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WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH You will be part of Nike’s Supply Chain and Planning Technology (SCPT) organization supporting Demand Planning and Pricing (DPP) platforms . As a Lead Software Engineer, you will report to an Sr. Engineering Manager and collaborate closely with Demand and Assortment Planners, Principal Engineers, Product Managers, and cross-functional partners. You will act as the technical leader for your squad , guiding and mentoring engineers while working across teams to deliver scalable platform capabilities across DPP. This role is critical to building and scaling Nike’s Planning platform - enabling reliable, scalable, and extensible systems that support enterprise-wide capabilities across domains. WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR Education & Experience Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field 8 - 12 years of experience building scalable backend systems 2+ years in a technical leadership role , guiding teams and driving architecture decisions Technical Expertise (Core - Required) Domain expertise in implementing solutions for retail apparel industry specific demand planning, forecasting, and pricing capabilities Strong expertise in Full-stack software development and systems architecture Proven experience designing and operating large-scale distributed systems including API Design, Integration and Microservices, Database systems and Data Modeling, Security, Compliance and data privacy Hands-on experience with event-driven architecture and messaging systems ( Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar) Exposure to data engineering ecosystems (Spark, Databricks, or similar) Strong fundamentals in SQL and data modelling Understanding of batch and real-time data processing patterns Exposure to frontend technologies such as React or Angular Experience working on enterprise-scale platforms and integrations Familiarity with distributed systems and external service integrations Solid experience with Cloud infrastructure and deployment patterns (AWS preferred) and cloud-native design principles Strong understanding of CI/CD, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and DevOps practices Leadership & Behavioral Skills Strong ability to mentor and influence engineering teams Proven experience driving technical roadmaps and cross-team alignment Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, ability to directly work with the business users. Ability to adapt and operate effectively in a continuously changing, fast-paced, ambiguous environment Bring a strong mindset of Forward Deployment Engineer to implement & deliver at speed and scale WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON As a Lead Software Engineer, you will drive strategy, architecture, and execution for Demand planning and pricing capabilities. Technical Leadership & Strategy Own and drive the technical roadmap for your domain in partnership with Product and Architecture Translate complex business requirements into scalable technical solutions Lead architectural design decisions and technical reviews across systems Backend System Design & Development Design and build highly scalable backend systems and microservices using Java, Spring Boot, and cloud-native patterns Develop robust Data Driven, RESTful APIs and event-driven services for enterprise-scale platforms Build resilient distributed systems leveraging messaging platforms like Kafka or similar Data Engineering & Integration (Preferred Strength Area) Design and implement data pipelines and integrations across systems and platforms Work with modern data platforms (e.g., Spark, Databricks, Delta Lake or equivalent) where required Contribute to data quality, consistency, and availability across services Strategize and design Ontology based explainable systems that can drive decisions and insights at high accuracy Cloud & Platform Engineering Lead development and deployment of services on cloud platforms (AWS preferred), ensuring scalability and efficiency Drive adoption of CI/CD pipelines, observability, and DevOps best practices Engineering Excellence Establish and enforce high standards in coding, testing, and system reliability Continuously improve system performance and scalability Promote modern engineering practices and platform-first thinking Collaboration & Mentorship Mentor engineers across levels and foster a strong engineering culture Partner with Business, Product and Engineering leaders to align priorities and execution AI & Engineering Productivity Leverage AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Copilot, code assistants) to improve coding efficiency, testing, and documentation Identify opportunities to apply AI/GenAI capabilities to enhance system workflows, automation, and user experiences Contribute to establishing best practices for responsible AI usage , ensuring security, data privacy, and reliability Balance AI usage with strong engineering fundamentals, system design, and code quality standards

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR We are looking for a Senior Footwear Product Developer to join the China Guangzhou PMO—an advanced product creator who independently leads complex footwear projects from brief through commercialization and production. This role combines deep product creation knowledge, disciplined project leadership, and creative problem solving to deliver performance, design intent, consumer value, sustainability, cost, quality, and manufacturability. The ideal candidate understands the full footwear product lifecycle, anticipates development risk, and confidently connects aesthetic vision with manufacturing reality. This person leads with clarity, collaborates across cultures and geographies, contributes to innovation, and helps strengthen the capability of less experienced developers and factory partners. WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON As a Senior Product Developer, you will independently lead assigned footwear products and complex development programs from initial concept through commercialization and production. Based in the China Guangzhou PMO, you will partner with global product creation teams and China-based engineering, materials, costing, testing, PCC, and factory teams to deliver crafted, proven, sustainable, cost-effective, and production-ready product. Key responsibilities include: Independently lead end-to-end development and commercialization for assigned products, seasons, and project portfolios, including innovative and technically complex models. Translate product briefs and design concepts into executable development plans that balance performance, fit, craft, quality, sustainability, cost, manufacturability, and delivery. Establish project timelines, clarify responsibilities, lead development meetings, and drive timely cross-functional decisions from concept through production readiness. Lead sampling, prototyping, fitting, wear testing, lab validation, trial readiness, and product reviews across development locations and manufacturing partners. Apply advanced footwear technical knowledge to recommend construction, material, component, color, process, and manufacturing solutions that achieve product goals. Evaluate product, technical, operational, and timeline risks early; lead root-cause analysis and resolve complex issues with Product Management, Design, Engineering, Materials, Testing, Costing, PCC, and factory teams. Own product readiness, Bill of Materials accuracy, project files, system data, specifications, sample status, and decision records throughout the development process. Actively partner with Design and Product Management to deliver products to target cost, including model budget management, costing analysis, value engineering, and informed trade-off recommendations. Lead communication across the Nike matrix and extended partner network, providing clear project status, risk visibility, recommendations, and escalation when required. Contribute to footwear innovation by exploring new materials, constructions, technologies, digital tools, and methods of making, and by translating learning into practical product solutions. Drive continuous improvement in development discipline, product quality, process efficiency, sustainability, data integrity, and ways of working across the Guangzhou PMO and partner teams. Informally mentor less experienced developers and development coordinators, sharing product creation knowledge, systems, processes, and effective problem-solving practices. Build trusted relationships and lead effectively across multiple cultures, geographies, Product Creation Centers, liaison offices, and factory organizations. Support business priorities across Running, Basketball, Core, Kids, NSW, Brand Impact, and other portfolios as organizational needs evolve. WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH You will partner closely with PHK Product Development, Product Management, Design, China PMO Product Engineering, Materials Development, Testing, Costing, Sustainability, Product Creation Centers, Manufacturing Partners, and Global Product Creation teams. You will serve as a key connector between global product teams and China-based development and factory organizations throughout the product creation process. WHAT YOU BRING Experience Bachelor's degree in product development, engineering, manufacturing, design, business, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Typically 4–6 years of directly relevant footwear product creation experience, or comparable applied experience leading product-related projects. Demonstrated success independently leading footwear development from brief through commercialization and production. Experience managing innovative, complex, or performance-focused products and collaborating across functions, cultures, geographies, and manufacturing partners. Experience informally mentoring or supporting the development of less experienced teammates is preferred. Functional Competencies Advanced understanding of the footwear product lifecycle, including development, engineering, materials, tooling, testing, commercialization, manufacturing, and production readiness. Ability to independently lead to complex sampling and prototyping across geographies while maintaining accountability for milestones and outcomes. Strong technical judgment in footwear construction, materials, fit, performance, quality, sustainability, costing, and manufacturability. Skilled in identifying and resolving complex technical, operational, and organizational problems using critical thinking, data, and sound risk assessment. Strong project management capability, including planning, meeting leadership, decision management, Bill of Materials management, data integrity, and cross-functional coordination. Ability to interpret lab and consumer testing results and translate findings into clear product actions. Working knowledge of footwear product creation systems, digital development tools, communication platforms, and project documentation. Core Competencies Ownership and accountability: drives work independently, follows through on commitments, and escalates with clear options when needed. Collaboration and influence builds alignment across functions and partner organizations without relying on formal authority. Clear communication: articulates goals, decisions, trade-offs, risks, and product status effectively in writing, presentations, and discussions. Learning agility and innovation: questions established approaches, apply learning quickly, and contributes new ideas that improve product or process outcomes. Consumer and athlete focus keeps performance needs, comfort, value, and marketplace relevance at the center of product decisions. Team contribution: shares knowledge, supports less experienced teammates, and helps create an inclusive, high-performing product development community. Preferred Experience developing performance footwear or other technically advanced footwear products. Experience working with Asia-based Product Creation Centers, factory partners, suppliers, liaison offices, and global headquarters teams. Experience with product costing, value engineering, sustainable product creation, testing, digital product creation, or new methods of making. Ability to travel up to 25% within Asia to Product Creation Centers, manufacturing locations, marketplace visits, and athlete or consumer engagements.

