Principal Backend Developer

Job Requisition ID #23WD70483La traduction française sera bientôt disponiblePosition OverviewAutodesk’s Entertainment and Media Solutions (EMS) group is redefining the future of entertainment. We empower content makers to inspire, educate, and entertain, while investing in our employees to build a meaningful career with us. Autodesk is uniquely able to offer platforms, community, resources, best in class tools, and processes that unlock the future of productivity and creativity in media and entertainment. We are looking for an results-oriented Principal Backend Developer to work alongside the talented engineering, QA, experience design, and content design teams responsible for creating new workflows for the Media and Entertainment industry. You will work across other technical teams to integrate our new workflows with existing infrastructure and design new platform-enabled tools.ResponsibilitiesInterface with existing platform tools Create robust modular, scalable, testable, tested, performant sub systems Design and develop, performant components and APIs using GraphQL and/or RESTRefactor legacy code as requiredProvide leadership and mentoring for full-stack teamsPromote coding best-practices, unit-testingProduce both unit tests and developer documentation Participate in and/or lead architecture and code reviewsPromote continuous improvement by identifying process Lead or participate in other projects or duties as assignedReview functional requirements, analysis, and design documentsInteract with external teams to jointly solve complex platform problemsMinimum Qualifications8-10 years of professional development experience, working on large-scale commercial softwareBroad experience with microservice architectural design patterns and implementation (message queues, asynchronous and even-driven design, containers, distributed processing)Demonstrable experience developing server-side APIs with GraphQLAdvanced fullstack coding skills: frontend (React/Redux & TypeScript, Apollo and related ecosystem) on backend: nodejs, or Go, or python, or C++ that proves that you are a strong backend developer)Familiar with coding standards and unit-testing frameworksSolid understanding of one or more database technologies (Postgres, Cassandra, etc)Knowledge of source control systems such as Git and SubversionTeam player with excellent verbal and written communication abilitiesDemonstrated agility and able to work within geographically dispersed teamsUniversity degree in computer science or related field​Preferred QualificationsDevelopment experience with platform technologies such as AWSPython, C++, JavaShotGrid/Toolkit APIsKnowledge of ORMs (Django, Rails, etc)Cross-platform development experience (Windows, Linux, OS X)Work experience in visual effects, games or film production is a plusAt 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.Are you an existing contractor or consultant with Autodesk? Please search for open jobs and apply internally (not on this external site). If you have any questions or require support, contact Autodesk Careers.Salary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive package. Offers are based on the candidate’s experience and geographic location. In addition to base salaries, we also have a significant emphasis on discretionary annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock or long-term incentive cash grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.