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Nike

Director, Software Engineering

Nike, Beaverton, Oregon, us, 97078


Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team

NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world's best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At NIKE, Inc. it's about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

NIKE is a technology company. From our flagship website and five-star mobile apps to developing products, managing big data and providing leading edge engineering and systems support, our teams at NIKE Global Technology exist to revolutionize the future at the confluence of tech and sport. We invest and develop advances in technology and employ the most creative people in the world, and then give them the support to constantly innovate, iterate and serve consumers more directly and personally. Our teams are innovative, diverse, multidisciplinary and collaborative, taking technology into the future and bringing the world with it.

The Product Innovation and Consumer Creation team provides the foundation for how we make Nike product; from innovation, to design, development, line planning, and merchandising. We build the tools and enable Nike to keep pace with consumers and stay ahead of what they want.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for a Director of Software Engineering to lead teams that build and develop web experiences, core platform APIs leveraging AI/ML for Nike's Merchandising functions. This role will need to seamlessly partner and collaborate with business teams, other technology leaders, engineers, architects, and product managers to drive rapid value delivery of reusable, well-architected and highly scalable solutions to modernize Nike's technology landscape.

This role will lead, support and develop engineering team members, manage priorities and deliver results across boundaries. The successful candidate is an inclusive and empowering technology leader with a history of building trust, tight partnerships and enabling agile teams to solve technical problems in a product model.

What will you do?

This role will lead, mentor, and manage multiple engineering squads to deliver software in alignment to cross-functional and multi-year roadmaps and modern industry trends. You will build a culture of trust and innovation, pushing our teams to explore new and emerging technologies and how those can help us deliver business value at scale. Enable continuous transformational changes to accelerate Nike's technical maturity, experimentation, standards, best practices, and developer productivity, while inspiring a rich global engineering culture.

Who will you work with?

As a leader in our organization, you will also partner closely with leadership, product managers, architects, principal engineers, and peers across Merchandising and Consumer Product and Innovation to manage priorities and drive alignment on technical decisions. Your team will be a high-performing group of software engineers that will be looking to you to empower them, remove barriers, and maintain a strong team culture.

What you bring

10+ years experience leading high performing software engineering teams 5+ years in a leadership role with direct reports 5+ years experience with cloud native technologies or platforms like AWS, Azure or other major cloud providers Excellent verbal and written communication skills, both technical and business-facing Strength in strategic thinking and translating strategy to measurable objectives Track record of inspiring others & positive change in solution design, technical delivery, and process improvement Passion for learning new technologies, patterns, and practices Experience with Agile software development methodology and DevOps (CICD) Experience with deploying, monitoring and tracing solutions using tools like Splunk, SignalFx and New Relic Fluent in modern software architectural principles and patterns (e.g. REST, domain-driven design, microservices, etc.) Experience with current front-end web application tech (e.g. javascript, CSS, html5, Vue, React/redux) Experience with distributed cloud systems tech (e.g. node.js, EC2, Kubernetes, Lambda, Bedrock, DynamoDB, Elasticsearch) Experience with implementing or integrating AI, Machine Learning and related data solutions preferred.

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 .

NIKE, Inc. is a growth company that looks for team members to grow with it. Nike offers a generous total rewards package, casual work environment, a diverse and inclusive culture, and an electric atmosphere for professional development. No matter the location, or the role, every Nike employee shares one galvanizing mission: To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world.

NIKE, Inc. is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability. #J-18808-Ljbffr