Software Engineer, Education (Toronto)

Software Engineer, Education (Toronto)

24 Aug
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Autodesk
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Toronto

24 Aug

Autodesk

Toronto

AMER - Canada - Ontario - Toronto - University Ave
AMER - Canada - Quebec - Montreal - 10 Rue Duke
Full time
26WD98536

**Job Requisition ID #**

26WD98536

**Position Overview**

Autodesk Education Experiences (AEX) helps students, educators, and institutions access Autodesk tools, learning programs, and certifications.

We are seeking a Software Development Engineer to build and deliver education-focused product experiences that support teaching and learning across Autodesk platforms.

Our team operates like a startup within Autodesk—small, fast-moving, and focused on delivering high-quality products.

You’ll work across the product stack, including backend services, integrations, automation, experimentation, and user-facing features.

This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy taking ownership of customer-facing products from concept to launch and collaborating across disciplines to deliver meaningful user experiences.

**Responsibilities**

Start strong: you will write production-quality code, maintain and connect systems, and collaborate with cross-functional teammates to deliver education features for Autodesk products.

You will help take ideas from early exploration through implementation, launch, and iteration.

Typical responsibilities include:

+ Implement backend servicesAPIs, integrations, and product infrastructure that support education product features and platform experiences

+ Move quickly from prototype to production, balancing speed, quality, maintainability, and user impact

+ Integrate and productize ML/AI solutions in close collaboration withdigital experienceand platform engineering teams

+ Build andmaintainautomation,pluginsor SDKs for CAD platforms (e.g., Fusion, Revit,3DS Max, Maya), including tooling to support reproducible experiments and product delivery

+ Work across product and engineering boundaries, including lightweight frontend integration, data pipelines, service orchestration, experimentation tooling, or internal product workflows when needed

+ Work with CI/CD systems (Jenkins, GitHub Actions) and containerized deployments (Docker), andcontribute to observability and reliability of services

+ Write robust, well-tested code andparticipateactively in code reviews and design discussions; follow security and data-handling best practices

+ Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, researchers, frontend engineers, ML engineers, and platform teams to turn ambiguous problems into shipped features

+ Document designs, APIs,runbooksand hand-off materials to product teams, and help onboard other engineers to the codebase

+ Contribute to team culture by sharingknowledge, andpromoting reproducible engineering practices

**Minimum Qualifications**

+ Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent practical experience





+ 3+ years of professional software engineering experience (or equivalent)

+ Strongprogramming skills in Python and/or C++; experience writing production-quality code andlibraries

+ Understandingof Full-Stack development workflows/processes

+ Able to utilise AI coding tools for increasedvelocity

+ Experiencewith containerization (Docker) and version control (Git)

+ Proven ability to integrate with CI/CD pipelines andmaintaintestable, maintainable code

+ Ability to work cross-functionally with product managers, designers, researchers, ML engineers, platform engineers, or other technical teams to ship features

+ Strong debugging, problem-solvingskillsand attention to detail

+ Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate in a distributed team

**Preferred Qualifications**

+ Experience working on CAD or 3D geometry systems (meshes, B-Reps, geometry kernels) or building plugins/automation for CAD platforms (e.g., Fusion,Revit,AutoCAD, Maya)

+ Knowledge ofOpenCascadeor other geometry libraries

+ Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS) and deploying/monitoring services in the cloud

+ Front-end familiarity (JavaScript, React/Next.js) for engineers who contribute to product-facing UI elements

+ Understanding of software architecture and design patterns for scalable systems

+ Experience translating prototypes, research ideas, or ambiguous product concepts into production-ready implementations

+ Prior exposure toeducationenvironments and the workflow of translating prototypes to product-ready implementations

**The Ideal Candidate**

+ Product-minded:You care about the user, the problem, and whether the thing you buildactually worksin the real world

+ Pragmatic and hands-on — able to move quickly from prototype to production-quality implementation, whilemaintaininggood engineering judgment

+ Curious: You are willing to learn new systems, tools, product areas, or technical domains to move the work forward

+ Passionate abouteducation,geometryand 3D data

+ Collaborative and communicative — you explain technicaltrade-offsclearly and help drive consensus

**Our team @ Autodesk**

Autodesk Education Experiences (AEX) empowers the next generation of innovators by providing access to Autodesk tools, learning programs, and certifications.

We are seeking a Software Development Engineer to focus on building new product experiences for our education community: students, educators and institutions who are shaping the future of design and make.

This is a small,



rapid-moving team inside Autodesk, working much more like an early-stage product team than a large enterprise engineering group.

Our team values curiosity, craftsmanship, and a pragmatic approach to shipping high-quality product experiences end-to-end.

**Learn More**

**About Autodesk**

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!

**Salary transparency**

Salary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package.

For Canada based roles, we expect a starting base salary between $78,000 and $114,400.

Offers are based on the candidate’s experience and geographic location, and may exceed this range.

In addition to base salaries, our compensation package may include annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.

**Belonging**
We take pride in cultivating a culture of belonging where everyone can thrive.

Learn more here: https://www.autodesk.com/company/global-belonging

**In-Person Onboarding and Identity Verification**

This role may require in-person onboarding and/or in-person ID verification.

**Are you an existing contractor or consultant with Autodesk?**

Please search for open jobs and apply internally (not on this external site).

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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