Principal Software Engineer - Backend
- Employment type
- Full-time · On-site
- Posted
- September 28, 2026
- NOC code
- 21231 — Software engineers and designers
- Province
- Ontario (ON)More in Ontario
Hiring confidence: Sparse posting · 22/100
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Job Overview
This role is based in Ontario. The Canadian NOC code for this position is 21231 — Software engineers and designers. Autodesk is hiring for this full-time position through Jobily, where you can check how well your resume matches the posting before you apply.
Market context
About this role in Ontario
Average salary for Software Engineer in Ontario
Median $106,250 per year, with most postings between $74,450 and $127,133 (Software engineers and designers, 2026-08, 52 postings). This posting does not state a salary.
NOC code
21231 — Software engineers and designers. The National Occupational Classification code is what Express Entry, provincial nominee programs and Job Bank use to identify this occupation.
Typical qualifications for Canadian employers
A degree in computer science, software engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience, plus demonstrated work in one or more production languages and frameworks.
Licensing: No licence is needed to write software, but the title "engineer" is protected by the provincial engineering regulators; some employers post the same role as "software developer" for that reason.
Fit check
Is this role right for you?
Top skills this posting asks for:
- Backend Software Engineering
- Distributed Systems
- System Design
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What you'll do
- Drive technology direction for large, complex, and business-critical backend systems
- Design and build distributed systems
- Evolve backend and distributed systems architecture
- Operate as a senior individual contributor in the Enterprise Data Management organization
- Lead technical decisions for the COO-GET Engineering group
- Maintain backend software engineering excellence
What you'll need
- Principal (P4) level expertise
- Extensive backend software engineering experience
- Proven ability to design and build complex, business-critical systems
- Experience with large-scale distributed systems
- Track record of driving technology direction
- Enterprise software development background