Autodesk
Enterprise · Design & engineering software
Enterprise · Design & engineering software
Currently tracking 59 active AI roles, down 39% versus the prior 4 weeks. Primary focus: Agent · Engineering. Salary range $131k–$323k (avg $211k).
Autodesk currently has 101 active job listings related to AI. The majority of these roles, 59%, are focused on agents, with application and serving infrastructure also representing significant portions. Engineering is the dominant function for these hires, with Canada and the United States being the top hiring countries. Frequent technical tags include agent orchestration, LLM observability, model serving, RAG, and tool use.
Autodesk currently has 103 active AI-related roles in our index. The most common open titles are: Principal Software Engineer (3), Principal Data Scientist (2), Senior Software AI Developer (2), Software Architect (2), AI & Automation Specialist. Most positions are in Engineering and Research.
Autodesk's active AI hiring is concentrated in: agents (56%), application (15%), serving infrastructure (10%). These categories follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle: data, pre-training, post-training, serving infrastructure, agents, evaluation, and application.
Autodesk is hiring AI talent in: Canada (44 roles), United States (21 roles), India (11 roles), United Kingdom (4 roles).
Job postings at Autodesk most frequently reference: agent orchestration, model serving, llm observability, rag, evals.
In the past 30 days, Autodesk has posted 40 new AI-related roles. That is a -25% change versus the prior 30 days (53 → 40).
| Title | Stage | AI score |
|---|---|---|
| Principal AI Research Scientist Post-Training Alignment Autodesk is seeking a Principal AI Research Scientist focused on post-training alignment for foundation models. The role involves developing novel algorithms for model reliability, controllability, and alignment using reinforcement learning, preference optimization, and agentic systems. Responsibilities include designing experiments, building scalable workflows, contributing to publications, and establishing model readiness criteria. The position emphasizes leveraging Autodesk's unique domain-grounded verifiers for RL and requires a strong publication record and experience in alignment research or agentic AI. | Post-trainAgent | 9 |
| Research Lead / Principal Scientist & Manager Post-Training · Alignment · Reinforcement Learning Autodesk AI Lab: Toronto · Remote (CA) Research Lead/Principal Scientist & Manager for Post-Training, Alignment, and Reinforcement Learning at Autodesk AI Lab. The role focuses on transforming foundation models into reliable, aligned, and useful systems for complex, domain-specific workflows in industries like architecture, engineering, and construction. Responsibilities include leading research strategy, developing novel algorithms, managing a team of AI scientists, designing evaluation frameworks, and contributing to publications. The position leverages unique assets like physics simulation engines for grounded reinforcement learning. |
| Post-trainAgent |
| 9 |
| AI Research Manager/Scientist, Reinforcement Learning Autodesk Research is seeking an AI Scientist Manager to lead post-training and model alignment efforts. This role involves managing and growing a team of AI scientists while also contributing as a hands-on researcher. Responsibilities include leading instruction tuning, preference optimization (RLHF, RLAIF, DPO, PPO), and domain-specific post-training. The role also involves designing and maintaining evaluation frameworks for reasoning, tool-use, safety, and robustness, and providing go/no-go recommendations for model releases. The position requires a PhD or equivalent experience, proven people management skills, and expertise in LLMs, fine-tuning, and experimental design. | Post-trainAgent | 9 |
| PhD Intern, HCI & Visualization Research Autodesk is seeking a PhD intern to join their HCI and Visualization research group. The intern will work on a research project in human-computer interaction or data visualization, focusing on areas like user interfaces for generative AI, information visualization, and generative design tools. Responsibilities include developing software prototypes, conducting literature reviews, building prototypes, running experiments, analyzing data, and authoring research papers. A PhD program enrollment in Computer Science with a specialization in HCI and peer-reviewed publications are required. | Post-train | 7 |