Job Description

Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team

NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the worlds 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, Inc. its about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

NIKE is a technology company. From our flagship website and five-star mobile apps to developing products, managing big data and providing leading edge engineering and systems support, our teams at NIKE Global Technology exist to revolutionize the future at the confluence of tech and sport. We invest and develop advances in technology and employ the most creative people in the world, and then give them the support to constantly innovate, iterate and serve consumers more directly and personally. Our teams are innovative, diverse, multidisciplinary and collaborative, taking technology into the future and bringing the world with it.

Nike Global Technology is taking technology into the future and bringing the world with it. Nike inspires athletes worldwide to move faster, push harder and pursue their personal best. From personalized training content to access to sports top stories, the world of Nike is changing the playing field like nothing before.

The Nike Communications Platform (NCP) team is passionately focused on sending Nike Members highly relevant communications on products that empower them to reach their goals. The team embraces a mantra of right communication, right channel, right time. We are passionate about personalizing communications to our athletes worldwide!

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for experienced Lead Software Engineering to be part of a mission critical team. This role will help drive technical decision making and solutioning for the team as they build high-throughput, low-latency, fault-tolerant Communications solutions to drive Nikes Digital transformation and growth strategies. The candidate needs to have strong communication skills, solve complex problems and being an encouraging leader and teammate.

What will you work on?

You will build and deliver the technical runway for existing and new Technology capabilities to support high-demand systems within the Communications space. You will rely on your understanding of scalable, highly available, and consistent distributed systems to design world class solutions.

Who will you work with?

You will work directly with your engineering team to lead development of key innovation features, collaborating with peer teams to ensure your systems can interoperate effectively and cohesively to provide robust solutions that meet the needs of the business. You will report into an Engineering Manager or Sr. Engineering Manager for your capability area.

What you bring?

* A minimum of 5 years software development experience
* Experience driving technical decisions and solutions in a highly collaborative, multi-discipline development team environment
* Experience with message-based solutions (SQS, Kafka, Kinesis)
* Experience in micro service architecture, domain driven design, and RESTful Services using languages such as Java and Node
* Experience with distributed/cloud-based environment (Amazon EC2, GCE, Rackspace, Azure)
* Experience in designing and implementing highly scalable applications
* Experience working with relational data stores (MySQL and Oracle) or NoSQL data stores (Cassandra, DynamoDB or MongoDB)
* Experience with monitoring and tracing tools (Splunk, SignalFx, New Relic)
* Experience with continuous integration & continuous delivery, unit testing, static analysis, and automated integration tests
* Solid understanding of Scrum and Agile principles
* Comfortable with fast-paced, results-oriented environment among diverse teams
* Dedication to a high quality in performing technical code reviews
* Excellent verbal and written communication and collaboration skills to effectively connect with both business and technical teams
* Bachelor's/Masters degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or other technical areas or equivalent experience.

NIKE, Inc. is a growth company that looks for team members to grow with it. Nike offers a generous total rewards package, casual work environment, a diverse and inclusive culture, and an electric atmosphere for professional development. No matter the location, or the role, every Nike employee shares one galvanizing mission: To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world.

NIKE, Inc. is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.