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Senior Software Developer, Observability (Remote)

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years of experience in software engineering building cloud-native applications or platforms
  • Strong programming skills in Java, Go, or Python
  • Experience building and supporting distributed systems and microservices

Responsibilities

  • Implement technical solutions in Agile iterations, including design, development, testing, deployment, and release, with a focus on scalability, reliability, and security
  • Design and build observability solutions for cloud-based systems, including metrics, logs, traces, and synthetic monitoring
  • Develop and enhance integrations with Dynatrace and Catchpoint, including dashboards, alerting, and monitoring configurations
  • Monitor and support large-scale production systems, including debugging, performance analysis, and incident response through on-call rotations

About the company

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Autodesk

Computer Software / SaaS

Autodesk is changing how the world is designed and made. Our technology spans architecture, engineering, construction, product design, manufacturing, media, and entertainment, empowering innovators everywhere to solve challenges big and small. From greener buildings to smarter products to more mesmerizing blockbusters, Autodesk software helps our customers to design and make a better world for all. Over 100 million people use Autodesk software like AutoCAD, Revit, Maya, 3ds Max, Fusion 360, SketchBook, and more to unlock their creativity and solve important design, business and environmental challenges. Our software runs on both personal computers and mobile devices and taps the infinite computing power of the cloud to help teams around the world collaborate, design, simulate and fabricate their ideas in 3D. We provide exceptional compensation/benefit packages and we’d love for you to join us. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, gender, disability, veteran status or other protected category. To see our culture in action, check out #AutodeskLife. We are headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area and have more than 10,000 employees worldwide.

Company details

Company typeLarge
IndustryComputer Software / SaaS
Company size10001

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Job description

Job Requisition ID #

26WD98106

Position Overview

Autodesk’s Observability Platform Team within the Developer Platform Services organization is seeking a Software Engineer to design and build observability solutions that enable reliable, scalable cloud services across Autodesk.


In this role, you will design and develop observability capabilities across APM, synthetic monitoring, and telemetry pipelines, enabling teams to monitor system health, troubleshoot issues, and optimize performance at scale. You will work with modern technologies including Dynatrace, Catchpoint, OpenTelemetry, and cloud-native infrastructure, contributing to production-grade systems used across Autodesk.


You will also leverage modern AI-assisted development tools such as Cursor and Claude to improve engineering productivity and automate development and operational workflows.


Responsibilities

  • Implement technical solutions in Agile iterations, including design, development, testing, deployment, and release, with a focus on scalability, reliability, and security

  • Design and build observability solutions for cloud-based systems, including metrics, logs, traces, and synthetic monitoring

  • Develop and enhance integrations with Dynatrace and Catchpoint, including dashboards, alerting, and monitoring configurations

  • Develop and maintain OpenTelemetry instrumentation and telemetry pipelines to ensure consistent observability across services

  • Implement infrastructure as code using Terraform or similar tools to provision and manage observability resources

  • Develop, debug, and build automated tests for backend services and platform components

  • Monitor and support large-scale production systems, including debugging, performance analysis, and incident response through on-call rotations

  • Collaborate with software engineers, SREs, and platform teams to improve system visibility, reliability, and performance

  • Participate in code reviews and contribute to engineering best practices and team improvements

  • Communicate technical solutions and project status with stakeholders

  • Efficiently leverage AI-assisted development tools such as Cursor and Claude to improve productivity and automate workflows


Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience

  • 5+ years of experience in software engineering building cloud-native applications or platforms

  • Strong programming skills in Java, Go, or Python

  • Experience building and supporting distributed systems and microservices

  • Hands-on experience with observability tools such as Dynatrace, Catchpoint, or similar

  • Experience with OpenTelemetry or distributed tracing concepts

  • Experience with AWS and Kubernetes-based environments

  • Experience with infrastructure as code such as Terraform or CloudFormation

  • Strong understanding of system design, scalability, and reliability

  • Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to debug complex production issues

  • Good communication skills and ability to work collaboratively across teams


Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience building or contributing to observability platforms or internal developer platforms

  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and developer platform tooling

  • Understanding of SRE practices, including monitoring, alerting, and reliability engineering

  • Experience optimizing system performance and telemetry cost

  • Experience using AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering workflows

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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!

Salary transparency

Salary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. For Canada based roles, we expect a starting base salary between $0 and $0. 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.

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