Senior Principal Software Engineer, Product Creation

About the role

Nike is hiring a Senior Principal Software Engineer for its India Technology Center (ITC), within the Product Creation team. Product Creation is the technology behind Nike's product creation ecosystem, driving digital transformation across footwear, apparel and accessories. The role works closely with Software Engineers in Creation Engineering and partners with Principal Engineers, Engineering Directors and Product Managers, and involves leading one of Nike's emerging technology platforms.

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop and integrate scalable platforms and applications, spending about half of your time on hands-on work.
• Operate systems to ensure reliability and seamless performance.
• Drive technical priorities and establish engineering best practices.
• Collaborate with peers and cross-functional teams so technical execution matches business needs.
• Translate complex business challenges into actionable technical solutions.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to foster innovation, accountability and growth.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 14+ years of hands-on software engineering experience.
• 5+ years as a Principal or Staff Engineer accountable for multiple engineering teams.
• 5+ years of native cloud engineering in a high-scale, business-critical domain.
• Excellent computer science fundamentals, including algorithms, data structures and modern cloud-native design patterns.
• Deep experience with distributed cloud systems and front-end web technologies.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, and ability to build relationships with multiple senior stakeholders.
• Background in product creation, design, innovation or manufacturing is a major plus.
• Must pass a seven-year background investigation.

Required skills

• Distributed cloud systems: Java, Node.js, EC2, Lambda, DynamoDB, Elasticsearch, or Google Cloud/Azure equivalents.
• Front-end web: JavaScript, CSS, HTML5, Vue, React/Redux.
• Gen AI implementation and design patterns.