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Job Requisition ID # 26WD95779 L'affichage de poste en francais suivra / The French job posting follows. 26WD95779, Principal Software Developer (Back End) Position Overview We are seeking a ...

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How much do principal software developer jobs pay per year?

As of May 28, 2026, the average yearly pay for principal software developer in Ontario is $146,026.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $109,000.00 and $168,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a Principal Software Developer, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Principal Software Developer, you need advanced expertise in software engineering, architecture design, and problem-solving, typically backed by a degree in computer science or a related field and extensive industry experience. Mastery of programming languages (such as Java, Python, or C#), software development frameworks, cloud platforms, and familiarity with tools like Git, Docker, and CI/CD systems is critical. Leadership, effective communication, and mentorship abilities are vital soft skills that set top performers apart in this role. These competencies ensure scalable solutions, effective project delivery, and the growth of high-performing development teams.

How does a Principal Software Developer typically balance hands-on coding with leadership and mentorship responsibilities?

As a Principal Software Developer, you’ll often split your time between writing high-impact code and guiding technical direction for the team. While you remain involved in architecting and developing complex features, a significant portion of your role will also involve mentoring less-experienced developers, leading code reviews, and fostering best practices. You’ll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to align technical solutions with business goals, and you’re expected to influence the overall engineering culture. This balance requires strong time management skills and a passion for both technical excellence and team development.

What does a Principal Software Developer do?

A Principal Software Developer is a senior-level engineer responsible for leading complex software projects, setting technical direction, and mentoring other developers. They design and architect software solutions, ensure best coding practices, and collaborate with stakeholders to align technical strategy with business goals. Principal Software Developers often influence company-wide technology decisions and help solve the most challenging engineering problems. Their role typically combines hands-on coding with leadership and strategic planning.

What is the difference between Principal Software Developer vs Senior Software Engineer?

AspectPrincipal Software DeveloperSenior Software Engineer
CredentialsBachelor's or Master’s in Computer Science; extensive experienceBachelor's or Master’s in Computer Science; 5+ years experience
Work EnvironmentLeads technical strategy, mentors teams, influences architectureDevelops features, writes code, mentors junior staff
Industry UsageUsed in large organizations, tech companies, and enterprise settingsCommon across startups, mid-sized, and large companies

The Principal Software Developer typically holds a higher-level role focused on technical leadership, architecture, and strategic planning, whereas the Senior Software Engineer primarily focuses on coding, feature development, and mentoring. Both roles require strong technical skills, but the Principal position involves broader responsibilities and influence within the organization.

What cities in Ontario are hiring for Principal Software Developer jobs? Cities in Ontario with the most Principal Software Developer job openings:
Infographic showing various Principal Software Developer job openings in Ontario as of May 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 85% Full Time, 13% Part Time, and 1% Contract. Highlights an 97% Physical, and 3% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $146,026 per year, or $70.2 per hour.
Principal Software Developer (Back End)

Principal Software Developer (Back End)

Autodesk

Toronto, ON

Full-time

Posted 26 days ago


Autodesk rating

9.5

Company rating: 9.5 out of 10

Based on 5 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

5th of 184 rated software companies


Job description

Job Requisition ID #

26WD95779

L'affichage de poste en francais suivra / The French job posting follows.

26WD95779, Principal Software Developer (Back End)

Position Overview

We are seeking a Principal Backend Software Developer to join our

team working on Autodesk Construction Cloud Assets - a flagship product in Autodesk's enterprise construction suite. Autodesk Construction Cloud is a connected construction management platform that empowers teams to collaborate, automate workflows, and make data-driven decisions across the entire project lifecycle. Assets, specifically, provides robust construction asset and equipment tracking, customizable workflows, and integrated field collaboration tools that help teams manage physical assets from specification through acceptance and handover.

In this role, you will be responsible for building, scaling, and maintaining frontend applications that power one of the most impactful products in the AEC industry, delivering mission-critical experiences for construction professionals around the world. You will have the opportunity to influence architecture, improve frontend quality and performance, and mentor other developers as we elevate the way construction teams manage assets and equipment across global projects.

