Manager, Software Engineering, ITC

WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH

As an Engineering Manager you'll report to a Senior Engineering Manager and collaborate closely with Product Manager and cross functional teams, along with guiding and mentoring a team of engineers to deliver scalable solutions that meet Nike's business objectives & growing consumer demands.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

As an Engineering Manager for Consumer Services & Consumer Order (CSCO) space, you will be leading an engineering team passionate about aligning strategic objectives with tactical demands. You will be instrumental in creating a team with a strong focus on instilling trust, effective collaboration, high performance culture and mindset to exceed business expectations and outcomes. In this role we are looking for a high performing Engineering Manager to play a critical role in building consumer order management product capabilities.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science, Information Systems or other relevant subject area related to information technology
• Prior experience (at least 3+ years) in the Supply Chain Technology solutions in the retail/digital commerce. Have an in-depth understanding of the Order Management systems in the e-Commerce.
• Overall 13+ years of IT experience building customer centric software products or solutions with a focus on the Supply Chain domain technology solutions.
• A minimum of 2 years management experience (as direct people manager or equivalent of managing engineers) of high performing software engineering teams
• Leadership in a highly collaborative, multi-discipline development team environment.

• Exposure to backend development skills using Java/Spring and other distributed open source technologies on public clouds like AWS, Azure, GCP etc.,

• In-depth knowledge and experience of software engineering essentials such as programming languages (Java, Python or other scripting languages), source control, relational and non-relational databases

• Proven ability to rapidly learn new technologies, developing and implementing proof of concepts
• Knowledge of IBM Sterling OrderManagement or other similar consumer order Management Stacks
• Strong at estimating work, planning, organization, and implementing complex software projects.
• Experience with implementing CI/CD and leading teams with DevOps responsibilities of deploying and supporting the software in production.
• Comfortable working with fast-paced, globally distributed, result-oriented and diverse teams.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and collaboration skills to effectively communicate with both business and technical teams.

WHAT YOU'LL WORK ON

As a Software Engineering Manager, you'll

• Guide team members, create and drive the development/growth plan for your team members, pivotal in the technical decisions, architect systems, and inspire teams to deliver world-class backend solutions.

• Coach and develop the talent: Conduct regular 1:1s, provide constructive feedback and help achieve career aspirations of the team members.

• Technical Leadership: Guide and mentor engineering teams to deliver high-quality software solutions, advocating for best practices in coding, testing, and continuous delivery.
• Build Scalable Solutions: Define technical strategies and build highly scalable backend systems and microservices using Java, Spring Boot, and cloud technologies on AWS.
• Cloud-Native Deployment: Oversee deployment and ownership of services on AWS, ensuring optimal use of cloud resources (e.g., Lambda, ECS, DynamoDB, RDS, CloudFormation).
• Cross-Team Collaboration: Partner with Product Managers, Architects, and other Engineering leaders to define technical roadmaps, prioritize deliverables, and align with business goals.

• Work closely with Geographies and Marketplace Experience (GAME) leadership to develop consumer order vision, strategy and execution plans that are aligned with business outcomes

• Partner with Technical Product Management and Business Product Management to ensure outcomes are aligned with Business expectations

• Partner with Engineering Directors and other Engineering Managers to build an effective team and partnership with stakeholders
• Engage with program manager/product manager to define and align with product roadmap, schedule and timelines
• Work with Engineers on the team to provide full context and understanding of customers and business requirements to create valuable solutions.