Manager, Software Engineering

Nike • Beaverton, OR

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About The Position

We are looking for a thought leader to lead, coach, and inspire a team of engineers. The ideal candidate will have a background in software engineering, modern software delivery principles/philosophies, and expertise in supporting high throughput enterprise-grade services and applications with thousands of users. Experience with cloud-native architecture and micro-service design is also preferred. You will be part of leading a team of engineers building tooling for Enterprise-facing Consumer Product & Innovation applications within Nike’s Merchandising domain. The focus is on building modular, configurable, and “API-First” capabilities for modern web applications using libraries like React. Responsibilities include coordinating with other teams, providing guidance and coaching, fostering a collaborative culture, and empowering the team to solve problems quickly.

Requirements

• Experience leading teams in a highly collaborative environment.
• Bachelor Degree or a combination of relevant education, training and experience.
• 7+ years’ experience in technology & software engineering roles.
• Significant experience in software engineering, demonstrable knowledge of the set of roles, skills, activities, practices, tools, and deliverables applied at every phase of the software lifecycle.
• Experience with front-end frameworks like React, Angular, or Vue.js.
• Hands-on experience implementing and supporting modern software architectural principles and patterns (REST, domain-driven design, microservices, etc).
• Experience with cloud architecture, infrastructure as code, CI/CD and related tools.
• Experience with AWS platform including Lambda, Step Functions, DynamoDB, Elasticsearch, s3.
• Strong understanding of architectural design patterns and computer-science fundamentals.
• Knowledge and/or Experience of open-source technologies and impact of make/buy decisions in the area of data movement, enrichment, workflow, orchestration, and content management.
• Able to articulate and/or have experience with integration patterns, data movement and enrichment capabilities.
• Understanding of enterprise security and privacy requirements associated with the above technologies.
• Proven experience collaborating on latest technologies with Engineers and Architects.
• Extensive background in working with business partners.
• Proven track record of being results oriented with demonstrated ability to achieve aggressive goals.
• Proven communication and facilitation skills.
• Experience with Agile software development methodology.
• Must excel working in team-oriented roles that rely on ability to collaborate with others.

Nice To Haves

• Background in cloud native architecture and micro-service design.
• Experience with implementing and integrating AI, Machine Learning and related data solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and inspire a team of engineers.
• Build tooling for Enterprise-facing Consumer Product & Innovation applications.
• Develop modular, configurable, and API-First capabilities.
• Coordinate with other teams.
• Provide guidance and coaching to the team.
• Build a collaborative culture on the team.
• Empower the team to solve problems quickly.
• Achieve Nike’s business objectives through software projects.
• Engage with other Global Technology functions and teams on organizational and technical goals.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager