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Principal Software Developer – Back End
Location
Canada
Posted
148 days ago
Salary
$131K - $191.4K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Principal Software Developer – Back End
Autodesk
• Architect, design, and evolve RESTful APIs and backend services using Node.js (Express) and Python (Flask) • Lead the development of scalable, resilient backend systems leveraging PostgreSQL, Redis, and cloud-native services • Design and optimize asynchronous processing pipelines using AWS SQS/SNS and RabbitMQ • Define and drive technical design discussions • Establish best practices for clean, well-tested code • Collaborate cross-functionally to design and deliver features supporting asset creation • Guide database schema design and oversee migration strategies • Improve system observability through instrumentation • Participate and elevate code reviews • Support production systems and contribute to incident response • Mentor engineers and provide architectural leadership
Job Requirements
- 7+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Expert-level proficiency in Python (3.x)
- Strong production experience with Node.js and TypeScript
- Extensive experience designing, building, and governing RESTful APIs using OpenAPI/Swagger
- Deep experience with PostgreSQL
- Proven expertise in event-driven and message-based architectures
- Strong implementation experience with observability at scale
- Experience designing and operating containerized workloads (Docker, Docker Compose)
- Strong understanding of distributed systems principles
- Experience driving engineering standards across teams
Benefits
- Annual cash bonuses
- Stock grants
- Comprehensive benefits package
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