WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH
You will be a part of the larger Global Technology organization working on Nike’s Cloud & Core Engineering team and report to the team’s Senior Director Software Engineering. You will spend much of your time with Software Engineers in Cloud Engineering and adjacent teams. You will also partner closely with senior engineering leadership team Principal, and Distinguished Software Engineers, Directors and VP engineering and Product leadership team.
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR
We are looking for a Engineering Manager as part of our Cloud Infrastructure 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 products and 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 12+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on cloud infrastructure engineering in a multi cloud ecosystem including architecture, deployment and management of enterprise cloud solutions.
3+ years of people leadership experience, leading a team of highly talented software engineers. Conducting performance reviews and coaching towards excellence
Extensive hands-on experience with major cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud (AWS is preferred)
Hands-on experience in cloud infrastructure automation using tools like Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation
Experience in designing, implementing, and managing control plane architectures for cloud environments, ensuring efficient orchestration, security, and governance of cloud resources
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 front-end web application technologies (JavaScript, CSS, html5, React, other UI Frameworks etc.)
Experience with Linux OS Imaging, patching and administration will be huge plus.
Experience with implementing and integrating AI, Machine Learning, GenAi and related data solutions 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 12+ years of experience in software engineering with focus on cloud infrastructure engineering in a multi-cloud ecosystem
- 3+ years of people leadership experience including performance reviews and coaching
- Extensive hands-on experience with major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud); AWS preferred
- Hands-on experience in cloud infrastructure automation using Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation
- Experience designing, implementing, and managing control plane architectures for cloud environments
- Strong hands-on programming skills in Python, Golang, Java, and JavaScript
- Hands-on experience implementing modern software architectural principles and patterns (REST, domain-driven design, DevOps, microservices)
- Experience with front-end web application technologies (JavaScript, CSS, HTML5, React or other UI frameworks)
- Experience working in a technical leadership role with agile teams in a product model
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with peers and cross-functional partners
- Strong leadership skills with ability to mentor and guide cloud engineers
- Experience with Linux OS imaging, patching and administration
- Experience implementing and integrating AI, Machine Learning, GenAI and related data 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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