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $126,700.00 in our lowest geographic market to $258,400.00 in our highest geographic market. Actual salary will vary based on a candidate's location, qualifications, skills and experience. Information about benefits can be found here . Lead, Data Scientist, Performance Operations & Insights Location: Boston, MA Become Part of the Converse Team Converse is a place to explore potential, break barriers, and push the edges of what can be. We look for people who can grow, think, dream, and create—bringing skills and passion to a constantly evolving world. About Our Team The EBP Performance Operations & Insights team sits at the center of Enterprise Business Planning, translating enterprise performance data into actionable insights that power both in-season execution and long-range planning. We are evolving from reporting to decision-ready analytics at scale—enabling a single global view of performance while accounting for regional nuance. At the same time, we are helping to instill a culture of performance management across Converse—driving greater clarity, accountability, and consistency in how performance is measured, understood, and acted upon across the enterprise. The Role The Lead, Data Scientist, EBP Performance Operations & Insights is a Boston-based role responsible for advancing global analytics and embedding more sophisticated technical capabilities into planning workflows. This role partners with numerous cross-functional stakeholders to deliver scalable, decision-oriented insights—blending business context, analytics, and technical execution to improve how performance is understood and acted upon across the enterprise. What You’ll Do Deliver and evolve global performance insights across demand, inventory, product, and channel views Translate complex or ambiguous business questions into structured, scalable analytics solutions + insights Develop forward-looking analyses to identify trends, risks, and opportunities Build and scale analytics solutions that improve speed, automation, and consistency of insights Partner with Technology to enhance data quality, accessibility, and usability Contribute hands-on across data modeling, querying, and advanced analytics workflows Drive alignment on metrics, definitions, and reporting outputs across regions Translate complex analytical outputs into clear, executive-ready recommendations Leverage Python, SQL, machine learning, and emerging AI technologies to create scalable analytical products that accelerate decision-making across the enterprise Act as a strategic thought partner to Planning leaders, translating complex analytical findings into clear recommendations that drive growth, profitability, inventory productivity, and consumer outcomes Role Requirements Strong technical foundation in data manipulation, modeling, and large-scale data analysis Significant experience applying advanced analytical methods such as regression analysis, time-series modeling, cohort analysis, or optimization techniques Ability to design and evaluate models that surface patterns, forecast outcomes, or quantify risk and opportunity Proven experience using analytical rigor, AI-enabled methods, and rapid experimentation to solve complex business problems in imperfect data environments Experience working with imperfect or incomplete data and building structured approaches to improve signal quality Proficiency in querying, data transformation, and building reusable analytical workflows Experience developing scalable solutions that move from one-off analysis to productionized outputs Ability to frame ambiguous business problems into analytically tractable approaches Strong communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain methodologies, assumptions, and implications to non-technical stakeholders Experience partnering cross-functionally, balancing priorities across numerous stakeholder groups Curious, adaptable, creative problem-solving mindset Strong attention to detail and accountability for delivery Qualifications 5+ years of experience in advanced analytics, data science, or related technical roles (retail/consumer preferred) Proficient in Python development (pandas, scikit-learn, statistical modeling, optimization) Advanced in SQL (data transformation, complex querying, data engineering concepts Familiarity with cloud analytics environments and modern data stacks/ platforms (Data Bricks and Snowflake preferred) Practical application of AI/ML, including: Generative AI LLM-based workflows Agentic systems Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) Forecasting and predictive modeling Ability to rapidly prototype and scale solutions Advanced understanding of BI and visualization tools (e.g., Sigma preferred, Tableau) Demonstrated experience turning unstructured data into actionable insights Experience leading and owning complex projects Solid understanding of planning concepts such as demand, inventory, and seasonality a plus Why This Role Matters This role plays a critical part in advancing Converse's transformation toward a more data-driven, performance-oriented organization. As the business continues to navigate an increasingly dynamic marketplace, the Lead, Data Scientist, Performance Operations & Insights helps ensure decisions are grounded in timely, trusted, and actionable insights. By combining deep analytical expertise with an understanding of planning and enterprise priorities, this role enables leaders to identify risks and opportunities earlier, improve alignment across functions and geographies, and make more informed decisions that drive growth, profitability, and operational efficiency. Beyond delivering insights, this role helps shape the future of analytics at Converse by building scalable solutions, embedding AI-enabled capabilities into planning processes, and reinforcing a culture of performance management where outcomes are measured consistently, accountability is clear, and data drives action across the enterprise. We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single location for in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover, as you navigate our application process, that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form . It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world's 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, it's about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game. If you're ready to innovate and deliver technology that powers Nike's global indirect procurement operations, join the Indirect Procurement Technology team within Finance and Procurement Technology. We design, build, integrate, and operate solutions that support supplier lifecycle management, third-party onboarding, and accounts payable processes at scale. Aravo is a key platform in our indirect procurement landscape—supporting supplier onboarding, qualification, risk assessment, and master data management—and we integrate