Software Development Manager – Platform Cloud Services

Role Overview

• Recruit and train top talent to build a high-performing team
• Be accountable for the teams' results and initiatives
• Plan and manage project delivery to achieve objectives
• Work with the team to break down complex technical requirements into logical execution steps
• Help the team identify, resolve, and/or escalate dependencies and blockers
• Lead the team in supporting customers and rapidly resolving incidents and issues
• Help the team understand the importance of customer focus and develop empathy for customers
• Guide the team to strengthen customer confidence in service solutions, including industry-leading resilience, performance, scalability, and reliability
• Promote and cultivate engineering and service excellence within our development organization
• Ensure team members understand how their work aligns with organizational goals
• Lead, provide technical guidance, and mentor developers to help them grow their careers and achieve individual success
• Improve developers' skills to meet organizational needs and individual career objectives
• Foster Autodesk's cultural values within the teams
• Improve engineering efficiency by observing the team, identifying opportunities, and driving improvements
• Find the right approach in the face of uncertainty and help teams manage change
• Manage team performance to ensure successful project delivery
• Inspire, motivate, and coach team members to achieve maximum productivity, creativity, and effectiveness

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
• More than 8 years of professional experience in the software industry, involving the design and development of server/cloud applications and services
• More than 3 years of experience leading development teams and managing individual contributors, from junior to principal engineers, and from developers to QA leads
• Strong command of core technologies related to server-side development services in Java, AWS, and REST (required)
• Experience with the web technology stack, cloud computing, and cloud database technologies
• Understanding of service architecture, development, and testing
• Knowledge of AI-powered features using existing foundation models (e.g., OpenAI, Claude, Hugging Face, etc.)
• Experience with the software development lifecycle, its principles, practices, and methodologies, and with engineering best practices
• Experience on a Scrum team developing cloud services; proven experience and proficiency leading in an Agile development environment
• Understanding of Agile and scaled Agile frameworks
• Experience managing complex software projects with multiple dependencies
• Experience recruiting and onboarding new talent, and building teams to ensure their success
• Conflict resolution skills
• Experience presenting complex topics clearly to diverse audiences
• Experience managing change while overseeing projects, from business requirements to technical requirements, across all phases of the development lifecycle
• Willingness to collaborate with colleagues in different time zones, which may require limited work outside normal business hours

Tech Stack

• AWS
• Cloud
• Java

Benefits

• Annual cash bonuses
• Commissions for sales roles
• Equity grants
• Comprehensive benefits package