Nike is looking to drive its data enablement strategy by building scalable, reusable data capabilities that empower teams to build insights and analytics in a governed, consistent, and efficient manner. This includes standardizing how Nike defines, stores, and publishes business metrics, integrating GenAI capabilities, and enabling federated data ownership through a data mesh approach.
Requirements
- Proven experience building data-centric frameworks, APIs, and services at scale.
- Deep expertise in software engineering fundamentals, with a strong command of distributed systems and cloud-native architecture patterns.
- Experience with modern data platforms and related tooling like Databricks, Snowflake, EMR, Airflow, Kafka, Spark.
- Experience with CICD and DevOps tools like Jenkins, Terraform, Docker and Kubernetes.
- Knowledge of AI/ML, GenAI, and AI-powered automation.
Responsibilities
- Build and scale key components of Nike’s enterprise data mesh and marketplace to support federated data ownership through centralized capabilities and governance.
- Develop services for consistency in business KPI/metric definition, lineage, and publication and usage.
- Enable GenAI-powered analytics by embedding LLM capabilities into BI and reporting workflows.
- Partner with Principal Engineers to develop tools and frameworks for improving security, reliability, scalability, and self-service capabilities within Nike’s data ecosystem.
- Help define and enforce engineering standards for data-centric software development across the organization.
- Stay ahead of emerging technologies and trends to continuously evolve Nike’s data strategy and delivery practices.
- Mentor team engineers and foster a culture of innovation, trust, and technical excellence.
Other
- Minimum Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field plus 10+ years of software engineering experience, with 5+ years in leadership roles or equivalent combination of education, experience or training.
- Demonstrates exceptional communication and collaboration skills, with a proven ability to lead through influence and to navigate complex problem spaces.
- Adept at evaluating and articulating the strategic and financial impact of new capabilities, features, and investments.
- Operates with a pragmatic, delivery-focused mindset - prioritizing customer value and continuous improvement through resilient, scalable systems.
- Leads with empathy and intention, fostering a culture of trust, empowerment, and growth in alignment with Nike’s Maxims.
