Product Manager - Developer Experience

Product Manager- Developer Experience

Autodesk is seeking a Platform Product Manager to lead our internal development platform with a strong focus on enhancing developer productivity across the software development lifecycle (SDLC). This role sits at the intersection of product management, platform engineering, and AI innovation—driving the vision and roadmap for capabilities that enable developers to build, test, deploy, and scale faster.

You'll help shape the future of Autodesk's developer experience by integrating cutting-edge AI tools and practices into the platform, reducing toil and unlocking efficiencies across thousands of internal engineers. You also have the opportunity to deliver platform capabilities that our various product team integrate with to serve millions of customers. If you thrive on solving platform-scale problems, influencing leadership, and building tools that developers and our customers want to use, this is your stage.

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities and pain points along the developer experience and manage a prioritized roadmap for Autodesk's internal development platform, with a focus on AI-driven productivity improvements
• Translate business and user needs into platform capabilities that reduce friction and enable secure, high-quality software delivery
• Conduct competitive and industry research to ensure our platform is aligned with emerging trends in developer tools and AI
• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, UX, and research teams to validate solutions and prioritize impact
• Drive product decisions and platform evolution using a lean, data-informed mindset
• Present platform strategy and outcomes to senior leadership, including CTO and CIO stakeholders
• Communicate clearly with technical and non-technical audiences, aligning teams around shared goals and metrics

Minimum Qualifications

• 4+ years of product management experience, with a strong background in platform or developer productivity tools
• Proven track record delivering platform capabilities for internal engineering teams at Enterprise scale
• Strong familiarity and hands on experience with DevOps tools such as GitHub, CloudBees, Artifactory, Kubernetes, and Dynatrace
• Experience integrating or evaluating AI developer tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor, Lovable, etc)
• Strong understanding of cloud-native architectures and distributed systems
• Ability to manage complex cross-org initiatives and communicate with executive audiences

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong storytelling, communication and presentation skills
• Familiarity with Autodesk products (cloud and desktop) and cloud platform services
• 2D and 3D graphics experience would be a big plus
• Skilled in defining product metrics and measuring success and impact
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity, setting priorities, and influencing outcomes
• Passion for developer experience and continuous improvement

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!

Salary transparency

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.

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