We are looking for a collaborative and technically strong engineering leader who can lead, coach, and develop a team while driving the delivery of scalable, high-quality software solutions.
You bring deep software engineering experience, sound technical judgment, and a passion for developing people. You can translate strategy into execution, guide teams through ambiguity, and balance business priorities with technical excellence.
The ideal candidate has experience building and operating enterprise-scale applications, modern cloud-native platforms, and API-first architectures. You foster an inclusive, high-performing culture and help engineers grow while delivering meaningful business outcomes.
Required QualificationsBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training
10+ years of software engineering experience, including experience leading technical initiatives or engineering teams.
Proven experience leading, coaching, mentoring, and developing engineers.
Strong understanding of software engineering practices across the full software development lifecycle.
Experience with modern architectural patterns including APIs, microservices, event-driven systems, and domain-driven design.
Experience with cloud platforms, infrastructure automation, CI/CD, automated testing, observability, and operational support.
Ability to partner effectively with product managers, architects, and business stakeholders to align engineering investments with business outcomes.
Strong communication, collaboration, and facilitation skills.
Experience driving process improvements, operational excellence, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Demonstrated ability to influence decisions, manage competing priorities, and deliver results in a collaborative environment.
Experience with AWS services such as Lambda, DynamoDB, Step Functions, Elasticsearch/OpenSearch, and S3.
Experience with TypeScript, Python, Node.js, React, or similar technologies.
Experience with front-end frameworks like React, Angular, or Vue.js.
Experience implementing AI/ML-enabled solutions and data-driven applications.
Knowledge of enterprise integration patterns, data movement, orchestration, workflow, and content management platforms.
Experience contributing to architecture reviews, technical forums, tech talks, or engineering communities of practice.
Strong understanding of enterprise security, privacy, and secure software engineering practices.
As a Software Engineering Manager within Consumer Product & Innovation, you will lead a team responsible for building, enhancing, and operating digital capabilities that support Nike's product creation, merchandising and consumer innovation ecosystem.
You will:
Lead, coach, and develop a team of software engineers, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, learning, and continuous improvement.
Translate business objectives and product strategy into actionable engineering plans and priorities.
Drive the delivery of scalable, reliable, and maintainable software solutions.
Provide technical leadership on architecture, engineering practices, delivery tradeoffs, and operational excellence.
Partner closely with product managers, architects, engineering leaders, and business stakeholders to deliver customer-focused outcomes.
Advance engineering excellence through modern software practices, including automated testing, CI/CD, observability, security, and operational readiness.
Support the design and delivery of modular, configurable, API-first capabilities consumed by modern digital products and platforms.
Improve engineering processes, team effectiveness, quality, reliability, and speed of delivery.
Lead incident reviews and root cause analyses, ensuring learnings are incorporated into standards and operating procedures.
Contribute to resource planning, hiring, talent development, and organizational growth.
Promote technical knowledge sharing through design reviews, technical forums, communities of practice, and engineering events.
You will lead a team of software engineers within Nike's Consumer Product & Innovation technology organization and report to the Engineering Director.
You will work closely with Product Managers, Principal Engineers, Architects, Data Scientists, Operations teams, and business stakeholders to deliver technology solutions that support Nike's product creation ecosystem. You will also collaborate across engineering teams to align on architecture, platform strategy, and organizational priorities.
We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single location for in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover, as you navigate our application process, that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form.
Skills Required
- Experience leading teams in a highly collaborative environment
- Bachelor degree or combination of relevant education, training and experience
- 7+ years' experience in technology & software engineering roles
- Significant experience in software engineering across the software lifecycle
- Experience with front-end frameworks like React, Angular, or Vue.js
- Hands-on experience with REST, domain-driven design, and microservices
- Experience with cloud architecture, infrastructure as code, and CI/CD tools
- Experience with AWS: Lambda, Step Functions, DynamoDB, Elasticsearch, S3
- Understanding of architectural design patterns and computer-science fundamentals
- Knowledge/experience with open-source technologies and make/buy decisions for data movement and orchestration
- Experience with integration patterns, data movement and enrichment capabilities
- Understanding of enterprise security and privacy requirements for related technologies
- Proven experience collaborating with engineers, architects, and business partners
- Proven results orientation and ability to achieve aggressive goals
- Proven communication and facilitation skills
- Experience with Agile software development methodology
- Ability to excel in team-oriented, collaborative roles
- Experience implementing and integrating AI and Machine Learning solutions
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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