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 WILL WORK WITH
As a Principal Software Engineer within the Corporate Functions (CF) Digital Employee Experience (DEE) organization, you will work with a diverse team of engineers and product leaders to design and deliver scalable, reliable platforms that power Nike's most critical digital and data products. You will also partner closely with UX designers to ensure delivery of high-quality, user-centric designs and implementations. Reporting to the Director of Engineering, you will collaborate closely with stakeholders across product, architecture, AI/ML, and governance to support a wide range of experiences. Your work will help unify the employee experience across domains while ensuring governance compliance, breaking down silos, and driving alignment across globally distributed teams and leadership levels throughout Global Technology. DEE supports Comms, Sensing, the Department of Nike Archives, Legal, Resilience, Security, Global Places and Services, and more.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We are looking for a full-stack Principal Software Engineer to join the Global Technology Corporate Functions (CF) team to deliver scalable software systems, guide engineering teams across our org, and advise engineering leaders on technology and system design. The ideal candidate will have full-stack development experience and possess superior front-end and back-end engineering knowledge. The person in this role must have outstanding communication skills, proven data design and implementation experience, and a track record of delivering results. This person will be a self-starter, comfortable with ambiguity, and will enjoy working in a fast-paced dynamic environment as they collaborate with engineers, product management, org leadership, and business partners.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience, and training.
10+ years of experience as a software engineer
5+ years designing and leading technical projects
Strong written and technical communication skills, with a track record of driving technical best practices in complex environments
Deep knowledge of AWS Serverless Services, including: Lambda (function design, optimization, and orchestration), CloudFront, API Gateway (REST and WebSocket APIs), DynamoDB and Aurora RDS, S3 for storage and event triggers, SNS/SQS (event-driven architecture)
Expert in Node.js (TypeScript), React, and Terraform
Knowledge of best practices in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions and Jenkins)
Familiarity with SailPoint IdentityIQ API and MSGraph API
Familiarity with Databricks for big data processing and ML model training, and experience with MCP Servers
Familiarity with Copilot Studio, Cursor, and Databricks
Ability to create architectural diagrams using Lucid
Understanding of how to build and scale integrations with third-party applications for enterprises
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with multiple peers and cross-functional partners
Preferred qualifications:
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 and applications
WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
In this role, you will build and deliver scalable software solutions focused on Digital Employee Experience. You will design, implement, and integrate new technologies and evolve our employee experience platforms. You will contribute to all aspects of software engineering from ingestion, transformation, and consumption, and help design and build reusable frameworks, automated workflows, and libraries at scale to support products.
Lead architecture and design discussions for high-volume data sets and complex enterprise integrations
Design and build reusable frameworks, automated workflows, and libraries at scale to support DEE products
Collaborate with UX designers and product managers to translate UI/UX designs into high-quality, interactive web experiences
Contribute to front-end architecture decisions and advocate for scalable, maintainable code
Advise engineering leaders on technology strategy, system design, and technical best practices across the CF org
Guide and mentor engineering teams, driving alignment on standards and engineering culture
Build and scale integrations with third-party applications across the enterprise, translating business requirements into technical solutions
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.
