WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR
We are looking for a Senior Principal Engineer, Software Engineering, EADP who excels in team environments and are excited about building cloud native platforms that can scale with the demand of our business. This role is part of Enterprise Architecture & Developer Platforms team which aggressively innovate solutions to drive growth while creating and implementing tools that help make everything else in the company possible. The candidate needs to have a strong understanding of technical concepts, excellent attention to detail, strong verbal and written communication skills, and be self-motivated and operates with a high sense of urgency and a high level of integrity.
WHAT WILL YOU WORK ON
Evangelize and cultivate adoption of Global Platforms, open-source software and agile principles within the organization
Ensure solutions are designed and developed using a scalable, highly resilient cloud native architecture
Deliver well-documented and well-tested code, and participate in peer code reviews
Design and develop tools and frameworks to improve security, reliability, maintainability, availability and performance for the technology foundation of our platform
Ensure product and technical features are delivered to spec and on-time
Collaborate with and consult other Nike development teams, architecture teams etc.
Explain designs and constraints to stakeholders and technical teams, gather alignment and buy-in’s
Provide responsive support and operations for the platforms you help build.
Work with product management to support product / service scoping activities
Work with leadership to define delivery schedules of key features through an agile framework
Be a key contributor to overall architecture, framework and design of global platforms
Self-Driven and Self-Motivated to drive the initiatives
Very strong in developing the concepts and influencing teams by publishing Whitepapers
WHO WILL YOU WORK WITH
This role is part of the Enterprise Architecture & Developer Platforms and will be working very closely with Foundational Platforms & Business Platforms teams
Masters’ or Bachelors' degree in Computer Science or a related field
12+ years of experience in large-scale production-grade software development & platform engineering
Strong experience in developing Scalable and Secure API Development
Proven experience in Full-Stack Software Development covering end to end SDLC
Strong experience in at least two programming languages (Python, Java, Node.js, or Golang)
Hands on expertise in Micro Services Architecture, Domain Driven Design, Test Driven Development, API Test Automation and Serverless Architecture.
In-depth knowledge of OOP’s concepts, strong Coding Principles, Software Architectural Patterns, Cloud Native Patterns, and real-time streaming patterns
Proven experience in contributing to open-source technologies
Experience with Kubernetes and AWS/ Azure/Google Cloud services
Must have experience in mentoring and coaching team of engineers and ensuring Code Quality and standards are followed
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders across the enterprise
Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think critically and creatively
Experience in Supply Chain or Retail domain is a great addition
Good Understanding on Big Data, ML/Ops, Data Analytics, Visualisation, Integration Tools and Technologies