As a Lead Software Engineer, you will report to the Senior Engineering Manager, Freight Audit and Pay engineering team that builds and operates systems enabling accurate freight invoice validation, carrier settlement, and payment processing across Nike's global supply chain. You will be the technical leader of the squad, owning the technical roadmap and providing hands-on technical direction whilst working closely with Product Managers to define and drive delivery priorities. You will mentor Software Engineer III, SWE II, and SWE I engineers through code reviews, design coaching, whilst remaining an active individual contributor delivering high-impact technical work.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FORYou will have -
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field
A minimum of 7–12+ years of backend and/or data engineering experience.
Deep expertise in at least one of Java, Python, or Scala, and confident fluency in SQL and data modelling.
Proven experience designing and shipping production Microservices, RESTful APIs, and event-driven systems.
Demonstrated ability to lead significant technical designs, write architecture decision records (ADRs), and drive them through review and adoption across engineering and product leadership
Hands-on experience with modern data platforms—Databricks, Spark, Delta Lake, Unity Catalogue (or equivalent)—and orchestration tools such as Airflow.
Solid cloud experience (AWS, GCP, or Azure) including IAM, secrets, networking, and cost-aware design.
Experience with distributed messaging (Kafka, SQS), caching (Redis), and search (Elasticsearch/OpenSearch) where relevant.
Strong test-driven development discipline, including productive use of AI tools like GitHub Copilot, Cursor
Experience with CI/CD, observability (metrics/tracing/alerting), and incident response.
Excellent written and verbal communication; able to influence senior engineering leaders, product partners, and business stakeholders through clear technical storytelling.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with application configuration and integration in supply chain or logistics contexts—working with SaaS platforms, master data (carriers, locations, rates, service levels), and EDI/API integrations between TMS, ERP, and WMS systems
Integration architecture patterns connecting logistics systems (TMS/WMS) with financial systems (ERP/AP), middleware platforms (MuleSoft, SAP PI/PO), and data synchronization across distributed systems.
As the Lead Software Engineer for Freight Audit and Pay, you will own the technical vision and delivery for mission-critical invoice processing, carrier settlement, and financial integration systems—whilst shaping how the broader engineering organization builds scalable supply chain platforms.
Technical Roadmap & Strategic Leadership
You will own and drive the squad's technical roadmap in close partnership with Product Managers—translating business priorities into technical strategy, defining quarterly technical themes, making scope and complexity trade-offs, and ensuring alignment with enterprise platform direction
You will proactively identify technical debt and platform gaps, frame the cost of inaction in business terms, and secure investment for foundational work that enables future business capabilities
You will lead stakeholder engagement—providing regular status updates to senior product and business partners, explaining technical constraints and opportunities, gathering requirements and feedback, and incorporating stakeholder input into technical designs whilst maintaining engineering quality
System Design & Delivery Leadership
You will drive technical design reviews within your squad and across related teams—choosing architectural patterns, defining service contracts and data models, establishing non-functional requirements (performance, reliability, security), and representing your squad in cross-org technical forums
You will design and own integration pipelines connecting transportation systems (Blue Yonder TMS, Manhattan WMS), financial systems (SAP S/4 ERP), carrier communication channels (EDI, APIs, SFTP), and freight audit platforms—ensuring master data consistency, real-time event synchronisation, data quality validation, and accurate accrual workflows
You will collaborate with globally distributed engineering teams—leading technical alignment across time zones, representing your squad in enterprise architecture reviews, and ensuring consistent patterns across the broader supply chain engineering organization.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field
- 7-12+ years of backend and/or data engineering experience
- Deep expertise in at least one of Java, Python, or Scala
- Fluent in SQL and data modeling
- Experience designing and shipping production Microservices, RESTful APIs, and event-driven systems
- Experience leading technical designs and writing Architecture Decision Records (ADRs)
- Hands-on experience with modern data platforms (Databricks, Spark, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog or equivalent) and orchestration (Airflow)
- Solid cloud experience (AWS, GCP, or Azure) including IAM, secrets, networking, cost-aware design
- Experience with distributed messaging (Kafka, SQS), caching (Redis), and search (Elasticsearch/OpenSearch)
- Strong test-driven development discipline and productive use of AI developer tools (GitHub Copilot, Cursor)
- Experience with CI/CD, observability (metrics/tracing/alerting), and incident response
- Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to influence senior leaders and stakeholders
- Experience with application configuration and integration in supply chain or logistics contexts (SaaS platforms, master data, EDI/API integrations)
- Experience with integration architecture connecting TMS/WMS to ERP/AP and middleware (MuleSoft, SAP PI/PO)
Nike Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Nike and has not been reviewed or approved by Nike.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with a company match is complemented by options such as a Mega Backdoor Roth and deferred compensation for eligible earners. Financial coaching and structured savings programs support long-term financial security.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An Employee Stock Purchase Plan with a stock discount sits alongside broad-based equity vehicles like RSUs and non-qualified stock options. These avenues expand wealth-building opportunities beyond base pay.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave includes maternity and paternity time, recently expanded in the U.S. to 16 weeks and extended to part-time retail teammates. Additional supports include childcare assistance at select locations and family-building benefits such as fertility, surrogacy, and adoption.
Nike Insights
What We Do
At NIKE, Inc., we innovate to serve athletes*. Every teammate - from coder to creator - plays a role in making these athletes’ dreams real. Our tech, data, and digital teams push limits every day, building the future of sport and the tools that drive it. Here, curiosity is fuel. Innovation is the game plan. Different perspectives keep us on the offense. You’ll solve challenges worth tackling, grow fast and belong to a team that backs you to do the right thing. Bring your drive. Bring your bold. Let’s move the world, together. Take your first step at nike.com/careers * If you have a body, you’re an athlete.
Why Work With Us
At NIKE, Inc., your dedication fuels the future of sport. There is a sense of pride that comes from representing an iconic brand and shaping its future. Here, we treat every day as a new opportunity to push boundaries, ask tough questions and share whole-hearted convictions. We are a team – united by the belief that anything is possible.
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