Engineering Manager - Agentic AI Platform

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Position Overview

Autodesk is undertaking a bold transformation to build an AI-first application platform that delivers a seamless, unified experience-fundamentally reshaping how users and internal teams operate within an agent-driven workspace. This platform will serve as the foundation for the next generation of design-and-make software.

We are seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a team that will play a key role in building and operating our agentic AI platform, including autonomous and multi-agent solutions, that deliver meaningful business impact across the Autodesk platform. In this role, you will combine strong people leadership with technical depth, guiding teams through complex architectural decisions while ensuring high standards of delivery, quality, and responsible AI practices.

You will partner closely with product, research, and platform teams to translate strategy into execution, grow engineering talent, and scale AI-powered capabilities across Autodesk.

Responsibilities

• Build, lead, and grow a high-performing engineering team, fostering a culture of collaboration, ownership, inclusion, and continuous learning.
• Provide technical and architectural leadership for the design, development, and deployment of scalable, reliable, and secure agentic AI systems.
• Balance hands-on technical engagement with effective delegation to ensure high-quality execution and outcomes.
• Own delivery of AI initiatives by managing priorities, risks, dependencies, and operational excellence for production-ready systems.
• Partner with platform, infrastructure, and cross-functional teams to enable robust CI/CD, cloud deployment, and alignment with product strategy.
• Communicate technical concepts clearly and influence roadmap and strategy through data-driven insights and technical expertise.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of experience building scalable, distributed software systems, with increasing leadership responsibility.
• 3-6 years of experience delivering AI/ML or GenAI solutions, including production deployments.
• Proven experience leading engineering teams and delivering complex technical initiatives end-to-end.
• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure and DevOps practices for AI workloads, including CI/CD, containerization (Docker), and orchestration with Kubernetes.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and people leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing teams working on agentic AI, autonomous systems, or LLM-powered applications.
• Familiarity with agentic AI frameworks and concepts such as LangChain, LangGraph, AutoGen, MCP, embeddings, and knowledge stores.
• Working knowledge of reinforcement learning, planning algorithms, or multi-agent systems.
• Experience deploying and operating AI solutions at scale on AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Background in Python-based systems, APIs, and data-driven platforms.

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