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As a Founding Principal Engineer at Autodesk, you will play a crucial role in shaping the future of AI applications in the Data and Process Management (DPM) group. Your responsibilities will include: - Architecting and developing scalable, resilient, and secure AI-powered experiences for production-grade applications - Defining the AI roadmap for DPM, identifying opportunities, evaluating emerging technologies, and guiding long-term direction - Fine-tuning, evaluating, and deploying large language models (LLMs) in production environments, balancing performance, cost, and user experience - Designing frameworks and tools to facilitate the development of AI-powered experiences for other teams - Collaborating with engineering teams to establish best practices for AI experimentation, evaluation, and optimization - Staying updated on the latest AI technologies and bringing innovations to production effectively - Ensuring AI applications are resilient, performant, and scalable in production environments - Partnering with product managers, architects, engineers, and data scientists to implement AI features in Autodesk products Qualifications required for this role include: - Master's degree in computer science, AI, Machine Learning, Data Science, or related field - 10+ years of experience building scalable cloud-native applications, with 3+ years focused on production AI/ML systems - Deep understanding of LLMs, VLMs, and foundation models, including their architecture, limitations, and practical applications - Experience fine-tuning LLMs with real-world datasets and integrating them into production systems - Proficiency in Python or TypeScript - Experience with AWS cloud services and SageMaker Studio (or similar) for scalable data processing and model development Preferred qualifications include: - Experience building AI applications in the CAD or manufacturing domain - Familiarity with tools and frameworks for LLM fine-tuning and orchestration - Passion for mentoring and growing engineering talent - Experience with emerging Agentic AI solutions - Contributions to open-source AI projects or publications in the field At Autodesk, you will be part of a culture that values innovation and meaningful work. Join us in shaping a better world through technology and creativity. As a Founding Principal Engineer at Autodesk, you will play a crucial role in shaping the future of AI applications in the Data and Process Management (DPM) group. Your responsibilities will include: - Architecting and developing scalable, resilient, and secure AI-powered experiences for production-grade applications - Defining the AI roadmap for DPM, identifying opportunities, evaluating emerging technologies, and guiding long-term direction - Fine-tuning, evaluating, and deploying large language models (LLMs) in production environments, balancing performance, cost, and user experience - Designing frameworks and tools to facilitate the development of AI-powered experiences for other teams - Collaborating with engineering teams to establish best practices for AI experimentation, evaluation, and optimization - Staying updated on the latest AI technologies and bringing innovations to production effectively - Ensuring AI applications are resilient, performant, and scalable in production environments - Partnering with product managers, architects, engineers, and data scientists to implement AI features in Autodesk products Qualifications required for this role include: - Master's degree in computer science, AI, Machine Learning, Data Science, or related field - 10+ years of experience building scalable cloud-native applications, with 3+ years focused on production AI/ML systems - Deep understanding of LLMs, VLMs, and foundation models, including their architecture, limitations, and practical applications - Experience fine-tuning LLMs with real-world datasets and integrating them into production systems - Proficiency in Python or TypeScript - Experience with AWS cloud services and SageMaker Studio (or similar) for scalable data processing and model development Preferred qualifications include: - Experience building AI applications in the CAD or manufacturing domain - Familiarity with tools and frameworks for LLM fine-tuning and orchestration - Passion for mentoring and growing engineering talent - Experience with emerging Agentic AI solutions - Contributions to open-source AI projects or publications in the field At Autodesk, you will be part of a culture that values innovation and meaningful work. Join us in shaping a better world through technology and creativity.
