Director, Software Engineering

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, Inc. it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

Director, Software Engineering
Beaverton, OR

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

You’ll lead a globally distributed engineering team within Nike’s Data,
Analytics & Intelligence (DAI) organization. You’ll partner with
Technical Product Managers, Principal Engineers, and cross-functional
stakeholders across business and technology to deliver scalable,
reusable data capabilities that empower teams across Nike to build
insights and analytics in a governed, consistent, and efficient manner.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We’re looking for an experienced, inclusive, and hands-on engineering
leader to drive Nike’s data enablement strategy. This role is ideal for
someone who thrives at the intersection of data architecture, platform
engineering, and product thinking. You’ll lead the development of
frameworks and services that standardize how Nike defines, stores,
and publishes business metrics, integrates GenAI capabilities into
analytics workflows, and enables federated data ownership through a
data mesh approach.

You’ll also play a key role in shaping Nike’s broader data strategy—
ensuring that the capabilities your team builds are secure, scalable,
and aligned with industry best practices and enterprise standards.

Key Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor's Degreein 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.

• 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.

• 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.

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

You’ll lead the design and delivery of data capabilities that power
Nike’s analytics and intelligence ecosystem. You’ll:

• 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 intoBI and reporting workflows.

• Partner with Product leaders to engage a global community of internal users to understand their data needs and deliver solutions that are intuitive, impactful, and governed.

• Partner with Principal Engineers to develop tools and frameworks forimproving security, reliability, scalability, and self-service capabilities within Nike’s data ecosystem.

• Partner across teams to ensure continuous alignment, smooth integration, and solution consistency.

• Help define and enforce engineering standards for data-centric software development across the organization.

• Mentor team engineers and foster a culture of innovation, trust, andtechnical excellence.

• Stay ahead of emerging technologies and trends to continuously evolve Nike’s data strategy and delivery practices.

• Communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

NIKE, Inc. is a growth company that looks for team members to grow with it. Nike offers a generous total rewards package, casual work environment, a diverse and inclusive culture, and an electric atmosphere for professional development. No matter the location, or the role, every Nike employee shares one galvanizing mission: To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world.

NIKE, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.