Software Development Manager, Preconstruction

Autodesk Autodesk · Enterprise · Michigan, USA, CO +4 · Remote

Autodesk is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a team responsible for critical preconstruction workflows that connect contractors with millions of project opportunities every month. This leader will combine strong technical judgment, people leadership, and operational excellence to help build intelligent, AI-powered experiences that improve how construction professionals find work, make decisions, and deliver projects. The role involves leading, coaching, and developing a team of software engineers, partnering with Product Management, Design, Data Science, and Platform teams, and driving engineering excellence. The team will promote the thoughtful adoption of AI technologies and AI-assisted development practices.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team of software engineers in a hybrid and globally distributed environment
  2. Partner closely with Product Managers, Designers, Architects, and stakeholders to deliver meaningful customer value
  3. Foster a culture of inclusion, innovation, accountability, and continuous learning aligned with Autodesk values
  4. Provide technical guidance and mentorship while empowering engineers to own solutions and decisions
  5. Promote the thoughtful adoption of AI technologies and AI-assisted development practices to improve customer experiences and engineering productivity

Skills

Required

  • 8+ years of software engineering experience
  • 3+ years of engineering leadership experience leading software development teams
  • Strong understanding of modern software development practices and the software development lifecycle
  • Experience leading teams responsible for customer-facing web applications and cloud services
  • Demonstrated ability to influence technical direction while enabling teams to execute effectively
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical audiences
  • Experience working successfully with distributed and hybrid teams
  • Proven ability to navigate ambiguity, prioritize effectively, and drive results
  • Strong problem-solving, debugging, and analytical skills

Nice to have

  • Experience building SaaS products on public cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
  • Strong background in modern web development using technologies such as React, Node.js, TypeScript, or similar frameworks
  • Experience building or integrating AI-powered capabilities, including generative AI, machine learning, intelligent automation, or AI-assisted development tools
  • Experience using data, experimentation, and customer insights to inform product and engineering decisions
  • Knowledge of distributed systems, microservices architectures, and event-driven platforms
  • Experience managing customer incidents and driving operational excellence
  • Familiarity with construction, preconstruction, or AEC industry workflows
  • Experience leading teams through growth, transformation, or modernization initiatives

What the JD emphasized

  • AI-powered experiences
  • intelligent, AI-powered experiences
  • leveraging AI to solve customer problems
  • thoughtful adoption of AI technologies
  • AI-assisted development practices
  • building or integrating AI-powered capabilities
  • generative AI
  • machine learning
  • intelligent automation
  • AI-assisted development tools

Other signals

  • AI-powered experiences
  • intelligent, AI-powered experiences
  • leveraging AI to solve customer problems
  • thoughtful adoption of AI technologies
  • AI-assisted development practices
  • building or integrating AI-powered capabilities
  • generative AI
  • machine learning
  • intelligent automation
  • AI-assisted development tools