Software Engineer Manager - Merchandising

This role is part of Nike's Global Technology organisation, leading a team of engineers who build tooling for Enterprise facing Consumer Product & Innovation applications within the Merchandising domain. The engineer will coordinate with other teams, provide guidance and coaching, and build a collaborative culture to empower the team to solve problems quickly. They will work day-to-day with engineers, the Product Manager, and Principal Engineers, and engage with other Global Technology functions on organizational and technical goals.

• Lead, coach, and inspire a team of engineers.
• Build tooling for Enterprise facing Consumer Product & Innovation applications in Nike's Merchandising domain.
• Develop modular, configurable, and API-first capabilities consumed by modern web applications built with React.
• Coordinate with other teams and provide guidance and coaching for the team.
• Build a collaborative culture on the team and empower the team to solve problems quickly.
• Work day-to-day with a team of engineers, the team's Product Manager, and Principal Engineers on software projects.
• Engage with other Global Technology functions and teams on organizational and technical goals.

• Experience leading teams in a highly collaborative environment.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field (or any suitable combination of education, experience and training).
• 7+ years’ experience in technology & software engineering roles.
• Significant experience in software engineering, with demonstrable knowledge of the 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 data movement, enrichment, workflow, orchestration, and content management.
• Ability 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.

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