Principal Software Engineer – Platform
Company: Autodesk
Location: Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Employment Type: Full-time
Seniority Level: Mid-Senior level
Salary: €95,000–€110,000
Job ID: 25WD92603
Position Overview
Join the team building the platform that powers Autodesk’s cloud services. You’ll be working on CloudOS, our cutting‑edge Continuous Deployment (CD) platform used by internal cloud engineering teams to safely get their code to production. As a central component of the Autodesk Cloud Developer Platform, CloudOS simplifies and standardizes how teams provision and manage front‑end, back‑end, and infrastructure components across multiple global regions.
This is a hybrid role with at least one day onsite in the Dublin office. You will report to the Manager of the Software Development CloudOS team.
Responsibilities
* Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance features and capabilities within the CloudOS platform.
* Manage and operate the underlying infrastructure for CloudOS, focusing on reliability, scalability, security, and cost‑efficiency (leveraging Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, GCP).
* Work extensively with Jenkins, Spinnaker, and Harness CD: configuration, management, upgrades, and improvements.
* Develop automation for provisioning, deployment, monitoring, and operational tasks using scripting (Python, Go, Java) and IaC tools (Terraform).
* Collaborate with internal application teams to understand CI/CD requirements, provide support, troubleshoot issues, and evangelize best practices for using CloudOS.
* Implement and manage monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to ensure platform health and performance.
* Contribute to technical documentation, runbooks, and knowledge sharing within the team and for platform users.
* Stay current with industry trends in CI/CD, cloud‑native technologies, DevOps, and platform engineering.
* Participate in an on‑call rotation to support the CloudOS platform.
Minimum Qualifications
* Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
* 8+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, SRE, or related role.
* Solid understanding of CI/CD principles and hands‑on experience with tools such as Spinnaker, Jenkins, GitLab CI, Argo CD, Argo Workflows, Harness CD.
* Experience with at least one major public cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
* Proficiency in scripting/programming languages (Python, Go, Java).
* Hands‑on experience with containerization (Docker) and container orchestration (Kubernetes).
* Experience with IaC tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
* Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace, Datadog, ELK Stack).
* Strong troubleshooting and problem‑solving skills.
* Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Preferred Qualifications
* Hands‑on experience managing, configuring, or extending CI/CD pipelines.
* Experience contributing to open‑source projects, especially related to cloud‑native or CI/CD tooling.
* Strong AWS expertise.
* Deep expertise in Kubernetes operations and management.
* Experience building and supporting internal developer platforms or tools.
* Familiarity with multi‑region cloud application architectures and deployment strategies.
* Experience with GitOps workflows.
Salary Transparency
Salary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. Offers are based on the candidate’s experience and geographic location. In addition to base salaries, the package may include annual cash bonuses, commissions, stock grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.
Diversity & Belonging
Autodesk is dedicated to cultivating a culture of belonging where everyone can thrive. Learn more at https://www.autodesk.com/company/diversity-and-belonging.
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