Senior Backend Developer (Remote Canada & USA)

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22WD60731

Virtual and augmented reality are transforming design and creation through new immersive and collaborative experiences that will impact how major segments like entertainment, architecture, engineering, construction, and manufacturing converge. The industry is being transformed by XR technology growth, creating new ways of working to review, collaborate and create.

As a Senior Backend Developer, you will be part of the exciting AR/VR/MR (XR) team responsible for building and delivering XR workflows to the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction industry (AEC). This multi-disciplinary team is operating in a start-up mode within Autodesk with autonomy on product of course, but also sales, strategy, marketing, and operations. In this role, you will be reporting to one of the engineering development managers.

Do you have a passion for XR and are excited about the opportunity to influence Autodesk’s point of view and position on the topic? You want to be part of a swift and mighty team exploring and prototyping XR ideas with the latest technology platforms and shape the future of XR for Autodesk? If so, we want to talk with you.

Responsibilities
  • Work with the product managers, the technical leads, the experience designers and other software developers to do research, and implement XR workflows. This includes user interaction and software solutions, leveraging third-party tools and partners (Nvidia, Unity, etc.)
  • Implement the cloud and microservices stack for our XR workflows, connecting Autodesk cloud platforms and tools to partner and customer ecosystems
  • Design, prototype, implement, test and troubleshoot XR workflows according to market requirements and product specifications
  • Continuously integrate test, debug, and profile software and cloud services on supported XR devices
  • Develop new tools and applications
Minimum Qualifications
  • 5+ years of experience as a developer (particularly on backend development) and must be proficient in either Go or Node.js for backend
  • Proficiency in Databases (SQL or noSQL)
  • Strong experience with AWS services like EC2, Lambda and S3
  • Experience with full stack models, services, and cloud deployment
  • Ability to work in a start-up fashion even within a big company (things will move fast)
  • Experience in an agile development environment
  • Problem solving abilities and good communication skills
  • Git/Github knowledge
  • Jenkins, Travis, or other CI/CD system knowledge
  • Basic knowledge of Linux
  • BS Degree or equivalent in Computer Science or similar technical field
Preferred Qualifications
  • MS Degree or equivalent in Computer Science or similar technical field
  • Basic knowledge of 3D math and modern graphics pipeline
  • Experience with Docker
  • Interest in AR, VR and MR
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