Responsibilities

  • Architect, design, and evolve RESTful APIs and backend services using Node.js (Express) and Python (Flask) in high-scale, global environments

  • Lead the development of scalable, resilient backend systems leveraging PostgreSQL, Redis, and cloud-native services

  • Design and optimize asynchronous processing pipelines using AWS SQS/SNS and RabbitMQ

  • Define and drive technical design discussions, ensuring systems are reliable, observable, and maintainable

  • Establish best practices for clean, well-tested code, including comprehensive unit and integration testing strategies

  • Collaborate cross-functionally to design and deliver features supporting asset creation, submission workflows, reporting, and field data management

  • Guide database schema design and oversee migration strategies (e.g., Alembic)

  • Improve system observability through instrumentation (OpenTelemetry), monitoring, and operational excellence practices

  • Participate in and elevate code reviews, architectural reviews, and long-term technical planning

  • Support production systems, contribute to incident response, and help mature operational processes

  • Mentor developers and provide architectural leadership across the team

Minimum Qualifications

  • 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, with deep expertise in backend and distributed systems

  • Demonstrated experience architecting, scaling, and evolving production-grade services with high reliability and availability requirements

  • Expert-level proficiency in Python (3.x) and modern Python development practices

  • Strong production experience with Node.js and TypeScript, including strict typing in complex service architectures

  • Extensive experience designing, building, and governing RESTful APIs using OpenAPI/Swagger and contract-driven development

  • Deep experience with PostgreSQL, including schema design, performance optimization, and migration strategies

  • Proven expertise in event-driven and message-based architectures (e.g., AWS SQS/SNS, Redis, RabbitMQ), including reliability patterns such as idempotency, retries, backoff, and failure handling

  • Strong implementation experience with observability at scale, including distributed tracing (OpenTelemetry), metrics instrumentation, structured logging, and production diagnostics

  • Experience designing and operating containerized workloads (Docker, Docker Compose) in production environments

  • Strong understanding of distributed systems principles, microservices architecture, scalability patterns, and data consistency trade-offs

  • Experience driving engineering standards across teams, including testing strategy, CI/CD practices, feature flag governance, and secrets management (e.g., LaunchDarkly, AWS Secrets Manager)

  • Demonstrated ability to lead architectural decisions, influence cross-team technical direction, and mentor senior developers

  • Proficiency with Git-based collaborative development in large codebases

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with Kubernetes orchestration and modern deployment strategies (e.g., blue/green, canary, progressive delivery)

  • Experience designing multi-region architectures and supporting data residency requirements

  • Experience defining API versioning strategies and maintaining backward compatibility

  • Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, Spinnaker)

  • Familiarity with Python tooling such as Poetry, pytest, Black, Ruff, and MyPy

  • Experience integrating AI/ML services (e.g., OpenAI APIs) into production systems

  • Domain expertise in construction industry software or B2B SaaS platforms

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26WD95779, Developpeur logiciel principal (back-end)

Apercu du Poste

Nous recherchons un developpeur logiciel backend principal pour rejoindre notre

equipe travaillant sur Autodesk Construction Cloud Assets, un produit phare de la suite Autodesk dediee au secteur de la construction. Autodesk Construction Cloud est une plateforme connectee de gestion de la construction qui permet aux equipes de collaborer, d'automatiser les flux de travail et de prendre des decisions fondees sur les donnees tout au long du cycle de vie du projet. Assets, en particulier, offre un suivi fiable des actifs et des equipements de construction, des flux de travail personnalisables et des outils de collaboration sur le terrain integres qui aident les equipes a gerer les actifs physiques, de la specification a la reception et a la remise.

A ce poste, vous serez charge de developper, de faire evoluer et de maintenir les applications front-end qui alimentent l'un des produits les plus influents du secteur de l'AEC, offrant des experiences essentielles aux professionnels de la construction du monde entier. Vous aurez l'occasion d'influencer l'architecture, d'ameliorer la qualite et les performances du front-end, et d'encadrer d'autres developpeurs alors que nous ameliorons la maniere dont les equipes de construction gerent les actifs et les equipements dans le cadre de projets internationaux.

