Principal Software Engineer

WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH

As a Principal Software Engineer within the Corporate Functions (CF) Digital Employee Experience (DEE) organization, you will collaborate with a diverse team of engineers and product leaders to design and deliver scalable, reliable platforms that power Nike's most critical digital and data products. You will also partner closely with UX designers to ensure delivery of high-quality, user-centric designs and implementations. Reporting to the Director of Engineering, you will work closely with stakeholders across product, architecture, AI/ML, and governance to support a wide range of experiences. Your contributions will help unify the employee experience across domains while ensuring governance compliance, breaking down silos, and driving alignment across globally distributed teams and leadership levels throughout Global Technology. DEE supports Comms, Sensing, Department of Nike Archives, Legal, Resilience, Security, Global Places and Services, and 

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are seeking a full-stack Principal Software Engineer to join the Global Technology Corporate Functions (CF) team to deliver scalable software systems, guide engineering teams across the organization, and advise technology leaders on system design. The ideal candidate will have full-stack development experience and strong front-end and back-end engineering expertise. This role requires exceptional communication skills, proven experience in data design and implementation, and a track record of delivering results. The individual should be a self-starter, comfortable with ambiguity, and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment while collaborating with engineers, product management, organizational leadership, and business partners.

• Deep knowledge of AWS Serverless Services, including:
  • Lambda (function design, optimization, and orchestration)
  • CloudFront
  • API Gateway (REST and WebSocket APIs)
  • DynamoDB and AuroraRDS
  • S3 for storage and event triggers
  • SNS/SQS (event-driven architecture)
• Expertise in NodeJS (TypeScript), React, and Terraform
• Knowledge of best practices in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions and Jenkins)
• Familiarity with SailPoint IdentityIQ API and MSGraph API
• Experience with Databricks for big data processing and ML model training, and MCP Servers
• Familiarity with Copilot Studio
• Ability to create architectural diagrams using Lucid
• Understanding of how to build and scale integrations with third-party applications for enterprises and translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Proven ability to deliver impactful engineering solutions and drive innovation at scale
• Exceptional written and technical communication skills, with a track record of establishing and promoting best practices in complex environments
• Demonstrated expertise in designing, architecting, and leading technical projects from concept to execution

WHAT YOU'LL WORK ON

In this role, you will build and deliver scalable software solutions focused on Digital Employee Experience. You will design, implement, and integrate new technologies and evolve our EX. You will contribute to all aspects of software engineering from ingestion, transformation, and consumption and help design and build reusable frameworks, automated workflows, and libraries at scale to support products. You will also participate in architecture and design discussions to process and store high-volume data sets. Additionally, you will collaborate with designers and product managers to translate UX/UI designs into interactive web experiences, contribute to front-end architecture decisions, and advocate for scalable, maintainable code.