Software Development Engineer

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

Requirements

• 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
• Experience with 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

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

Skills

• Strong programming skills in Java, Node Js, or similar backend languages
• Experience with cloud-native architectures and distributed systems
• Experience with LLMs, AI agents, or ML-driven services integration
• Experience with authorization, security, and data protection
• Experience with event-driven architectures and async workflows
• Experience with commerce systems (pricing, subscriptions, billing, payments)
• Experience with shared platforms used by multiple teams
• Experience with experimentation, metrics, or AI evaluation frameworks

Benefits

Salary transparency
Autodesk expects a starting base salary between $98,000 and $175,450 for U.S.-based roles, which may exceed this range based on the candidate's experience and geographic location.
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
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.

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