Head of Engineering – Forma Design Apps

Requirements

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, including 5+ years of previous hands-on experience as a software developer
• Engineering leadership experience across multiple teams, including experience managing and developing Engineering Managers or senior engineering leaders
• Track record of building and delivering customer-facing software products, ideally cloud-based web applications
• Strong technical judgment and the credibility to engage with engineers on architecture, integrations, quality, performance, and technical trade-offs
• Experience working closely with Product and Design to build high-quality user experiences
• Experience hiring, coaching, and developing engineering talent and building effective teams
• Ability to operate with autonomy, make decisions in ambiguity, and balance product delivery with long-term engineering health
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across disciplines and seniority levels
• Professional English proficiency

Nice to Haves

• Experience taking new software products from idea to market and evolving them through customer feedback and experimentation
• Experience in a startup, scale-up, or fast-moving product technology environment, combined with experience navigating organizational complexity
• Experience with rich, interactive, or performance-sensitive web applications
• Experience with 3D, graphics, WebGL/WebGPU, geospatial technology, simulation, CAD, BIM, or design software
• Experience with AI-assisted development or AI-enabled customer experiences
• Experience using product analytics, user testing, or experimentation to inform product development
• Knowledge of Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) is helpful but not required
• Experience working across international, cross-functional product organizations

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead, coach, and develop Engineering Managers, helping them build healthy, empowered, high-performing teams
• Shape the engineering organization as we grow, including team structure, staffing, hiring, and allocation of talent across squads
• Build an environment of trust, ownership, continuous learning, and strong engineering leadership
• Identify capability needs and turn them into hiring, development, or organizational actions
• Lead engineering delivery across multiple squads building customer-facing Forma design applications
• Partner closely with Product and Design to turn product strategy and customer needs into shipped outcomes
• Enable teams to experiment, learn from users, and move quickly while making thoughtful trade-offs between speed, quality, and long-term sustainability
• Strengthen engineering practices across reliability, performance, scalability, observability, security, and developer experience
• Partner with the Software Architect and Tech Leads on technical direction, risks, and cross-team dependencies
• Bring the technical depth to engage meaningfully in engineering discussions, ask the right questions, and help teams navigate complex decisions
• Ensure technical debt and long-term system health are deliberately balanced with product delivery
• Encourage thoughtful adoption of emerging technologies, including AI, across our products and engineering practices
• Strengthen collaboration across Engineering, Product, and Design
• Partner with Forma Design Tools and other Autodesk teams on shared capabilities and integrations
• Help teams maintain speed, experimentation, and ownership as Forma continues to grow within Autodesk

Perks and Benefits

• Salary transparency: Part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package including base salaries, annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock grants, and a comprehensive benefits package
• Culture of belonging where everyone can thrive
• In-person onboarding and/or in-person ID verification may be required for this role