Portland, OR

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Position Overview
Autodesk is building a shared AI-assisted commerce platform that enables AI copilots and agents to safely discover, recommend, and transact Autodesk offerings.

As a Backend / Platform Developer, you will design and build the core APIs and orchestration layer (MCP) that connect AI systems to Autodesk’s existing commerce infrastructure (pricing, subscriptions, entitlements, checkout), with enterprise-grade reliability, security, and governance.

This role sits at the intersection of platform engineering, distributed systems, and applied AI enablement.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable APIs for: Product discovery and offering configuration, Pricing and promotion resolution, Subscription, entitlement, and eligibility validation, Ensure APIs are deterministic, explainable, and versioned for AI

• Build orchestration workflows that allow AI agents to perform multi-step commerce actions safely

• Implement guardrails for: Pricing and contract rules, Enterprise and channel policies, Approval flows and rollback handling, Provide observability, audit logs, and traceability for AI-driven actions

• Partner with AI/ML developers to integrate LLM-based agents via tools, APIs, and function calling

• Design systems resilient to non-deterministic AI behavior

• Support evaluation, monitoring, and error handling for AI-triggered workflows

• Integrate with existing Autodesk commerce, identity, and platform services

• Define API contracts and platform standards used across product teams

• Contribute to long-term platform architecture and scalability decisions

Minimum Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience building backend or platform services

• Strong proficiency in Java, Node Js, or similar backend languages (or equivalent)

• Experience with distributed systems, APIs, and service orchestration

• Strong understanding of cloud-native architectures (AWS, Kubernetes, CI/CD)

• Hands-on experience integrating backend systems with: LLMs, AI agents, or ML-driven services, Tool / function calling or workflow orchestration

• Understanding of AI system characteristics: Non-determinism, Latency tradeoffs, Safety and guardrails

• Experience with: Authorization, security, and data protection, Auditability and compliance requirements, High-availability and fault-tolerant systems

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with commerce systems (pricing, subscriptions, billing, payments)

• Familiarity with event-driven architectures and async workflows

• Experience building shared platforms used by multiple teams

• Exposure to experimentation, metrics, or AI evaluation frameworks

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 – it’s at the core of everything we do. Our culture guides the way we work and treat each other, informs how we connect with customers and partners, and defines how we show up in the world.

When you’re an Autodesker, you can do meaningful work that helps build a better world designed and made for all. Ready to shape the world and your future? Join us!

Benefits

From health and financial benefits to time away and everyday wellness, we give Autodeskers the best, so they can do their best work. Learn more about our benefits in the U.S. by visiting https://benefits.autodesk.com/

Salary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. For U.S.-based roles, we expect a starting base salary between $98,000 and $175,450. Offers are based on the candidate’s experience and geographic location, and may exceed this range. In addition to base salaries, our compensation package may include annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Equal Employment Opportunity

At Autodesk, we're building a diverse workplace and an inclusive culture to give more people the chance to imagine, design, and make a better world. Autodesk is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic. We also consider for employment all qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

Diversity & Belonging

We take pride in cultivating a culture of belonging where everyone can thrive. Learn more here: https://www.autodesk.com/company/diversity-and-belonging

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