Who You'll Work With
At Nike, we leverage the power of data and technology to serve athletes* around the world. The Data & AI (DAI) team is at the forefront of this missionbuilding scalable, secure, and intelligent platforms that power decision-making and personalized experiences across the Nike ecosystem.
Who We Are Looking For
We are looking for an experienced software engineer with a passion for designing and building robust data platforms and solutions. You thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and have a proven track record of delivering scalable and reliable software platforms and services.
Skillset Required
- 7+ years of experience in software development, with a strong foundation in object oriented development, distributed systems, cloud-native architectures, and data platforms.
- Expertise in big data technologies such as Apache Spark and real-time streaming technologies like Apache Kafka.
- Advanced knowledge of a major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, GCP) and its ecosystem of data services.
- Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
- Strong understanding of advanced data modeling techniques and modern data warehouses.
- Ability to design scalable, fault-tolerant, and maintainable distributed systems.
- A strong familiarity and development experiences with agentic workflow and AI/LLM powered enterprise applications.
- Experience with UI/UX design principles and tools such as Figma or Adobe.
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- Knowledge of security best practices and experience implementing security measures in software development.
- Strong collaboration and teamwork skills, with the ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
What You'll Work On
What You'll Do
- Design, build, deploy, and own complete, scalable, and reliable software platforms and solutions.
- Lead the technical design of new data pipelines, services, and systems.
- Build reusable frameworks, libraries, and data management tools to improve productivity.
- Optimize performance and cost-efficiency of data workflows and compute layers.
- Collaborate with stakeholders such as data scientists, business analysts, and product managers to understand and translate business requirements into technical solutions.
- Lead the development and production of agentic and AI/LLM powered enterprise applications.
- Collaborate with UI/UX designers to ensure the experiences are optimized for usability and performance.
- Implement security best practices to protect data and ensure compliance with industry standards.
- Develop and maintain automated tests to ensure the quality and reliability of the software.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers.
- Ensure the uptime, reliability, and monitoring of the systems you build and own.
