WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH
You will work with a team of engineers, program, architects and product owners across the globe to envision and deliver innovative, detailed solutions that enable Nike, Inc.’s products and services to reach millions of consumers through the Nike brand.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
If you’re ready to innovate and lead in the Digital world, join Nike’s Global Technology Geographies And Marketplace Experiences Organization. We bring together technology and process expertise to deliver the next generation of applications for Shared Platforms. You are responsible for building next generation tools and services that serve consumer ready product information to Nike experiences and back end teams. We are in the process of modernizing our entire product data platform, building scalable applications and services in the cloud. Our operations tools are used by hundreds of users across the globe to plan, prepare, and activate Nike products across multiple Nike consumer experiences. Our product data APIs are being updated to unlock Omni-channel business cases, and support billions of API calls per month. This is a team that’s always on the offense, working on innovative solutions and building world class solutions to serve Nike teams and consumers around the globe.
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
5+ years of technical leadership experience leading a 15+ person full-stack development teams
10 -15 years of technical expertise building services using micro service architecture, domain driven design, and RESTful Services using languages such as Java, Node, Python etc.
Experience in owning delivery of the capabilities in your portfolio - APIs, pipelines, services, UX applications, partnering with product on the roadmap and trade-offs.
Experience in managing Engineering Managers and/or senior ICs - coaching them, growing their careers, and holding the bar on engineering and leadership excellence
Experience in owning production reliability, security, and cost across your squads - setting SLAs, leading major incident response, and driving operational maturity.
Experience in partnering with the platform teams to adopt recommended toolkits and blueprints, and influence the platform roadmap where gaps exist.
Experience in attracting and hiring exceptional engineers, build an inclusive and high-trust culture, and grow people across levels from SWE I to Principal Engineers.
Representing the organisation in cross Nike forums, contribute to enterprise architecture and governance decisions, and translate strategy into clear team commitments.
Experience in leading designing and implementing highly scalable services on cloud
Possess a proven technical background and deep knowledge of software engineering principles, exceptional problem solving, design, programming, and testing skills
Proven experience designing and developing on the AWS cloud infrastructure is a must. AWS components: CloudFormation, CloudFront, EC2, ECS, RDS, SQS, SNS, DynamoDB, S3, Lambdas and API Gateway
Experience with GraphQL and OpenSearch is a plus
Experience in designing and integrating GenAI/LLM-powered capabilities (RAG, prompt engineering, MCP, and spec-driven development) within scalable full‑stack applications
Strong AI-first mindset, actively leveraging AI powered developer tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude Code etc) to accelerate development and learning
Familiarity with security technology and concepts (Authentication, Authorization, Single sign-on, etc.)
Experience with CI/CD across multiple platforms, such as GitHub action, Jenkins, Slack, Jira
Strong experience building and maintaining cross-platform test automation frameworks
Observability experience building monitoring dashboards in tools like SignalFx, New Relics, and Splunk
A track record of solving problems and getting things done in a fast-paced, results-oriented, and customer-focused environment
Excellent verbal and written communication and collaboration skills to effectively connect with both business and technical teams
WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
As a Sr. Manager of Software Engineering on our Shared Platforms Technology Engineering team, you will craft the technical vision, design, build, lead and own robust global web applications. We have broad experience of successfully delivering value and our contributions will help Nike realize efficiencies and build profitable consumer experiences. We're looking for someone who is passionate about developing and leading global web-scale applications in the cloud.
Strong technical foundation in UX, backend and/or data engineering - able to engage in design reviews, challenge architecture choices, and earn the trust of senior ICs.
Proven experience leading teams that build and operate production platforms - APIs, pipelines, services at scale.
Demonstrated ability to set multi-quarter roadmaps, balance KLO/TCO reduction with new investment, and drive aggressive simplification.
Track record of attracting, hiring, growing, and retaining strong engineering talent across levels (SWE I through Principal).
Strong operational rigor - SLAs, observability, on-call practices, incident response, capacity and cost management.
Innovating, architecting, designing, and implementing highly available, scalable systems, focusing on highly visible marketing initiatives
Own the design and development of a technical solution that meets the needs of the business and aligns with architectural and quality standards
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to your teammates and develop a team environment that promotes collaboration and innovation
Advocate technical direction, define standard methodologies, inform team principles, and evaluate decisions and their impact on the architecture
Write clean, maintainable code that is scalable, reliable, and observable to the team’s business deliverables
Work in full DevOps model leading the entire tech stack including implementing, deploying, monitoring, and operating services at scale
Ensure software is of the highest quality that meets all deliverables within the constraints of demanding schedules
Provide technical leadership in design and implementation of GenAI-powered capabilities (RAG, prompt-driven workflows, MCP and spec-driven architectures) to deliver faster, scalable, intelligent capabilities & experiences
Resolve technical issues and remove blockers for the team
Encourage innovation by learning new technologies and creating prototypes to share new technical approaches with the team
Partner with the Product Owners to drive clarity on requirements, define technical options, provide estimates of effort and risk, and evaluate technical feasibility
Great product sense and communicate effectively both verbally and written in a variety of settings and tailor communications to the target audience
Influence others through optimism, self-assurance, and fact-based recommendation
Skills Required
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent
- 5+ years technical leadership leading 15+ person full-stack development teams
- 10-15 years building services using microservice architecture, domain driven design, and RESTful services
- Experience owning delivery of APIs, pipelines, services, and UX applications
- Experience managing Engineering Managers and/or senior ICs, coaching and growing careers
- Experience owning production reliability, security, cost, SLAs, and incident response
- Experience partnering with platform teams and influencing platform roadmaps
- Experience attracting, hiring, and retaining engineering talent across levels
- Experience designing and implementing highly scalable cloud services
- Proven technical background in software engineering principles, design, programming, and testing
- Proven experience designing and developing on AWS (CloudFormation, CloudFront, EC2, ECS, RDS, SQS, SNS, DynamoDB, S3, Lambda, API Gateway)
- Experience designing and integrating GenAI/LLM-powered capabilities (RAG, prompt engineering, MCP, spec-driven development)
- AI-first mindset and use of AI-powered developer tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude Code)
- Familiarity with security technology and concepts (Authentication, Authorization, Single sign-on)
- Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions and Jenkins; familiarity with Slack and Jira
- Strong experience building and maintaining cross-platform test automation frameworks
- Observability experience with monitoring dashboards and tools like SignalFx, New Relic, and Splunk
- Excellent verbal and written communication and collaboration skills
- Experience with GraphQL and OpenSearch
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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