Principal Machine Learning Operations Developer for AEC

t features that will help our customers imagine, design, and make a better world.

You'll be joining a rapidly growing team working on a project that aims to revolutionize the design of nearly every aspect of the built environment. Your contributions will directly influence how designers, architects, and engineers interact with AI tools in the future.

This role is fully remote-friendly. Our team operates primarily remotely with team members distributed across the globe, with offices in Boston, Toronto and other locations in US and Canada. At Autodesk, we embrace remote work while fostering connection through regular team offsites for collaborative planning and relationship building. This balanced approach ensures you can work where you're most productive while maintaining meaningful connections with colleagues.

Location:: US or Canada Remote

Responsibilities

• Support AI researchers by building scalable ML training pipelines and infrastructure for foundation model development

• Design efficient data processing workflows for large-scale design datasets and industry-specific file formats

• Optimize distributed training systems and develop solutions for model parallelism, checkpointing, and efficient resource management

• Analyze performance bottlenecks and provide solutions to scaling problems

• Implement and maintain robust, testable code that is well documented and easy to understand

• Collaborate on projects at the intersection of research and product with a diverse, global team of researchers and engineers

• Present results to collaborators and leadership

Minimum Qualifications

• BSc or MSc in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent industry experience

• Experience with distributed systems for machine learning and deep learning at scale

• Strong knowledge of ML infrastructure and model parallelism techniques, including frameworks like PyTorch, Lightning, Megatron, DeepSpeed, and FSDPProficiency in Python and strong software engineering practices

• Experience with cloud services and architectures (AWS, Azure, etc.)

• Familiarity with version control, CI/CD, and deployment pipelines

• Excellent written documentation skills to document code, architectures, and experiments

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with AEC data formats (e.g., BIM models, IFC files, CAD files, Drawing Sets)

• Knowledge of the AEC industry and its specific data processing challenges

• Experience scaling ML training and data pipelines for large datasets

• Experience with distributed data processing and ML infrastructure (e.g., Apache Spark, Ray, Docker, Kubernetes)

• Experience with performance optimization, monitoring, and efficiency in large-scale ML systems

• Experience with Autodesk or similar products (Revit, Sketchup, Forma)

The Ideal Candidate

• A self-starter who can solve problems with minimal supervision while collaborating effectively with a global, remote-first team

• Adaptable and creative, comfortable building new infrastructure or working within existing codebases

• Thrives in ambiguous, rapidly evolving areas where learning and flexibility are essential

• Excellent communicator who can convey complex technical concepts clearly to diverse audiences

Learn More / Plus d'information

About Autodesk / À propos d'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 way we work and treat each other, informs how we connect with customers and partners, and defines how we show up in the world.

When you're an Autodesker, you can do meaningful work that helps build a better world designed and made for all. Ready to shape the world and your future? Join us!

Bienvenue chez Autodesk ! Nos logiciels créent chaque jour des choses extraordinaires : des bâtiments les plus écologiques aux voitures les plus propres, en passant par les usines les plus intelligentes et les films à succès. Nous aidons les innovateurs à concrétiser leurs idées, transformant non seulement la façon dont les choses sont fabriquées, mais aussi ce qui peut l'être. Nous sommes très fiers de notre culture chez Autodesk ; elle est au cœur de tout ce que nous faisons. Notre culture guide notre façon de travailler et de nous comporter les uns envers les autres, influence nos interactions avec nos clients et nos partenaires, et définit notre image au monde. En tant qu'Autodeskien, vous pouvez accomplir un travail significatif qui contribue à bâtir un monde meilleur, conçu et réalisé pour tous. Prêt à façonner le monde et votre avenir ? Rejoignez-nous !

Salary transparency / Transparence salariale

Salary is one part of Autodesk's competitive compensation package. Offers are based on the candidate's experience and geographic location. In addition to base salaries, our compensation package may include annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Le salaire est l'un des éléments du programme de rémunération concurrentiel d'Autodesk. Pour les postes basés au Canada (Colombie-Britannique), nous proposons un salaire de base compris entre X et X dollars. Les offres sont basées sur l'expérience et la situation géographique du candidat et peuvent dépasser cette fourchette. En plus du salaire de base, notre programme de rémunération peut inclure des primes annuelles en espèces, des commissions pour les postes commerciaux, des attributions d'actions et un ensemble complet d'avantages sociaux.

Diversity & Belonging / Diversité et appurtenance

We take pride in cultivating a culture of belonging where everyone can thrive. Learn more here: https://https://www.autodesk.com/company/diversity-and-belonging

Nous sommes fiers de cultiver une culture d'appartenance où chacun peut s'épanouir. Pour en savoir plus, cliquez ici : https://https://www.autodesk.com/company/diversity-and-belonging

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