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Position Overview
At Autodesk, we’re not just shaping tools—we’re shaping the future of how ideas come to life. Our platform content designers create the clarity that’s fundamental to every product launch. We understand how words and language define the entire customer experience—from command-line to in-product and beyond. Autodesk’s platform teams design APIs, services, and infrastructure that our customers and developers use to extend the capabilities of Autodesk’s design and make software. Our platform helps other teams and companies reimagine new possibilities based on our 3D modeling, visualization, and data insights software to bring exceptional experiences to architecture, construction, manufacturing, and film and visual effects.
As a Principal Content Designer, you’lljoin us on our mission to build the most lovable APIproducts in our platform ecosystem by engaging directly with product, design,and engineering teams to craft and ship contentexperiences that drive rapid comprehension and high adoption. You’llbe a part of an exceptional team ofcontentdesigners whoshapeand refine each other’s work, ensuring that every content piece is accurate, cohesive, and aligned with our broader goals.
We’re looking for someone who hasfluency with API concepts, obsesses over developer experiences,and is passionate about bringing human voices to deeply technical spaces.If this sounds like you, come join our team in crafting world-class platform experiences!
This is a hybrid/remote role with preference for candidates in Pune, India.
To be considered, you must apply and include your resume and portfolio with password if required.
Responsibilities
Craft REST and GraphQLAPI and SDK documentation, establish best practices, contribute to coding standards, and lead content release reviews across products.
Partner with product, engineering, and design teams to drive content direction in shippingsnippets, sample code, tutorials, API reference, and developer documentation forproduct adoption.
Create and communicate a cohesive information architecture ensuring alignment with mental models and product interoperability.
Developclear content design briefs and documentation plansto test prototypes and support design proposals.
Offer well-informed viewpoints while adapting to stakeholder input throughout the product development process, influencing strategic decisions across products to create clear, cohesive, and consistent experiences.
Build taxonomies and glossaries to align terminologies across the company.
Raise the bar of team excellence by reinforcing high-quality doc practices and stayingupdated on trends in content design and API documentation.
Minimum Qualifications
6-10 years of experience crafting and shipping API documentation
Experience contributing to and creating content design standards and frameworks
Proficient with Git, Markdown, Postman, Visual Studio Code, OpenAPI
An inexhaustible eye for detail, both in terms of what’s on the page, and the design of the overall user journey
Exceptional verbal and written communication
A perpetual learner and teacher
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in English, computer science, human-computer interaction, or a related field
Foundational experience designing and shipping API and GraphQLexperiences
Familiarity with Autodesk products including BIM 360, Autodesk Docs, Revit, AutoCAD, etc.
Experience withSDK documentation a plus
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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 – our Culture Code is at the core of everything we do. Our values and ways of working help our people thrive and realize their potential, which leads to even better outcomes for our customers.
When you’re an Autodesker, you can be your whole, authentic self and do meaningful work that helps build a better future for all. Ready to shape the world and your future? Join us!
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