Job Description
Job Requisition ID #23WD67081
Position Overview
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.
In this role, you will be part of the 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 the XR Software Engineering Manager.
You have a passion for XR? You are excited about contributing directly to the future of XR at Autodesk and make a difference for our customers? Working in a dynamic environment where you are expected to share your opinion and contribute directly to the success of a novel product using the latest technology seems exciting to you? If so, we want to talk with you. (Remote Canada & USA)
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 (Unreal, Unity, Meta, Microsoft, etc.)
- Design, prototype, implement, test and troubleshoot XR workflows according to market requirements and product specifications
- Continuously test, debug, and profile software on supported XR devices
- Develop new tools and applications
- MS Degree in Computer Science or similar technical field, or equivalent experience
- 8+ years' experience in software development
- Proficient in C++ particularly Modern C++ (C++11)
- Solid game engine experience with C/C++/C# API, gameplay, rendering, optimization, etc.
- Comfortable with 3D math and modern graphics pipeline
- Comfortable with peer-to-peer networking and rest APIs
- Ability to work in a start-up fashion even within a big company (things will move fast)
- Experience in an agile development environment
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Excellent collaborator
- Good communication skills
- Ability to travel to the US or Canada twice per year
- Full professional proficiency in English
- Solid Unreal Engine experience with C++ API, gameplay, rendering, optimization, etc.
- Strong math (linear algebra and geometry) knowledge
- Experience with AR, VR and MR
- Experience developing software for Mobile devices, especially Android
- Experience with using a scripting language like Python
- Knowledge of glTF or USD formats
- Git/GitHub knowledge
Click below to learn more about our benefits in the US.
https://benefits.autodesk.com/
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With Autodesk software, you have the power to Make Anything. The future of making is here, bringing with it radical changes in the way things are designed, made, and used. It’s disrupting every industry: architecture, engineering, and construction; manufacturing; and media and entertainment. With the right knowledge and tools, this disruption is your opportunity. Our software is used by everyone - from design professionals, engineers and architects to digital artists, students and hobbyists. We constantly explore new ways to integrate all dimensions of diversity across our employees, customers, partners, and communities. Our ultimate goal is to expand opportunities for anyone to imagine, design, and make a better world.