Principal Core Services Engineer(AI/ML Focus)

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**Job Requisition ID #**

25WD92328

**Position Overview**

The Principal Core Services Engineer(AI/ML Focus) within Autodesk’s Cloud Infrastructure, Platform & Engineering (CIPE) organization will be a key contributor in advancing our next-generation intelligent cloud platform and Developer tools.

This role focuses on building scalable, secure, and self-optimizing systems that power Autodesk’s global engineering ecosystem and Tier-0 services.

You will design and develop AI-enabled, cloud-native solutions leveraging AWS, Kubernetes, and Python, integrating Agentic AI workflows to automate complex operations, improve reliability, and drive platform-level resilience.

Working across hybrid and multi-cloud environments, you will help standardize architectures and accelerate Autodesk’s transformation toward autonomous infrastructure services.

The ideal candidate combines strong software engineering fundamentals with deep cloud infrastructure knowledge, and brings a mindset of innovation, reliability, and operational rigor.

You will collaborate with architects, service owners, and AI platform teams to deliver production-ready systems that enhance developer productivity, service uptime, and global Service scalability.

**Responsibilities**

+ Design, optimize, and maintain Core Services, with a strong focus on DNS, foundational cloud infrastructure, and service reliability across hybrid and multi-cloud environments
+ Build and enhance cloud-native services on AWS and Azure, leveraging Python for scalable, performant, and secure system design
+ Develop and deploy containerized workloads using Kubernetes, ensuring efficiency, resilience, and operational consistency
+ Implement Agentic AI capabilities to drive intelligent automation, proactive issue resolution, and continuous performance optimization
+ Automate infrastructure provisioning, CI/CD pipelines, observability, and monitoring to strengthen platform efficiency and reduce operational overhead
+ Collaborate with architecture and engineering teams to define, evolve, and standardize core service patterns and foundational designs
+ Design and implement AI-driven agents leveraging MCP (Model Context Protocol) for tool interoperability, dynamic orchestration, and autonomous task execution across platforms
+ Develop adaptive workflows and intelligent orchestration frameworks that enable DNS and other foundational services to self-heal, scale intelligently, and operate with minimal manual intervention
+ Troubleshoot and resolve complex distributed system challenges, with emphasis on performance tuning, network optimization, and DNS service reliability
+ Contribute to engineering best practices, design reviews, and architectural evolution to enhance system efficiency and maintainability

**Required Qualifications**

+ Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent professional experience
+ Proven expertise in Core Services engineering (DNS, networking, service reliability) and foundational service optimization
+ Strong hands-on experience with AWS services (e.g., EC2, EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS, IAM) and exposure to Azure environments
+ Proficiency in Kubernetes orchestration and containerization for large-scale, production-grade systems
+ Advanced Python development skills for backend, automation, and service optimization
+ Hands-on experience with MCP (Model Context Protocol) or equivalent frameworks.
+ Deep understanding of LLMs, AI agent architectures, and orchestration frameworks (e.g., LangChain, AutoGen, Semantic Kernel)
+ Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS CDK)
+ Experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and cloud networking fundamentals
+ Solid understanding of networking, DNS architecture, cloud security, and distributed system design

**Preferred Qualifications**

+ Experience designing or managing Core DNS Services, authoritative and recursive DNS, and traffic management across multi-region environments
+ Background in intelligent agent development, AI-driven orchestration, or self-optimizing infrastructure systems
+ Exposure to multi-cloud and hybrid architectures, including performance and cost optimization across providers
+ Familiarity with observability stacks such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, CloudWatch, or equivalent
+ Contributions to open-source projects in DNS, AI, Kubernetes, or cloud-native ecosystems
+ Strong analytical thinking, cross-functional collaboration, and communication skills

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**About Autodesk**

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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.

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Offers are based on the candidate’s experience and geographic location.

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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