WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH  

You’ll collaborate with architects, product owners, and fellow engineers to build scalable, secure, and performant solutions while mentoring less experienced teammates and sharing best practices across the organization. 

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR 

Nike is seeking talented Software Engineers to join our growing team, where you’ll work across multiple domains including automation, artificial intelligence (AI), and reliability engineering. We welcome candidates at various experience levels, from early-career professionals to seasoned experts. The ideal candidate is a curious person with deep technical expertise who thrives on solving complex engineering challenges that drive Nike’s business and empower athletes worldwide. 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Relevant experience in: Software development, SRE, DevOps, or platform engineering, aligned with the seniority level of the role 

• Proficiency in automation testing tools for both web (i.e. Playwright, TestCafe, Nightwatch, Cypress) and mobile (i.e. XCode, XCUITest, Swift/Kotlin, Espresso, Android Studio) 

• Experience with AWS infrastructure (EC2, Lambda, API Gateway, S3, CloudWatch) and automation frameworks (i.e. Nightwatch JS, NodeJS, Java/JavaScript ES5/ES6) 

• Familiarity with CI/CD processes and tools (Jenkins), REST web services (XML/JSON), and incident management 

• Exposure to Linux, containers (Docker), Kubernetes objects (pods, services, deployments), and scripting languages (Python, Bash) 

• Understanding of Agile methodologies and modern development practices 

• Excellent communication skills 

• Ability to work independently, take initiative, and mentor others 

• Proactive in identifying and reporting service improvements 

• Experience in technical documentation, including solution design documents, code review checklists, and control room management guides 

NICE TO HAVE:  

• Experience with AI/ML platforms (e.g., Databricks, Azure AI Foundry), language models/tools (LangChain, Langraph, MLFlow, DBRX instruct, Llama, Cohere, GPT-4o) 

• Hands-on expertise in AIOps/Agentic AI, RPA platforms, and open source automation solutions for both web and mobile 

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON 

• Design and deliver scalable, automation-driven solutions to streamline business processes and enhance operational efficiency 

• Lead solution design and execute development projects end-to-end with minimal supervision, aligning with Nike’s architectural standards 

• Collaborate with architects, product owners, and engineers to build secure, performant, and maintainable systems 

• Mentor less experienced teammates and share best practices across the organization 

• Build and govern Nike’s automation ecosystem, defining engineering best practices and translating business needs into technical solutions 

• Perform code reviews, technical discussions, and drive knowledge sharing through learning sessions and retrospectives 

• Take ownership of features and solutions, managing delivery across multiple sprint cycles 

• Contribute to innovation via brainstorming and crowdsourcing new ideas 

• Operate and automate services on Nike-Managed Kubernetes (K8s), including cluster operations, runtime configuration, autoscaling, and safe deployments 

• Ship software safely using CI/CD pipelines integrated with change management controls 

• Respond to incidents, participate in on-call rotations, execute runbooks, and ensure follow-ups are completed 

• Collaborate with platform owners for CDN and edge services, including cache behavior, WAF/bot mitigations, and routing 

• Measure and improve reliability using SLIs/SLOs, error budgets, and automation based on post-incident learnings