Aravo with SAP S/4HANA, Coupa, and adjacent enterprise systems so supplier and payables processes stay connected end to end. WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH You will work with stakeholders from Indirect Procurement, Sports Marketing, Logistics and Direct Purchasing,Technical product managers, architects, engineering teams, and program stakeholders across Nike. Together, you will align technology outcomes to prioritized business capabilities and deliver solutions that support global indirect procurement, supplier onboarding, and payables processes. You will collaborate with engineers across product squads and platform teams to design and deliver Aravo-based solutions, resolve technical dependencies, and improve service reliability, security, performance, and operational support. You will also contribute to team health and engineering excellence through design discussions, configuration and solution reviews, pairing, documentation, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement. WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer who combines strong engineering fundamentals with 5+ years of relevant hands-on experience and demonstrated experience in Enterprise Supplier Management space. Preference will be given for experience in Aravo configuration and setup experience. Ideal candidate will have experience working in Indirect (non-trade) supplier management space. Some experience in Direct (trade related) supplier management is desired. The ideal candidate is curious, collaborative, and comfortable working across Aravo configuration, workflow and form design, custom enhancements, integration design, testing, deployment, and production support. Required qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience. 5+ years of overall experience in indirect procurement processes and enterprise procurement/finance technology solutions across design, build, test, deployment, and production support. Minimum 3+ years of hands-on experience in configuration, enhancement, and troubleshooting of Aravo—including workflow design, form and questionnaire configuration, business rules, supplier onboarding processes, and platform administration. Working knowledge of indirect procurement Source-to-Pay (S2P) processes, including supplier onboarding, supplier master data management, third-party risk assessment, and integration with downstream procurement and payables systems. Working knowledge of SAP S/4HANA and/or SAP ECC integration touchpoints relevant to supplier master data, procurement, and accounts payable processes. Experience diagnosing production issues through logs, traces, monitoring, and structured root-cause analysis. Ability to assess complex technical information, make sound trade-off decisions, and communicate clearly with both technical and business audiences. Strong collaboration skills and experience working in an Agile delivery environment. Experience integrating Aravo with SAP S/4HANA, Coupa, or other indirect procurement SaaS platforms. Familiarity with supplier risk management, compliance, and audit-ready enterprise systems. Aravo and SAP - MDG integration experience. WHAT YOU'LL WORK ON As a Senior Software Engineer on the Indirect Procurement Technology team, you will design, configure, build, test, deploy, and support technology solutions centered on Aravo and its integration with SAP S/4HANA, Coupa, and other enterprise systems. You will translate business requirements into reliable, secure, maintainable, and scalable solutions that improve the end-to-end indirect procurement experience—from supplier onboarding and qualification through procurement, invoicing, and payment readiness. Key responsibilities include: Configure, extend, and support Aravo capabilities, including supplier onboarding workflows, questionnaires, forms, approvals, business rules, supplier master data processes, and related third-party management workflows. Design, build, and maintain integrations between Aravo and SAP S/4HANA, Coupa, and connected services using APIs, integration services, events, and file-based patterns as appropriate—for example, supplier master data synchronization, onboarding status feedback, and error handling across systems. Partner with product and business teams to refine requirements, evaluate solution options, and translate process needs into technical designs. Develop high-quality, supportable solutions and participate in configuration, enhancement, and design reviews. Create automated tests and support end-to-end, integration, regression, and production validation activities. Troubleshoot complex application, data, and integration issues across Aravo, SAP, Coupa, and connected services; drive root-cause analysis and sustainable remediation. Contribute to observability, operational readiness, incident response, performance, security, and reliability improvements. Support Aravo and connected platform upgrades and release activities while assessing downstream integration and business-process impacts. Maintain clear technical documentation, including solution designs, interface mappings, configuration guides, support procedures, and operational runbooks. Participate in Agile planning and delivery, proactively communicating dependencies, risks, trade-offs, and progress.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH You will be reporting to the Engineering Manager at Geographies & Marketplace Experiences - India Technology Center, who will guide you to grow and build your career path. You will be directly working within a team of dedicated engineers that work on the same solutions. You share your experience and technical expertise such that we improve on the longer-term technical strategic direction. As a Senior Software Engineer for the Geographies & Marketplace Experiences team, you will be part of a mission critical team focused on building a high-throughput, low-latency, fault-tolerant Order Management platform that drives Nike’s Digital transformation and growth strategies. A minimum of 7+ years software development experience. Experience working in a highly collaborative, multi-discipline development team environment Must have experience on Salesforce Service Cloud/ Apex and amp-script Typescript proficiency for at least 4 years Working knowledge of Java and relevant frameworks Experience working in a distributed/cloud-based environment (e.g. AWS Services, GCE, Azure etc.) Independently drive end-to-end project execution—owning design, development, cross-team coordination, and delivery Experience in micro service architecture, domain driven design, SOAP and RESTful Services using Java Experience with distributed processing of large datasets. Demonstrate an AI-first mindset, actively leveraging AI powered developer tools (e.g., Cursor) to accelerate development and learning. Experience in Test Driven development – with Junit, Mockito, cucumber, Playwright etc., Experience with monitoring and tracing tools like