WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH
The Cloud & Core Engineering team builds, operates, and provides full lifecycle management of Nike's fully managed, multi-cloud platform and software-defined network, the foundation that enables self-service cloud, data, and AI environments for Nike Global Technology. Cloud and Core Engineering team is part of Foundational Services, AI & Security Technology domain. You will be reporting to Software Engineering Director. You will partner closely with Engineering Managers, Principal Engineers, Engineering Directors, and Product Managers in both foundational and business facing technology domains.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer within the layer responsible for multi-cloud access and entitlement management, account lifecycle, resource attribution, cloud governance and policy guardrails, and cloud economics including unit-cost optimization. This is a high-ownership, high-visibility, hands on engineering leadership role. The ideal candidate brings deep technical expertise in Cloud Engineering to solve complex engineering problem and
accelerate the scaling through AI to enable Nike’s pursuit to deliver state of the art Enterprise Cloud infrastructure to run Nike’s business and support our athletes.
Minimum 14+ 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.
6+ years of senior experience, including at least 3 years at Principal level or equivalent, driving and owning technical strategy and architecture.
Experience co-owning a technical strategy and design for product or platform with a globalcounterpart, driving alignment on priorities, architectural deci sions, and operating model without escalation dependency.
Ability to mentor and guide a team of engineers.
10+ years of hands-on AWS experience across architecture, platform, infrastructure, and governance.
Hands on experience in cloud infrastructure automation using tools like Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation
Hands on experience in designing, implementing, and managing control plane architectures for cloud environments, ensuring efficient orchestration, security, and governance of cloud resources
Fluency in modern software architecture: microservices, event-driven patterns, REST/GraphQL
API design, domain-driven design, and security-by-design at the platform layer.
Advanced programming skills in Python, Go, Java, and JavaScript
Experience with front-end web application technologies (JavaScript, CSS, html5, React) spec.
Experience applying AI and machine learning to accelerate automation and platform operations.
Hands-on with infrastructure-as-code and control-plane tooling, Crossplane, Terraform, CDK, or similar
2+ years experience with Databricks
Strong knowledge in data engineering, pipeline orchestration, and data governance is a plus
Strong written , verbal communication and influencing skilss across audiences
Agile / DevOps practitioner — experience running squads with CI/CD, SLO-based operations, and blameless post-mortems as standard practice, not aspirational goals.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a demonstrably equivalent technical background.
AWS / Azure Solutions Architect certification is a plus .
Prior experience with cloud governance, entitlements, or policy systems - IAM/RBAC design,
SCP/policy guardrails or similar at enterprise scale
Exposure to AI-assisted platform operations - AIOps or intelligent policy enforcement
WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON
As a Principal Software Engineer, you will play a crucial role in architecting, modernizing, and leading the development of scalable managed infrastructure stack. Drive roadmap delivery for the Management Plane, translating capability strategy into quarterly/Sprint plans, measurable OKRs, and clear trade-off decisions with stakeholders. Embed AI-native practices: champion agentic and AI-assisted engineering patterns across your squads; identify where LLM and automation tooling can accelerate platform capabilities, not just developer productivity. Operate as a platform owner, embracing true devOps Define and enforce best practices for Managed Infrastructure and governance with right security posture. Bridge ITC and global engineering: build tight co-ownership partnerships with US-based counterparts, ensuring the Bangalore team is a first-class engineering hub, focus on valuedelivery & engineering excellence.
Skills Required
- 14+ years of software engineering experience with focus on cloud infrastructure engineering in a multi-cloud ecosystem
- 6+ years of senior experience, including at least 3 years at Principal level or equivalent
- Co-own technical strategy and design with global counterparts and drive alignment without escalation
- Ability to mentor and guide a team of engineers
- 10+ years of hands-on AWS experience across architecture, platform, infrastructure, and governance
- Hands-on cloud infrastructure automation using Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation
- Designing, implementing, and managing control plane architectures for cloud environments
- Fluency in modern software architecture: microservices, event-driven patterns, REST/GraphQL
- API design, domain-driven design, and security-by-design at the platform layer
- Advanced programming skills in Python, Go, Java, and JavaScript
- Experience with front-end web application technologies: JavaScript, CSS, HTML5, React
- Experience applying AI and machine learning to accelerate automation and platform operations
- Hands-on with infrastructure-as-code and control-plane tooling such as Crossplane, Terraform, CDK, or similar
- 2+ years experience with Databricks
- Strong knowledge in data engineering, pipeline orchestration, and data governance
- Strong written, verbal communication and influencing skills across audiences
- Agile/DevOps practitioner experience running squads with CI/CD, SLO-based operations, and blameless post-mortems
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or demonstrably equivalent technical background
- AWS/Azure Solutions Architect certification
- Prior experience with cloud governance, entitlements, IAM/RBAC design, and SCP/policy guardrails at enterprise scale
- Exposure to AI-assisted platform operations (AIOps) or intelligent policy enforcement
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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