Software Architect

Job Requisition ID # 26WD94844 Position Overview Embark on an enriching journey with Autodesk as a Software Architect, stepping into a position important to the transformation and modernization of our mission-critical Access Administration and Insights platform. We are at the forefront of the company's Access Administration needs and have tremendous visibility and impact across all of Autodesk. The platform is critical to enable customers to have access to Autodesk Products and their Product Data. In this role, you will design and lead the development of autonomous, goal-driven AI systems that reason, plan, and act across complex environments. This role focuses on architecting multi-agent and single-agent systems that integrate LLMs, tools, memory, and feedback loops into reliable, scalable software platforms. You will define how agentic systems are built, evaluated, governed, and deployed in production—bridging research advances with real-world engineering constraints. This job will be Hybrid with occasional onsite workshops/meetings. Position may require occasional travel outside Canada. Responsibilities Agentic System Architecture  Design end-to-end architectures for agentic AI systems, including: o Planning and reasoning loops o Tool/function calling frameworks o Short-term and long-term memory systems o Multi-agent coordination and communication  Define architectural patterns for autonomy, human-in-the-loop control, and safety boundaries.  Establish standards for agent lifecycle management (creation, execution, evaluation, retirement). LLM & Foundation Model Integration  Architect systems integrating LLMs, multimodal models, and external tools/APIs.  Design prompt orchestration, context management, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines.  Evaluate and select models (open-source vs proprietary) based on latency, cost, quality, and risk. Orchestration, Control & Reliability  Design control planes for agent execution, state management, retries, and failure handling.  Implement guardrails for hallucination mitigation, constraint enforcement, and policy compliance.  Architect observability for agent behavior, decision paths, and tool usage. Evaluation & Continuous Improvement  Define metrics and evaluation frameworks for agent performance, task success, cost, and safety.  Architect feedback loops using user signals, automated evals, and synthetic data.  Enable safe self-improvement and learning mechanisms where appropriate. Cross-Functional Leadership  Partner with product, research, security, and legal teams to align agent capabilities with business goals.  Mentor engineers on agentic design patterns and production best practices.  Review system designs and implementations for architectural quality. Minimum Qualifications Core Experience  8 years of experience in software engineering or distributed systems.  3 years designing AI/ML-powered systems in production.  Demonstrated experience building or architecting agent-based or LLM-driven systems. Technical Skills  Strong proficiency in Python and/or Java/TypeScript.  Deep understanding of LLMs, transformers, and prompt engineering.  Experience with agent frameworks  Solid grounding in distributed systems, event-driven architectures, and APIs. Infrastructure & Platform  Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).  Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).  Experience with vector databases and retrieval systems Learn More About Autodesk Welcome to Autodesk! Amazing things are created every day with our software – from the greenest buildings and cleanest cars to the smartest factories and biggest hit movies. We help innovators turn their ideas into reality, transforming not only how things are made, but what can be made. We take great pride in our culture here at Autodesk – it’s at the core of everything we do. Our culture guides the w ... (truncated, view full listing at source)