WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH
The Engineering Excellence team is a collaborative, high-growth environment working with engineers, product managers, and DevOps practitioners across Nike Global Technology. This role reports to Senior Director and sits within the CI/CD and Platform Tooling squad, contributing to Nike's developer tools consolidation initiative.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Nike is looking for a Software Engineer II who brings solid foundational engineering skills, a strong growth mindset, and a genuine passion for developer tooling and automation. The successful candidate writes quality code, learns fast, and is energized by working on systems that have broad organizational impact. This role is for someone who wants more than a feature team — someone who cares about how software is built, deployed, and maintained across a large engineering organization. Experience with CI/CD pipelines, source control platforms, or DevOps tooling is a strong advantage. More than specific skills, Nike is looking for curiosity, drive, and the desire to build things right.
- 2–4 years of software engineering experience; Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent combination of education, experience or training
- Working proficiency in Java, Node.js, Golang, React, or JavaScript with experience building functional, maintainable software in a team environment
- Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS preferred), containerization fundamentals, and version control workflows using GitHub or equivalent
- Familiarity with CI/CD concepts, build pipelines, or DevOps tooling is a strong plus
- Collaborative mindset, strong communication skills, and demonstrated ability to deliver results in an agile engineering team
WHAT YOU'LL WORK ON
You'll work on the tools and pipelines that Nike's global engineering organization relies on every day — real CI/CD infrastructure, GitHub integrations, and platform automation. The systems you build won't sit in a drawer; they'll go live and matter immediately.
- Build and ship features for Nike's CI/CD platform consolidation — developing GitHub Actions workflows, pipeline tooling, and build automation that improves delivery speed and reliability for engineering teams globally
- Contribute to the migration of legacy build and deployment tools onto unified platform infrastructure, replacing fragmented systems with clean, well-architected solutions
- Develop integrations between GitHub, artifact management systems, and downstream deployment pipelines as part of Nike's developer tools simplification effort
- Write reliable, well-tested code that handles real-world engineering scenarios — build failures, dependency conflicts, deployment edge cases — and gets shipped to production
- Participate in code reviews and technical discussions with senior engineers, contributing ideas and developing your instinct for what good platform code looks like
- Support the creation of automation scripts, tooling utilities, and developer productivity features that directly reduce friction for engineers across Nike's global technology organization
Skills Required
- 2-4 years of software engineering experience
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
- Working proficiency in Java, Node.js, Golang, React, or JavaScript
- Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS preferred), containerization fundamentals, and version control workflows using GitHub or equivalent
- Familiarity with CI/CD concepts, build pipelines, or DevOps tooling
- Collaborative mindset, strong communication skills, and ability to deliver results in an agile team
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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