Are you ready to help build and expand a rapidly growing business within the Nordstrom family? Do you enjoy working on complex routing, shortest path and optimization problems? Are you looking for a team of high performers to help expand your skills and experience? Nordstrom is seeking an Engineer 2 to join our Merchandising, Inventory, Supply Chain, Shared Services, and Platform Technology (MISC) team!
This role is offered as hybrid in Seattle, WA. Candidates must be available to work in office at the Nordstrom corporate headquarters a minimum of 4 days/week to be considered for this position.
A day in the life...
Design & develop innovative solutions to drive Nordstrom business.
Have a passion for writing clean, consistent, and elegant code to create scalable and reliable systems
Contribute towards moving the team forward in leading edge processes like continuous integration, continuous delivery, cloud migration and test-driven development
Work with defect tracking, source code control and software release systems to ensure high-quality software releases over time
Assist in peer code reviews and provide constructive feedback
Contribute to the design and development process as part of a SCRUM team.
Transition from application development to support as needed to ensure that appropriate support is available in a timely and efficient manner.
Drive build and release plans and implementation of all actions required to deploy applications to production environment.
Assist Software Development Manager with planning, analysis and definition of high-level software strategies and solutions through functional knowledge and an understanding of the enterprise business systems and industry.
Have a passion for keeping yourself current with industry trends and new technologies and ability to apply trends to architectural needs
Ensure corporate policies and industry best practices are observed and followed in developed applications.
Work with business, infrastructure and security teams on delivering any enhancements and bug fixes for production systems
4+ years of professional experience in practice area
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS, Engineering or equivalent degree required
Experience analyzing, designing, coding, testing, installing and maintaining complex software programs
Knowledge of Java and Java Springboot framework. Knowledge of other programming languages (like Python, React , JavaScript, C#) is a plus
A strong desire to automate everything
Strong grasp of multiple tech stacks
Experience with Backend Database (preferably Spanner) or NoSQL or Postgres databases
Experience with RESTful architecture and Microservices.
Experience with Amazon AWS/GCP is required
Familiarity with containerization technologies (Kubernetes, Docker) and modern development practices and development lifecycle using Scrum, Kanban or other agile methodologies
Familiarity with CI/CD and testing tools
Familiarity with messaging middleware (Kafka, SQS)
Experience with writing services as well as consuming services using REST, SOAP, XML, JSON or any combination
Emphasis on building metrics into the system and providing visibility on uptime and performance via real time alerting, reporting, and dashboards
Experience working with diverse, collaborative, cross-functional teams
Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to persuade inspire and motivate others. This includes communicating technical information to non-technical audiences
You dislike hearing the words “It has always been done this way” and are curious about why things are done the way they are today.
Have your stylistic preferences when it comes to code but understand the discipline it takes to keep the source code maintainable.
You love troubleshooting issues and know what it takes to get your code to Production if the Zombie apocalypse hits and the rest of the team is unavailable.
Pay Range Details
The pay range(s) below has been provided in compliance with state specific laws. Pay ranges may be different for other locations.
Pay offers are dependent on the location, as well as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
We’ve got you covered…
Our employees are our most important asset and that’s reflected in our benefits. Nordstrom is proud to offer a variety of benefits to support employees and their families, including:
- Medical/Vision, Dental, Retirement and Paid Time Away
- Life Insurance and Disability
- Merchandise Discount and EAP Resources
This position may be eligible for performance-based incentives/bonuses. Benefits include 401k, medical/vision/dental/life/disability insurance options, PTO accruals, Holidays, and more. Eligibility requirements may apply based on location, job level, classification, and length of employment. Learn more in the Nordstrom Benefits Overview by copying and pasting the following URL into your browser: https://careers.nordstrom.com/pdfs/Ben_Overview_16.pdf
A few more important points...
The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. It’s not all-inclusive. There may be additional duties, responsibilities and qualifications for this job.
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Skills Required
- 4+ years of professional experience in practice area
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent
- Experience analyzing, designing, coding, testing, installing and maintaining complex software programs
- Knowledge of Java and Java Springboot framework
- Experience with Backend Databases (preferably Spanner), NoSQL, or Postgres
- Experience with RESTful architecture and Microservices
- Experience with Amazon AWS or GCP
- Familiarity with containerization technologies (Kubernetes, Docker)
- Familiarity with CI/CD and testing tools
- Familiarity with messaging middleware (Kafka, SQS)
- Experience writing and consuming services using REST, SOAP, XML, JSON
- Emphasis on building metrics, real-time alerting, reporting, and dashboards
- Strong grasp of multiple tech stacks and a desire to automate processes
- Experience working with diverse, collaborative, cross-functional teams
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Available to work in Seattle, WA office minimum 4 days/week (hybrid requirement)
- Knowledge of other programming languages (Python, React, JavaScript, C#) is a plus
Nordstrom Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Nordstrom and has not been reviewed or approved by Nordstrom.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare options are described as broad, including medical, dental, and vision coverage alongside virtual care and mental health support. Additional protections like disability coverage, life/AD&D, and accounts such as HSA/FSA further strengthen the overall health-and-protection offering.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits include a 401(k) plan with a defined employer match structure and access to additional financial programs like an employee stock purchase plan. Commuter accounts, transit subsidies, and adoption assistance add to the overall financial support beyond base pay.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-away benefits include PTO accrual, paid holidays, bereavement leave, parental and bonding leave, and a sabbatical program after tenure. PTO sharing and donation options expand flexibility in how time off can be used and supported across colleagues.
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What We Do
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