Splunk, SignalFx, Kibana/Grafana etc. Experience with continuous integration, unit testing, static analysis, and automated integration tests. Continuous delivery experience preferred. Working knowledge of Scrum and agile principles. Working in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment with globally distributed and diverse teams Demonstrate end-to-end ownership of project/capabilities that includes requirements evaluation, design, implementation, code reviews, observability, maintenance and support. Excellent verbal and written communication and collaboration skills to effectively communicate with both business and technical teams Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or other relevant subject area, or equivalent experience Experience with CI/CD ( Jenkins ) and engineering hygiene: GitHub workflows (branching, PR reviews, code quality, collaboration) and release readiness Observability and operational readiness using Splunk and SignalFx , including monitoring and alerting The following would be nice-to-have: Experience in designing and implementing highly scalable web applications Experience working with NoSQL data stores like DynamoDB and relational data stores like MySQL, Oracle etc. Exposure to digital commerce, omni-channel and Supply Chain domain areas like customer support/service applications, order management, fulfilment, and warehouse management WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR If you’re ready to innovate and lead in the Digital world, join Nike’s Global Technology - Geographies And Marketplace Experiences Organization. We bring together technology and process expertise to deliver the next generation of applications for Shared Platforms Services. You are responsible for building next generation tools and services that serve consumer ready product information to Nike experiences and back end teams. We are in the process of modernizing our entire product data platform, building scalable applications and services in the cloud. Our operations tools are used by hundreds of users across the globe to plan, prepare, and activate Nike products across multiple Nike consumer experiences. Our product data services are being updated to unlock Omni-channel business cases, and support billions of API calls per month. This is a team that’s always on the offense, working on innovative solutions and building world class solutions to serve Nike teams and consumers around the globe. WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be part of the Shared Platforms Technology Engineering team, which is responsible for building next generation tools and services that serve consumer ready product information to Nike experiences and back-end teams. In this role, you will Participate in technical development and delivery of consumer service application leveraging Salesforce Service Cloud (a.k.a Agentforce Service) & backend cloud native micro services Contribute ideas for new features and identifying technical areas for improvement proactively collaborating with product team members at Nike to design, develop, and deploy a highly scalable digital asset management system and services. You will use your in-depth experience in software development to write clean, tested, and well-documented code, as well as perform peer code review process and mentor other engineers on the team. You will remain current with industry trends and participate in development of key innovation features. You will support the team’s agile practices, promoting continuous improvement and collaboration to deliver top-notch consumer experiences at scale. Leverage GenAI powered capabilities (RAG, prompt driven workflows, MCP and spec driven architectures) to deliver faster, scalable, intelligent capabilities & experiences Ensure quality of the code and products throughout the entire development lifecycle (DevOps) Ensure continuous improvement in performance, scalability, extensibility, reliability, usability, and availability of the platform Leverage agile methodology concepts for quality, delivery and continuous improvement Participate in sprint planning and other scrum ceremonies. Help team plan and execute sprint tickets Work in full DevOps model in the entire tech stack including designing, implementing, deploying, monitoring, and operating services at scale Resolve technical issues and remove blockers for the team Actively participate in code review and feedback for other developers Own build, test, release, and production support for team‑owned capabilities, ensuring stability, incident resolution, and continuous improvement Implement strong observability and operational readiness using Splunk and SignalFx, including monitoring and alerting Champion an AI‑first mindset, leveraging modern tools such as Cursor to improve test productivity, learning, and quality outcomes Collaborate closely with engineering, product, and platform teams across geographies, driving quality from design through production Perform API integration, development and platform testing for Salesforce Service Cloud (a.k.a Agentforce Service) with Java‑based applications with synchronous and asynchronous integrations (Kafka, Amazon MQ)

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH: You will report to the Senior Director of Cloud Runtime and Control Plane Engineering and manage two specialized engineering teams. You'll collaborate extensively with cloud infrastructure consumers across the organization, partnering with development teams, application owners, and business units who rely on your platform services. You'll work closely with other infrastructure teams to ensure seamless integration and avoid operational silos. WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR: We're seeking an experienced engineering leader to drive our Cloud Runtime and Control plane engineering team in our India Technology Center. You will help drive engineering efforts around developing the Kubernetes. Based control plane foundations as well as development and operations of several critical control planes enablingtwo specialized teams focused on provising managed cloud compute, network, storage, and edge functionality. The ideal candidate is an engineer at heart combining deep technical expertise with proven leadership skills to deliver best-in-class agility, availability, resiliency, security, and performance. You'll need both the technical depth to architect enterprise-scale solutions and the leadership abilities to guide teams through complex transformations using metrics-driven, evidence-based approaches. This role requires a strong emphasis on operational excellence, with focus on scaling through automation to enable toil reduction and minimize human error across all platform operations Key Qualification : · 15+ years of progressive engineering experience (with at least 5 in a leadership role) · BS/MS degree in a technical discipline (CS/EE/ etc) · Proven experience leading specialized engineering