The Cloud Edge, Storage, and Backup engineering teams build and operate cloud-native control plane capabilities that standardize how infrastructure services are provisioned, governed, and operated across Nike. These teams partner globally to modernize legacy workflows and improve platform reliability, security, and developer experience. You will work with lead engineers, engineering managers, product partners, and global platform teams to deliver reusable control plane capabilities. This role is based in the Nike India Technology Center and collaborates with teams in Beaverton and PHK to support architecture alignment, platform delivery, and production operations.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Nike is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to build cloud control plane capabilities across Cloud Edge, Storage, and Backup platforms. This role is ideal for an experienced engineer who enjoys writing production- quality Go, working with Kubernetes, and helping teams move toward declarative, automated infrastructure management.
The ideal candidate has strong software engineering fundamentals, practical cloud experience, and experience delivering reliable services in production. They should be comfortable contributing to design, implementing platform capabilities, supporting on-call operations, and collaborating across distributed teams.
• 5-7+ years of professional software engineering experience building cloud infrastructure platforms, control plane capabilities, distributed systems, or backend services.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related technical discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with Go and Kubernetes, including APIs, services, deployment patterns, or platform integrations.
• Experience with AWS and Infrastructure as Code such as Terraform; Crossplane experience is strongly preferred and Azure experience is a plus.
• Experience supporting production software, participating in on-call rotations, and improving reliability through automation and observability.
• Ability to collaborate on technical designs, write maintainable code, participate in code reviews, and communicate clearly across global teams.
• Rust programming experience or exposure to Kubernetes controller/operator development is a plus.
WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON
You will design, build, test, and operate Kubernetes-native control plane capabilities that help modernize infrastructure provisioning. You will contribute to declarative, policy-driven platform services that improve automation, reliability, governance, and developer self-service across multiple infrastructure domains.
• You will build Go-based services, APIs, platform integrations, and Kubernetes-native components that support reusable control plane capabilities.
• You will contribute to Crossplane compositions, Infrastructure as Code workflows, and declarative provisioning models across Cloud Edge, Storage, and Backup domains.
• You will help migrate manual or legacy provisioning workflows into automated, policy-driven platform capabilities.
• You will write tests, participate in code reviews, improve documentation, and support safe release practices for production systems.
• You will partner with lead engineers and managers to clarify requirements, evaluate implementation options, and deliver maintainable technical solutions.
• You will support production operations, on-call rotation, observability improvements, and incident follow- up actions.
• You will look for opportunities to use automation and AI-assisted engineering workflows to reduce toil and improve team productivity.
Skills Required
- 5-7+ years professional software engineering experience building cloud infrastructure platforms, control plane capabilities, distributed systems, or backend services
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related technical discipline, or equivalent professional experience
- Strong hands-on experience with Go and Kubernetes, including APIs, services, deployment patterns, or platform integrations
- Experience with AWS and Infrastructure as Code such as Terraform
- Experience supporting production software, participating in on-call rotations, and improving reliability through automation and observability
- Ability to collaborate on technical designs, write maintainable code, participate in code reviews, and communicate across global teams
- Crossplane experience
- Azure experience
- Rust programming experience or exposure to Kubernetes controller/operator development
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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