Software Engineer (All Levels) - Forma Design Apps

Webelieve there is a better way to design our cities. To enable this, we aim to transform how architects and engineersworkthrough collaborative, outcome-drivendesigntools.Byleveragingweb and cloud technologies, westrive tocreateexceptional user experiences while building a connected ecosystem that bridges traditional desktop applications like Revit and Civil 3D with modern web apps.

Weare expanding beyond our successful Forma Site Design app(formerlySpacemaker)into exciting new domains like detailed Building Design andTransportation. Nobody knows exactly what these next-generation apps will look like—that'swhere you come in.You'lljoin a team with real ownership over both what to build and how, constantly balancing user insights with the technical complexity of buildingnew designproducts. 

Our challenges

As a Software Engineer in our Design Appsteams, you will be part of both discovering what we should build and building it.Here are some of our challenges:

• Developing an intuition for how architectsand engineerswork so we can invent better tools for them – in their current workflows or enabling altogether new, better workflows

• Providing users with smart, generative design tools that strike the balance between automatic generation and leaving the user in control

• Implementing delightful and performant 3D graphics in the browser, using WebGL/WebGPUcapabilities, customshadersand other smart techniques

• Solving spatial problems in 2D and 3D, using efficient geometry algorithms that can provide the user with real-time feedback at 60 fps in the browser

• Understanding Autodesk’s broad portfolio of design software, and figuring out how our web-native apps should fit seamlessly together with our desktop apps

We use whatever technologyisbest adapted to the problems we are facing, and this typically revolves aroundsome combination ofTypeScript,React/PreactandThree.js for the frontend and s3 orDynamoDBfor the backend. Readmore about how we reason about technology and product development in ourtech core beliefsandproduct core beliefs.

Whowe’relooking for

We move fast andwe'reserious about whatwe'rebuilding. The way we do that is by trusting engineers to make their own decisions.We'relooking for people who are comfortable with that; who thrive when expected to shape their own work and move from insight to solution.

We’rehiring across all levels, so itdoesn’tmatter if youhave 20+ years of experience or come straight out of school.It alsodoesn’tmatter if you consider yourself full-stack or more of a specialist;we need both. 

We believe great products are built by teams with diverse perspectives and experiences. We value engineers who are curious, collaborative, and motivated to learn. Youdon’tneed to know everything on day one—we believe strong teams grow together. 

All in all: if you get excited by the challenges we are facing, we would love to hear from you