Senior Software Developer (Full stack) at Autodesk in Toronto, ON

Job description

Job Requisition ID # 26WD101386 L'affichage de poste en français suivra / The French job posting follows. 26WD101386 Senior Software Developer (Full stack) Position Overview We are seeking a Senior Full-Stack Staff Developer to provide hands-on technical leadership across our web platform and digital experience ecosystem. This role will be responsible for designing, building, and evolving scalable full-stack solutions that power high-quality customer experiences across Autodesk’s web, commerce, and marketing platforms. This developer will operate as a senior technical leader within the team, partnering closely with engineering managers, product managers, architects, XD, platform teams, and partner engineering teams. The ideal candidate is not only strong in full-stack development, but also raises engineering standards through architecture, delivery discipline, quality practices, mentorship, and pragmatic decision-making. The role requires someone who can go deep technically, simplify complex systems, lead ambiguous initiatives, and influence engineers across multiple teams without relying on direct authority. Responsibilities Lead the design and delivery of complex full-stack solutions across frontend, backend, API, and platform integration layers Provide architectural direction for scalable, maintainable, secure, and high-performing web applications Drive technical decisions across multiple services, repositories, and shared components Translate business and product requirements into clear technical designs, execution plans, and delivery milestones Identify architectural gaps, technical debt, and platform limitations, and propose pragmatic solutions Partner with senior developers and architects to define patterns for reusable components, service integration, API contracts, observability, and deployment practices Build and guide development of modern web experiences using technologies such as JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Node.js, REST/GraphQL APIs, cloud services, and CI/CD pipelines Own critical technical deliverables from design through implementation, validation, release, and post-production monitoring Ensure solutions are production-ready, with strong attention to scalability, performance, reliability, accessibility, localization, security, and maintainability Lead technical breakdown of large initiatives into well-scoped epics, stories, dependencies, and implementation plans Support teams in resolving complex production issues, integration challenges, and cross-system dependencies Raise the engineering quality bar by embedding testability, automation, and observability into the development lifecycle Define expectations for unit, integration, functional, E2E, and production validation strategies Champion quality gates across CI/CD, including automated testing, code coverage, smoke testing, monitoring, and release readiness Drive improvements in web performance, including Core Web Vitals, page load time, bundle optimization, caching strategies, and API efficiency Ensure critical customer journeys are measurable, observable, and resilient in production Improve developer productivity by simplifying local development, debugging, testing, deployment, and operational workflows Build or influence reusable frameworks, shared libraries, tooling, and documentation that help multiple developers move faster with confidence Reduce engineering friction by identifying repeated pain points and creating scalable solutions Promote consistent engineering practices across repositories and teams Partner with Product, XD, Program, Content, Marketing, DevOps, Security, Data/Analytics, and partner engineering teams to deliver end-to-end business outcomes Drive alignment across multiple teams when requirements, architecture, dependencies, or delivery plans are unclear Communicate technical trade-offs clearly to both engineering and non-engineering stakeholders Help leadership make informed decisions by presenting options, risks, mitigation plans