teams through major technology transitions, particularly in cloud networking and compute governance · Track record of building and scaling platform engineering organizations with focus on self-service capabilities · Experience partnering with diverse stakeholders including infrastructure consumers, security teams, and technical product management · Demonstrated ability to develop talent, manage budgets, and remove delivery blockers in complex, multi-team environments · Experience working with globally dispersed teams working in a matrixed organization · Deep expertise in AWS with strong network focus, including advanced VPC design, subnetting, routing, and security groups · Extensive experience with Azure integration and networking architectures · Hands-on proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools including Terraform and Crossplane for multi-cloud resource management · Strong expertise in Kubernetes container orchestration, including cluster management, networking, and application deployment patterns · Strong background in CI/CD pipeline design using Jenkins, Azure DevOps, and GitHub integration · Experience with Platform Engineering, DevOps practices, and Configuration Management · Knowledge of CDN, DNS, containerization technologies, Edge Platform, and Infrastructure as a Service Platform technologies · Prior experience migrating from on-premises to Cloud Native infrastructure with focus on network and container transformation · Ability to establish best-practice software engineering methodologies for global, 24x7, high-volume, high-availability environments using metrics-based KPIs · Strong focus on operational excellence with emphasis on automation-driven scaling to reduce toil and minimize human error · Strong sense of ownership with focus on ensuring customer and user success · Experience developing software and infrastructure roadmaps to meet business goals for availability, resiliency, and performance · Proven capability to lead innovation and strategic direction in cloud and edge compute design and implementation · Experience implementing Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles and practices to improve system reliability and operational efficiency · Strong collaboration skills to ensure cloud engineering capabilities meet emerging business requirements WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON: You will help drive engineering efforts around developing the Kubernetes. Based control plane foundations as well as development and operations of several critical control planes enablingtwo specialized teams focused on provising managed cloud compute, network, storage, and edge functionality. Your responsibility includes: · Work with counterparts in other Geos to define and execute the technical vision for our cloud infrastructure platform · Translate business strategies and objectives into strategic technical direction and delivery plans · Present vision, strategies, roadmaps, and progress to Senior and Executive Leadership · Lead and grow local engineering team of individual contrutors and managers · Drive transformation from unmanaged to managed cloud resources using declarative technologies. · Implement policies to ensure consistent, secure, and efficient resource utilization · Implement automation strategies focused on toil reduction and elimination of manual, error-prone processes · Create self-service platforms and automation capabilities through Platform Engineering and DevOps practices · Foster a culture of operational excellence through monitoring, alerting, and continuous improvement practices · Architect and deliver lifecycle management solutions for cloud resources using technologies which reconcile and perform drift detection (terraform, K8s operators, crossplane, etc). Resources under management will include compute, network, storage (including enterprise backup), dns, and cdn. · Design and implement cloud governance policies and automation to ensure secure, reliable, efficient, and compliant resources. · Build multi-cloud control plane architectures using Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform, Crossplane, and Kubernetes Operators. · Build and manage Kubernetes-based container orchestration platforms for scalable application delivery · Collaborate with Architecture and Product Management to develop platform capabilities leveraging our core technology stack · Modern observability tooling to enable best practices for operational excellence · Partner with Corporate Security to implement security-first cloud governance frameworks · Manage CI/CD automation through Jenkins, Azure DevOps, and GitHub integration strategies · Identify and assess technology trends, articulating strategic technology recommendations · Ensure successful delivery of roadmap items through cross-functional problem-solving · Leverage AI technologies as a force multiplier – especially in toil reduction · A key aspect of this position is 24x7 oncall and operational excellence

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR We are looking for a Principal Product Developer (Footwear) based in the Guangzhou PMO who is a recognized footwear product creation expert and strategic leader. This role sets the development agenda for complex, high-impact product portfolios, translating consumer, athlete, business, and innovation opportunities into industry-leading footwear solutions that create marketplace advantage. The ideal candidate brings mastery across product development, engineering, materials, manufacturing, costing, sustainability, and project leadership. This person operates across multiple roles and categories, provides senior-level technical and strategic direction, leads through influence, and raises the capability and performance of the broader team. WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON As a Principal Product Developer in the Guangzhou PMO, you will own the vision, strategy, and execution of complex product creation programs from early concept through commercialization and production. You will serve as the product development authority across multiple roles, functions, sports teams, and regions—connecting Guangzhou PMO with PHK, Local Creation, PCC, offshore factory partners, and global teams across Product Development, Engineering, Materials, Costing, Sourcing, Manufacturing, Testing, and Innovation to deliver breakthrough product and scalable capabilities. Key responsibilities include: Set and drive the product development strategy for complex franchises, high-risk models, new platforms, and cross-category initiatives. Lead multiple roles and workstreams across product development, technical problem solving, innovation, factory execution, process improvement, and organizational capability building. Translate athlete, consumer, design, performance, sustainability, cost, and business requirements into clear development strategies and executable product plans. Own critical product decisions and