WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

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, it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

This role is part of the Foundational Platform Engineering (FPE) and with Relational Datastore Team which is part of Database Management Technology Foundation (DMTF) under FPE.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Software Engineer with 1+ years of hands-on expertise in backend development and platform engineering. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of Cloud Native Environments, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Kubernetes operators, and Crossplane-based platform engineering. Experience with AWS RDS Services and GitHub automation is highly desirable.

Key Skills & Traits:

• Master’s or bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field.

• 1+ years of experience as a software engineer with expertise in OOP using Golang or Python.

• Strong experience with Kubernetes and Crossplane for infrastructure orchestration and composition development.

• Knowledge of Infrastructure-as-Code toolslike Terraform and Crossplane.

• Experience with GitHub API integration, GitHub Apps, and GitHub Actions workflows.

• Familiarity with GitOps principles and CI/CD pipeline development.

• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot complex distributed systems.

• Excellent communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams.

• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

• Experience with testing frameworks and validation strategies for infrastructure code.

WHAT YOU'LL WORK ON

You will play a critical role in ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of our database systems and platform automation to support business-critical applications.

Platform Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services and infrastructure components for the Managed Database Platform.

• Build and extend Kubernetes-native controllers and Crossplane providers using Go for automated provisioning and lifecycle management.

• Develop Crossplane Compositions and XRDs for multi-resource orchestration across AWS services (RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, etc.)

• Create and maintain Crossplane Functions for complex resource transformations and composition logic.

• Implement Go templating solutions for dynamic resource generation and configuration management.

• Develop and maintain platform APIs in .NET (C#) and Python-based CLI tools to streamline database operations and improve usability.

• Build integrations with GitHub API for automated repository management, branch protection, and team access control.

• Implement GitHub Apps and Actions for workflow automation.

• Implement and drive infrastructure enhancements to improve automation, scalability, reliability, and compliance.

• Develop GitOps workflows and CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure deployment.

• Create and maintain infrastructure testing frameworks and validation pipelines.

• Write comprehensive unit tests and integration tests for platform components.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (platform, security, operations, and application engineering) to align platform capabilities with organizational goals.

• Participate in testing, validation, and documentation of new platform features and infrastructure workflows.

• Support observability, monitoring, and operational excellence initiatives within the platform ecosystem.

• Continuously work to improve the platform user experience, simplifying workflows and enhancing developer productivity.

• Be a key contributor to overall architecture, framework, and design of global platforms.