Principal Cloud Software Engineer, Autodesk
Ireland
3D design, engineering & entertainment software
Open for applications
3D design, engineering & entertainment software
1001+ employees
Open for applications
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower innovators with design and make technology so they can achieve the new possible.
Role
Who you are
- 8+ years of hands-on experience in cloud operations, site reliability engineering, or a similar role, with a focus on observability and cloud monitoring solutions
- Experience with cloud infrastructure and services specifically AWS
- 5+ with a programming language(s) such as Python or Go
- Experience with infrastructure as code using Terraform
- 6-8 years experience designing and implementing observability solutions using tools such as New Relic, Dynatrace, Splunk, or equivalent, to monitor cloud-based systems at scale
- Strong analytical, with the ability to analyze complex system behavior, identify performance bottlenecks, and recommend optimization strategies
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- You are passionate about observability and have a proven track record of designing, implementing, and optimizing observability solutions for complex cloud-based systems
- You possess strong technical skills in utilizing advanced monitoring tools and techniques to gain deep insights into system metrics, logs, and traces, enabling and optimization
- You excel in analyzing and interpreting complex system behavior, identifying patterns, trends, and optimization opportunities to enhance system reliability and scalability
- You are proactive in staying updated with the latest trends and innovations in observability and cloud monitoring technologies, continually evaluating and integrating new tools and methodologies to enhance observability capabilities
- You thrive in a collaborative environment and enjoy working closely with cross-functional teams to drive observability initiatives and improvements that enhance overall system reliability and performance
- You have excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work with cross-functional teams to drive observability initiatives and improvements
Desirable
- Certifications in cloud platforms (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Administrator, Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect)
- Experience with advanced observability techniques such as distributed tracing and log aggregation (e.g., ELK Stack, Splunk)
- Knowledge of container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes and associated observability tools for monitoring containerized environments
- Familiarity with chaos engineering principles and practices for testing and improving system resilience through controlled experiments
What the job involves
- Autodesk is looking for an experienced Principal Software Engineer to join our Cloud Platform team
- You will lead the design, implementation, and optimization of observability solutions using cutting-edge tools and techniques to monitor the health, performance, and behavior of our cloud infrastructure
- You will report to an Engineer Manager in Ireland
- Architect and implement observability solutions utilizing advanced cloud monitoring tools such as New Relic, Dynatrace, Splunk or equivalent, to provide comprehensive insights into system metrics, logs, and traces
- Configure and customize monitoring dashboards, alerts, and metrics to enable real-time visibility into system health, performance, and reliability, facilitating rapid detection and resolution of issues
- Collaborate closely with engineering and operations teams to define and implement observability best practices and standards, ensuring alignment with industry-leading methodologies
- Analyze system performance and behavior through advanced data analytics and visualization techniques, identifying trends, anomalies, and optimization opportunities to enhance system reliability and scalability
- Develop and automate observability-related processes and workflows, leveraging scripting and automation tools to streamline monitoring, analysis, and response activities
- Stay abreast of emerging trends and innovations in observability and cloud monitoring technologies, evaluating and integrating new tools and methodologies to continually improve our observability capabilities
- Be on-call for incidents and system outages
Our take
Autodesk supplies software that enables teams to collaborate, design, simulate, and fabricate their ideas in 3D, serving a range of industries such as engineering, product design, and entertainment. Founded in 1982, the company first delivered the AutoCAD system, a commercial computer-aided design and drafting software application, that is still seeing updated releases to this day.
Over 100 million people use Autodesk software, across many different industries and applications – in some of which it remains nearly irreplaceable. The company has an impressive history of diversification, which it continues to this day. For example, the 2022 acquisition of Moxion, a cloud-based platform for digital dailies used by leading filmmakers, bolstered the company’s offerings for the media and entertainment industry.
The rise of AR and VR technologies is driving modern growth in the computer-aided design market, creating space for Autodesk to expand further. On top of this, a recent shift to the popular SaaS model puts the company in an opportunistic position to seek further success.
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Andrew Anagnost
(CEO & President, not founder)Has worked at the company since 1997, including as CMO and Senior Vice President of Business Strategy and Marketing. Became CEO in 2017.
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