development trade-offs from concept through commercialization, ensuring design intent, product performance, quality, profitability, manufacturability, and delivery are achieved. Serve as the senior technical authority for escalated product, material, tooling, engineering, testing, costing, and manufacturing challenges; identify root causes and direct durable solutions. Lead the creation, validation, and scale-up of new concepts, materials, methods of making, technologies, digital tools, and operating models that unlock future growth and competitive advantage. Identify emerging marketplace, manufacturing, and technology opportunities, and convert them into actionable innovation roadmaps, pilots, and scalable capabilities. Lead cross-functional decision-making across large, diverse teams and multiple geographies; align leaders and experts around priorities, risks, resources, and outcomes. Establish operating plans, seasonal priorities, governance, and success measures for assigned portfolios; anticipate risk and intervene early to protect product and business outcomes. Represent Product Development in senior leadership forums and provide strategic recommendations that influence category direction, sourcing strategy, investment, and organizational priorities. Act as a force multiplier for the team by coaching developers, building technical depth, sharing best practices, and creating structured development opportunities for less experienced talent. Stand in for category or functional leadership when requested, maintaining decision quality, stakeholder alignment, and continuity of execution. Shape and embed standards, policies, tools, and ways of working that improve product excellence, speed, efficiency, sustainability, and data integrity across the product creation organization. Provide expert leadership across strategic portfolios, including Running, Basketball, Core, Kids, NSW, and Brand Impact, based on evolving business needs. WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH You will be based in the Guangzhou PMO and partner with senior leaders and expert teams across Product Management, Development, Engineering, Materials, Testing, Costing, Sourcing, Sustainability, Innovation, Manufacturing Partners, and Global Product Creation. You will connect Guangzhou-based teams with PHK, headquarters, PCC, offshore factories, and other product creation partners, leading alignment across cultures and organizational boundaries to achieve shared product and business outcomes. WHAT YOU BRING Experience Bachelor's degree in product development, engineering, manufacturing, design, business, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Typically 8–10+ years of applied footwear product creation experience, including advanced development work on technically complex or strategically important products. Demonstrated success leading major product initiatives, innovation programs, or complex portfolios across multiple categories, functions, partners, or geographies. Experience operating as a technical or functional authority, influencing senior stakeholders, and guiding decisions without relying on formal reporting relationships. Proven experience coaching, mentoring, and developing product creation talent; prior team, project-team, or formal people leadership experience is strongly preferred. Functional Competencies Expert mastery of end-to-end footwear development, commercialization, manufacturing, and product lifecycle management. Broad technical expertise across construction, materials, tooling, engineering, testing, fit, performance, quality, costing, sustainability, and methods of making. Advanced systems thinking, issue management, risk assessment, root-cause analysis, and decision-making in ambiguous or high-pressure situations Demonstrated capability to lead innovation from opportunity identification and concept creation through validation, adoption, and scale. Strong command of product creation data, digital tools, process governance, and metrics used to improve readiness, efficiency, and product outcomes. Deep understanding of factory capabilities and the ability to elevate partner performance through technical direction, capability building, and long-term collaboration. Leadership Competencies Strategic leadership: shapes long-term direction, establishes priorities, and connects product decisions to business and marketplace opportunities. Enterprise influence: communicates complex issues clearly and aligns senior leaders, experts, and partners around decisive action. Innovation leadership: challenges established approaches, encourages experimentation, and converts learning into scalable product or process advantage. Talent and capability building: provides expert coaching, strengthens technical communities, and raises standards across the function Cross-cultural collaboration: builds trust and leads effectively across functions, organizations, manufacturing partners, and geographies. Executive communication: presents clear recommendations, trade-offs, and decisions with credibility to senior leadership. Operational excellence: establishes accountability, monitors outcomes, and continuously improves how teams deliver product excellence and team excellence. Preferred Experience working in or closely with a China-based product creation office, preferably Guangzhou PMO, and collaborating with factory partners, suppliers, PHK, and global headquarters teams. Track record of delivering breakthrough footwear products, platforms, technologies, or transformational process improvements. Experience across more than one product category, technical discipline, manufacturing model, or product creation role. Ability to travel up to 25% for product creation, marketplace, supplier, and manufacturing engagement.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH You will be reporting to the Engineering Manager at Geographies & Marketplace Experiences - India Technology Center, who will guide you to grow and build your career path. You will be directly working within a team of dedicated engineers that work on the same solutions. You share your experience and technical expertise such that we improve on the longer-term technical strategic direction. WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR If you’re ready to innovate and lead in the Digital world, join Nike’s Global Technology - Geographies And Marketplace Experiences Organization. We bring together technology and process expertise to deliver the next generation of applications for Shared Platforms Services. You are responsible for building next generation tools and services that serve consumer ready product information to Nike experiences and back end teams. We are in the process of modernizing our entire product data platform, building scalable applications and services in the cloud. Our operations tools are used by hundreds of users across the globe to plan, prepare, and activate Nike products across multiple Nike