Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team
NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world’s best athletes. It’s a place where passionate individuals come together to create the future of sport. We are unapologetic about who we are and what we’re after—bringing innovation and inspiration to every athlete* in the world. We look for athletes who can push boundaries, elevate our potential and continue leading us to greatness. The next tastemakers, playmakers, risk takers and glue players. Are you game?
WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH
We are looking for an experienced Director of Engineering to join our team in Bengaluru, India to lead development of Nike’s Product Design and Development platforms and experiences. The Director of Engineering will lead, support and develop team members, manage priorities and create results across boundaries. The successful candidate is an inclusive and empowering leader with a history of enabling agile teams to solve technical problems in a product model, including building scalable platforms and web applications.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We are looking for an experienced Director of Engineering to join our team in Bengaluru, India to lead development of Nike’s Product Design and Development platforms and experiences. The Director of Engineering will lead, support and develop team members, manage priorities and create results across boundaries. The successful candidate is an inclusive and empowering leader with a history of enabling agile teams to solve technical problems in a product model, including building scalable platforms and web applications.
Key Qualification
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or equivalent experience
15+ years leading high-performing software engineering teams, including 5+ years managing direct reports
Strong technical and business communication, strategic thinking, and the ability to turn strategy into measurable outcomes
Hands-on knowledge of front-end technologies (Javascript or Typescript or React or Vue or Angular), Backend service technologies (Java or Node.js or Python) and cloud-native distributed system technologies (AWS: EC2, ECS, DynamoDB, Lambdas, S3 etc.)
Proven ability to drive solution design, technical delivery, process improvement, and engineering excellence
Experience with Agile software development, DevOps, observability tools, and modern software architecture patterns like micro-services architectures and domain driven design.
Ability to create technical architecture diagrams, API specifications, data models, engineering planning and implementation strategy & test documentation
Experience with 3D design (Blender, Rhino, CLO), visualization, game development, or AI/ML solutions preferred
WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON
In addition to building and managing our multi‑team engineering offense in the Bengaluru Capability Center, you will:
Plan engineering capacity to ensure scalable delivery.
Manage third‑party engagements and vendor relationships.
Collaborate with business stakeholders to align technical execution with organizational priorities.
Lead a software delivery organization to innovate and deliver business value at scale.
Drive engineering excellence by championing modern web application design principles.
Establish best practices for scalable, cloud‑based service architectures.
OUR HIRING GAME PLAN
01 Apply
Our teams are made up of diverse skillsets, knowledge bases, inputs, ideas and backgrounds. We want you to find your fit – review job descriptions, departments and teams to discover the role for you.
02 Meet a Recruiter or Take an Assessment
If selected for a corporate role, a recruiter will reach out to start your interview process and be your main contact throughout the process. For retail roles, you’ll complete an interactive assessment that includes a chat and quizzes and takes about 10-20 minutes to complete. No matter the role, we want to learn about you – the whole you – so don’t shy away from how you approach world-class service and what makes you unique.
03 Interview
Go into this stage confident by doing your research, understanding what we are looking for and being prepared for questions that are set up to learn more about you, and your background.
