WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH
You will be a part of the larger Global Technology organization working on Nike’s Cloud Infrastructure Engineering team and report to the team’s Software Engineering Director. You will spend much of your time with Software Engineers in Cloud Engineering and adjacent teams. You will also partner closely with other Principal Software Engineers, Solution Architects, Engineering Directors, and Product Managers in both Product Innovation and other departments.
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR
We are looking for a Lead Software Engineer as part of our Cloud Platform Engineering team at Nike. The ideal candidate will be a servant leader, bringing deep technical expertise in Cloud Engineering to solve complex engineering problems to enable Nike’s pursuit to deliver state-of-the-art Enterprise Cloud infrastructure to run Nike’s business and support our athletes.
WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
You’ll be working on building platform solutions for managing and governing Nike’s multi cloud ecosystem, you will be one of the primary technical leaders on one of Nike’s emerging cloud technology platforms. In a typical week, half of your time will be spent leading by example to design, develop, operate, and integrate Nikes Cloud Infra Engineering solutions and integrate with partner platforms and applications. The other half will be leadership responsibilities to drive organizational technical priorities, define engineering best practices, collaborate with peers, and help to translate business problems into technical solutions.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Systems, or similar field or relevant professional experience, education, and training.
Minimum 7-12 years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on cloud infrastructure engineering in an multi cloud ecosystem including architecture, deployment and management of enterprise cloud solutions.
Extensive hands on experience with major cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud (AWS is most preferred )
Knowledge of distributed systems is a must have
Extensive hands on experience in designing, implementing, and managing cloud infrastructure platforms using Kubernetes, Control Plane architecture, Custom
Resource Definitions (CRDs), auto scaling of Kubernetes clusters using Karpenter or related tools. Crossplane experience would be a good to have.
Experience in integrating observability tools such as Splunk, Cortex, Thanos etc
Strong hands-on programming skills in languages such as Python, GoLang, Java, JavaScript
Hands-on experience implementing and supporting modern software architectural principles and patterns (REST, domain-driven design, Devops, microservices, etc.)
Experience with implementing and integrating AI, Machine Learning, GenAi and related data solutions with exposure A2A and MCP protocols preferred
Experience working in a technical leadership role with agile teams in a product model
Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with multiple peers and cross- functional partners
Strong leadership skills with the ability to mentor and guide a team of cloud engineers, and excellent collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent professional experience
- Minimum 7-12 years of software engineering with focus on cloud infrastructure engineering in a multi-cloud ecosystem
- Extensive hands-on experience with major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) — AWS preferred
- Knowledge of distributed systems
- Designing, implementing, and managing cloud infrastructure platforms using Kubernetes, control plane architecture, and Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs)
- Autoscaling Kubernetes clusters using Karpenter or related tools
- Crossplane experience
- Experience integrating observability tools such as Splunk, Cortex, Thanos
- Strong hands-on programming skills in Python, Go, Java, JavaScript
- Experience implementing and supporting modern software architecture principles and patterns (REST, domain-driven design, DevOps, microservices)
- Experience implementing and integrating AI, Machine Learning, GenAI and related data solutions with exposure to A2A and MCP protocols
- Experience in a technical leadership role with agile teams operating in a product model
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with peers and cross-functional partners
- Strong leadership skills to mentor and guide a team of cloud engineers
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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