consumer experiences. Our product data services are being updated to unlock Omni-channel business cases, and support billions of API calls per month. This is a team that’s always on the offense, working on innovative solutions and building world class solutions to serve Nike teams and consumers around the globe. As a Lead Software Engineer for the Geographies & Marketplace Experiences team, you will be part of a mission critical team focused on building a high-throughput, low-latency, fault-tolerant Order Management platform that drives Nike’s Digital transformation and growth strategies. A minimum of 10+ years software development experience. Experience working in a highly collaborative, multi-discipline development team environment Experience working in a distributed/cloud-based environment (e.g. AWS Services, GCE, Azure etc.) Demonstrated ability to lead large-scale, domain-driven initiatives—architecting scalable solutions, making strategic technical decisions, and driving cross-functional delivery with deep subject-matter expertise.” Experience in micro service architecture, domain driven design, and RESTful Services using Java and Spring Boot framework mandatorily. Working knowledge of Java and relevant frameworks for at least 6 years Independently drive end-to-end project execution—owning design, development, cross-team coordination, and delivery Demonstrate an AI-first mindset, actively leveraging AI powered developer tools (e.g., Cursor) to accelerate development and learning. Experience in Test Driven development – with Junit, Mockito, cucumber, Playwright etc., Experience with observability, monitoring and tracing tools like NewRelic, Splunk, SignalFx, Kibana/Grafana etc. Experience working with NoSQL data stores like DynamoDB and relational data stores like MySQL, Oracle etc. Experience with continuous integration, unit testing, static analysis, and automated integration tests. Continuous delivery experience preferred. Working knowledge of Scrum and agile principles. Working in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment with globally distributed and diverse teams Demonstrate end-to-end ownership of project/capabilities that includes requirements evaluation, design, implementation, code reviews, observability, maintenance and support. Excellent verbal and written communication and collaboration skills to effectively communicate with both business and technical teams Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or other relevant subject area, or equivalent experience Experience with CI/CD ( Jenkins ) and engineering hygiene: GitHub workflows (branching, PR reviews, code quality, collaboration) and release readiness Observability and operational readiness using Splunk and SignalFx , including monitoring and alerting Experience delivering Generative AI–based solutions or projects. Hands-on experience implementing Order Management Solutions using IBM Sterling undefined The following would be nice-to-have: Experience in designing and implementing highly scalable web applications Exposure to eCommerce and Supply Chain domain areas like order management, fulfilment, and warehouse management Experience as a Full Stack Developer with strong expertise across both backend services and frontend web applications. WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON As a Lead Software Engineer, you will be part of the Shared Platforms Technology Engineering team, which is responsible for building next generation tools and services that serve consumer ready product information to Nike experiences and back-end teams. In this role, you will Participate in requirement gathering/elicitation, end to end solution design, development and delivery of consumer service application leveraging backend cloud native micro services Contribute ideas for new features and identifying technical areas for improvement proactively collaborating with product team members at Nike to design, develop, and deploy a highly scalable digital asset management system and services. You will lead the design and implementation of full stack solutions, partnering with Product Management, UX, engineering, and business teams to solve real-world problems and deliver scalable outcomes. You will translate complex business problems into practical technical solutions, balancing speed, scalability, maintainability, and user impact. You will define and influence application architecture, establish reusable patterns and standards, and make sound technical decisions that improve scalability, maintainability, and performance. You will contribute hands-on across the stack by building responsive frontend applications and robust backend services, while ensuring strong API contracts and system integration. You will rapidly prototype, test, and iterate on solutions to validate ideas, reduce ambiguity, and accelerate delivery in evolving problem spaces. You will drive solution deployment in ambiguous environments, navigating changing requirements, cross-functional dependencies, and operational constraints to deliver measurable outcomes. You will drive engineering excellence through code reviews, design reviews, mentoring, testing discipline, observability, and continuous improvement practices. You will proactively identify opportunities for modernization, innovation, and solution improvements by staying current with industry trends, tools, and architectural best practices. You will use your in-depth experience in software development to write clean, tested, and well-documented code, as well as perform peer code review process and mentor other engineers on the team. You will remain current with industry trends and participate in development of key innovation features. You will support the team’s agile practices, promoting continuous improvement and collaboration to deliver top-notch consumer experiences at scale. Leverage GenAI powered capabilities (RAG, prompt driven workflows, MCP and spec driven architectures) to deliver faster, scalable, intelligent capabilities & experiences Ensure quality of the code and products throughout the entire development lifecycle (DevOps) Ensure continuous improvement in performance, scalability, extensibility, reliability, usability, and availability of the platform Leverage agile methodology concepts for quality, delivery and continuous improvement Participate in sprint planning and other scrum ceremonies. Help team plan and execute sprint tickets Work in full DevOps model in the entire tech stack including designing, implementing, deploying, monitoring, and operating services at scale Resolve technical issues and remove blockers for the team Actively participate in code review and feedback for other developers Own build, test, release, and production support for team‑owned capabilities, ensuring stability, incident resolution, and continuous improvement Implement strong observability and operational readiness using Splunk and SignalFx , including monitoring and alerting