Responsabilites

  • Concevoir, developper et faire evoluer des API RESTful et des services backend a l'aide de Node.js (Express) et Python (Flask) dans des environnements mondiaux a grande echelle

  • Diriger le developpement de systemes backend evolutifs et resilients en tirant parti de PostgreSQL, Redis et des services natifs du cloud

  • Concevoir et optimiser des pipelines de traitement asynchrones a l'aide d'AWS SQS/SNS et de RabbitMQ

  • Definir et animer les discussions de conception technique, en veillant a ce que les systemes soient fiables, observables et maintenables

  • Mettre en place des bonnes pratiques pour un code propre et bien teste, y compris des strategies completes de tests unitaires et d'integration

  • Collaborer de maniere transversale pour concevoir et livrer des fonctionnalites prenant en charge la creation d'actifs, les workflows de soumission, le reporting et la gestion des donnees de terrain

  • Guider la conception du schema de base de donnees et superviser les strategies de migration (par exemple, Alembic)

  • Ameliorer l'observabilite du systeme grace a l'instrumentation (OpenTelemetry), a la surveillance et aux pratiques d'excellence operationnelle

  • Participer et faire progresser les revues de code, les revues d'architecture et la planification technique a long terme

  • Assurer le support des systemes de production, contribuer a la gestion des incidents et aider a faire murir les processus operationnels

  • Encadrer les developpeurs et assurer le leadership architectural au sein de l'equipe

Qualifications Minimales

  • Plus de 7 ans d'experience professionnelle en genie logiciel, avec une expertise approfondie en systemes backend et distribues

  • Experience averee dans l'architecture, la mise a l'echelle et l'evolution de services de niveau production repondant a des exigences elevees de fiabilite et de disponibilite

  • Maitrise de niveau expert de Python (3.x) et des pratiques modernes de developpement Python

  • Solide experience en production avec Node.js et TypeScript, y compris le typage strict dans des architectures de services complexes

  • Vaste experience dans la conception, la construction et la gouvernance d'API RESTful a l'aide d'OpenAPI/Swagger et du developpement pilote par les contrats

  • Experience approfondie de PostgreSQL, y compris la conception de schemas, l'optimisation des performances et les strategies de migration

  • Une expertise averee dans les architectures evenementielles et basees sur les messages (par exemple, AWS SQS/SNS, Redis, RabbitMQ), y compris les modeles de fiabilite tels que l'idempotence, les tentatives de reprise, le backoff et la gestion des defaillances

  • Une solide experience de mise en uvre de l'observabilite a grande echelle, y compris le tracage distribue (OpenTelemetry), l'instrumentation des metriques, la journalisation structuree et les diagnostics en production

  • Experience dans la conception et l'exploitation de charges de travail conteneurisees (Docker, Docker Compose) dans des environnements de production

  • Solide comprehension des principes des systemes distribues, de l'architecture microservices, des modeles d'evolutivite et des compromis en matiere de coherence des donnees

  • Experience dans la mise en uvre de normes d'ingenierie au sein des equipes, notamment en matiere de strategie de test, de pratiques CI/CD, de gouvernance des drapeaux de fonctionnalite et de gestion des secrets (par exemple, LaunchDarkly, AWS Secrets Manager)

  • Capacite averee a diriger les decisions architecturales, a influencer l'orientation technique inter-equipes et a encadrer des developpeurs seniors

  • Maitrise du developpement collaboratif base sur Git dans des bases de code volumineuses

Qualifications Souhaitees

  • Experience de l'orchestration Kubernetes et des strategies de deploiement modernes (par exemple, blue/green, canary, livraison progressive)

  • Experience de la conception d'architectures multi-regions et de la prise en charge des exigences de residence des donnees

  • Experience dans la definition de strategies de gestion des versions d'API et le maintien de la retrocompatibilite

  • Experience dans la creation et la maintenance de pipelines CI/CD (par exemple, Jenkins, Spinnaker)

  • Maitrise des outils Python tels que Poetry, pytest, Black, Ruff et MyPy

  • Experience dans l'integration de services d'IA/ML (par exemple, les API OpenAI) dans des systemes de production

  • Expertise dans le domaine des logiciels pour le secteur de la construction ou des plateformes SaaS B2B

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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 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!

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Industry

Software development

Company size

10,000+ Employees

Headquarters location

San Rafael, CA, US

Year founded

1982