Lead Software Engineer

Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team

NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world's best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At NIKE, Inc. it's about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

NIKE is a technology company. From our flagship website and five-star mobile apps to developing products, managing big data and providing leading edge engineering and systems support, our teams at NIKE Global Technology exist to revolutionize the future at the confluence of tech and sport. We invest and develop advances in technology and employ the most creative people in the world, and then give them the support to constantly innovate, iterate and serve consumers more directly and personally. Our teams are innovative, diverse, multidisciplinary and collaborative, taking technology into the future and bringing the world with it.

If you're ready to innovate and lead, it's time to join Nike's Global Technology organization. We bring together technology and process expertise to deliver one-stop solutions that enable Nike, Inc.'s technical products and services. We are responsible for crafting, developing, and deploying seamless, tailored, and inherently social experiences to its consumers. Working with our organization will be exciting, challenging, and most definitely not just another job. Our focus is on providing Innovate solutions that improve consumer value, and drive profitable business growth.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

We are looking for strong Lead Software Engineer to be a part of the global tech planning engineering team. This role will serve as a technical guide for the team as they build scalable, low-latency, resilient supply chain platforms to drive Nike's Digital transformation and growth strategies. Someone who can build and foster a strong engineering team in partnership with multi-functional geography and global teams to scale and deliver high-quality capabilities and solutions across our network. The candidate needs to have strong communication skills, the ability to handle up and down, tackle sophisticated problems, and be an encouraging leader and phenomenal teammate.

WHAT WILL YOU WORK ON?

Owns the design and development of a technical solution that meets the needs of the business and aligns with architectural and quality standards, and optimally integrates solutions delivered with adjacent and tertiary solutions/technologies.

Leads small- to moderate-sized solutions, or plays a key role on larger teams, working within the parameters of two to three sprints.

- Provides direction to team members and/or vendors.

- Provides leadership within the squad/work team, with accountability for ensuring that work is on track (e.g., driving backlog refinement), required functionality and an effective user experience are delivered, and upstream and downstream interdependencies are accounted for, making certain that solutions delivered integrate effectively with adjacent solutions/technologies.

- Ability to serve as a critical technical lead in major business solution projects, from ideation to implementation.

- Demonstrated ownership of system(s) with a proactive approach in anticipating concerns and developing strategies to address and improve value.

- Strong understanding of technical requirements and their impact on team members.

- Established credibility and effective working relationships with technical and non-technical colleagues and/or the vendor community.

- Ability to hold team members accountable to quality standards and ensure a high-quality user experience is delivered.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING?

- Bachelor's degree or higher in Information Technology, Information Security/Assurance, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or any combination of proven experience, education, and training

- A minimum of 5-8 years of software development experience

- Experience working in a distributed / cloud-based environment (e.g. Amazon EC2, Azure etc.)

- Experience in crafting and implementing distributed, highly scalable, and resilient web applications

- Experience in microservice architecture, domain-driven design, and RESTful Services using languages such as Java, or Python

- Experience working with NoSQL data stores

- Experience with continuous integration, unit testing, static analysis, and automated integration tests. Continuous delivery experience preferred.

- Exposure to Supply Chain domain areas like inventory management, supply planning

- Exposure to implementing or integrating with enterprise scale packages like SAP S4, o9

- Solid understanding of Scrum and agile principles

- Comfortable working with globally distributed and teams with varied strengths

- Dedication to and hands-on experience in performing technical code reviews

- Excellent verbal and written communication and collaboration skills to effectively connect with both business and technical teams

NIKE, Inc. is a growth company that looks for team members to grow with it. Nike offers a generous total rewards package, casual work environment, a diverse and inclusive culture, and an electric atmosphere for professional development. No matter the location, or the role, every Nike employee shares one galvanizing mission: To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world.

NIKE, Inc. is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.