Software Development Manager
Quick Summary
Responsibilities
~2 min readPeople Leadership and Team Building
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Lead, mentor, hire, nurture, and develop a team of high-performing software engineers
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Build an inclusive, collaborative, ownership-driven engineering culture focused on accountability and continuous learning
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Manage performance, career development, coaching, onboarding, and team growth
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Create clarity around team priorities, roles, responsibilities, expectations, and success measures
Delivery and Execution
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Drive delivery planning and execution across quarterly and multi-quarter initiatives
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Collaborate with Product, Program, Architecture, Design, and other engineering teams to translate business goals into technical execution plans
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Manage dependencies, risks, priorities, and trade-offs while communicating progress clearly to stakeholders
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Remove technical, organizational, and process blockers to help teams deliver high-quality software predictably
Technical Leadership and Engineering Excellence
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Provide technical guidance for applications and services built using JavaScript, React, Node.js, Express, databases, AWS, and serverless technologies
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Participate in architecture discussions, design reviews, code reviews, and technical decision-making
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Partner with architects and senior engineers to ensure scalable, maintainable, reliable, and secure system design
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Promote strong engineering practices including automated testing, CI/CD, secure coding, observability, operational excellence, and production readiness
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Support and improve build, deployment, and release processes using Jenkins and modern CI/CD pipelines
Innovation and AI Adoption
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Develop or guide proof of concepts to validate new ideas, technologies, and architectural approaches
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Champion responsible adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices, coding assistants, automation tools, and LLM-based development workflows
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Encourage practical use of tools such as Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and similar AI-assisted coding platforms
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Identify opportunities to use AI to improve engineering velocity, code quality, testing, documentation, debugging, and operational efficiency
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Foster creative and innovative thinking, encouraging the team to go beyond basic execution and continuously improve
Requirements
~2 min readBachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
10+ years of software engineering experience, including hands-on development and production software delivery
2-4 years of experience in engineering leadership, people management, or technical team leadership
Experience hiring, mentoring, nurturing, and developing high-performing engineering teams
Strong hands-on background in JavaScript, React, Node.js, Express or similar modern web application development
Experience working with databases and designing data-driven applications
Experience with AWS cloud services and exposure to serverless architectures
Experience with CI/CD practices and tools such as Jenkins, Argo CD
Strong understanding of software design, code quality, design reviews, code reviews, and engineering best practices
Experience collaborating with Architects, Product Managers, Program Managers, and cross-functional engineering teams
Ability to manage delivery, priorities, dependencies, risks, and stakeholder expectations
Strong communication, problem-solving, decision-making, and execution skills
Experience building customer-facing commerce, digital experience, SaaS, or enterprise web platforms
Experience designing and operating scalable, reliable, and secure cloud-native applications
Hands-on experience developing proof of concepts and evaluating new technologies
Familiarity with AWS Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, RDS, S3, CloudFront, ECS, or similar AWS services
Experience with automated testing frameworks and quality engineering practices
Experience with GitOps and deployment tools such as Argo CD
Familiarity with containerization and orchestration platforms such as Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, or EKS
Experience improving developer productivity through automated build, test, security scan, and deployment pipelines
Exposure to infrastructure-as-code or cloud automation tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or AWS CDK
Experience with observability, monitoring, logging, incident response, and production support
Strong enthusiasm for AI, emerging technologies, and modern software development practices
Hands-on experience using AI-assisted coding tools such as Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or similar platforms
Experience advocating for responsible AI adoption within engineering teams
Ability to balance technical depth, people leadership, delivery execution, and business impact
Creative and innovative mindset with a willingness to challenge the status quo and help teams go above and beyond
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Learn More
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!
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- July 8, 2026
- Last seen
- July 8, 2026
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