Lead Software Engineer - Design Platform

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We’re looking for a Lead Software Engineer to solve complex software engineering problems supporting Nike’s pursuit of delivering state of the art tools to our product developers and broader creation community. The candidate needs to be highly collaborative with peers, productive in a fast-paced development environment and have depth of native cloud software engineering experience.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

You will be part of a team of engineers building software solutions for our partners in the Nike design community. You will help design, develop, operate, and integrate Nike and partner platforms and applications as we implment “API-First” solutions. You will also be a technical leader driving technical priorities, defining engineering best practices, collaborating with peers, and helping to translate business problems into technical solutions.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

You will be a part of the larger Global Technology organization working on Nike’s internal product creation tools and report to the team’s Engineering Director.  You will work day-to-day with the a team of engineers, the team’s Product Manager and Principal Engineers in the organization on software projects to achieve Nike’s business objectives.  You will also engage with other Global Technology functions and teams on organizational and technical goals.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent combination of relevant professional experience, education, and training.
• 5+ years of hands-on industry software development experience.
• 3+ years hands-on experience implementing and supporting modern software architectural principles and patterns (REST, domain-driven design, microservices, etc)
• 3+ years hands on experience with distributed cloud systems tech (node.js, EC2, Lambda, DynamoDB, Elasticsearch, or Google Cloud/Azure equivalents)
• Experience with front-end web application tech (javascript, CSS, html5, Vue, React/redux)
• Experience with continuous deployment and automated testing
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with multiple peers and cross-functional partners
• 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/lambdas and applications
• Industry experience in design, digital asset management and color science a plus

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees and job applicants. We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single location for in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover, as you navigate our application process, that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form.