WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH
As a Principal Software Engineer within the Corporate Functions (CF) Digital Employee Experience (DEE) organization, you will work with a diverse team of engineers and product leaders to design and deliver scalable, reliable platforms that power Nike's most critical digital and data products. You will also partner closely with UX designers to ensure delivery of high-quality, user-centric designs and implementations. Reporting to the Director of Engineering, you will collaborate closely with stakeholders across product, architecture, AI/ML, and governance to support a wide range of experiences. Your work will help unify the employee experience across domains while ensuring governance compliance, breaking down silos, and driving alignment across globally distributed teams and leadership levels throughout Global Technology. DEE supports Comms, Sensing, the Department of Nike Archives, Legal, Resilience, Security, Global Places and Services, and more.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We are looking for a full-stack Principal Software Engineer to join the Global Technology Corporate Functions (CF) team to deliver scalable software systems, guide engineering teams across our org, and advise engineering leaders on technology and system design. The ideal candidate will have full-stack development experience and possess superior front-end and back-end engineering knowledge. The person in this role must have outstanding communication skills, proven data design and implementation experience, and a track record of delivering results. This person will be a self-starter, comfortable with ambiguity, and will enjoy working in a fast-paced dynamic environment as they collaborate with engineers, product management, org leadership, and business partners.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience, and training.
10+ years of experience as a software engineer
5+ years designing and leading technical projects
Strong written and technical communication skills, with a track record of driving technical best practices in complex environments
Deep knowledge of AWS Serverless Services, including: Lambda (function design, optimization, and orchestration), CloudFront, API Gateway (REST and WebSocket APIs), DynamoDB and Aurora RDS, S3 for storage and event triggers, SNS/SQS (event-driven architecture)
Expert in Node.js (TypeScript), React, and Terraform
Knowledge of best practices in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions and Jenkins)
Familiarity with SailPoint IdentityIQ API and MSGraph API
Familiarity with Databricks for big data processing and ML model training, and experience with MCP Servers
Familiarity with Copilot Studio, Cursor, and Databricks
Ability to create architectural diagrams using Lucid
Understanding of how to build and scale integrations with third-party applications for enterprises
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with multiple peers and cross-functional partners
Preferred qualifications:
Experience working in a technical leadership role on one or more agile teams in a product model
Experience developing, monitoring, and supporting highly available microservices and applications
WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
In this role, you will build and deliver scalable software solutions focused on Digital Employee Experience. You will design, implement, and integrate new technologies and evolve our employee experience platforms. You will contribute to all aspects of software engineering from ingestion, transformation, and consumption, and help design and build reusable frameworks, automated workflows, and libraries at scale to support products.
Lead architecture and design discussions for high-volume data sets and complex enterprise integrations
Design and build reusable frameworks, automated workflows, and libraries at scale to support DEE products
Collaborate with UX designers and product managers to translate UI/UX designs into high-quality, interactive web experiences
Contribute to front-end architecture decisions and advocate for scalable, maintainable code
Advise engineering leaders on technology strategy, system design, and technical best practices across the CF org
Guide and mentor engineering teams, driving alignment on standards and engineering culture
Build and scale integrations with third-party applications across the enterprise, translating business requirements into technical solutions
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent combination of education/experience)
- 10+ years of experience as a software engineer
- 5+ years designing and leading technical projects
- Strong written and technical communication skills
- Deep knowledge of AWS Serverless Services including Lambda, CloudFront, API Gateway (REST and WebSocket), DynamoDB, Aurora RDS, S3, SNS/SQS
- Expert in Node.js (TypeScript), React, and Terraform
- Knowledge of building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions and Jenkins)
- Familiarity with SailPoint IdentityIQ API and MSGraph API
- Familiarity with Databricks for big data processing and ML model training and experience with MCP Servers
- Familiarity with Copilot Studio and Cursor
- Ability to create architectural diagrams using Lucid
- Understanding of how to build and scale integrations with third-party enterprise applications
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with cross-functional partners
- Experience working in a technical leadership role on agile product teams
- Experience developing, monitoring, and supporting highly available microservices and applications
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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