**WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH** As a Lead Engineer you will report to an Engineering Manager and collaborate closely with a Principal Engineer, Product Manager and cross functional teams along with guiding and mentoring a team of engineers to deliver scalable solutions that meet business objectives. **WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON** As a Lead Software Engineer, you’ll think strategically, act tactically, and collaborate across teams to bring clarity to complex technical challenges. You’ll be a key driver of Nike’s backend engineering efforts, empowering teams to build rock-solid systems and services to manage critical inventory operations for Nike’s omnichannel ecosystem. As a Lead Software Engineer, you’ll guide technical decisions, architect systems, and inspire teams to deliver world-class integration solutions leveraging EDI Standards and EDI Tools like Sterling B2B Integrator. + Architect Scalable Solutions: Define technical strategies and design highly scalable integration solutions. + Technical Leadership: Guide and mentor engineering teams to deliver high-quality software solutions, advocating for best practices in configuration & coding, testing, and continuous delivery. + API Design & Integration: Spearhead the design of robust and well-documented APIs to enable seamless integrations across EDI Interfaces and different connectors. + Transformations: Analyze, Design and Implement transformations of EDI transactions + Cloud-Native Deployment: Oversee deployment of services on AWS, ensuring optimal use of cloud resources (e.g., Lambda, ECS, DynamoDB, RDS, CloudFormation). + Performance Optimization: Continuously evaluate system performance, identify bottlenecks, and implement improvements to support large-scale inventory operations. + Cross-Team Collaboration: Partner with Product Managers, Architects, and other Engineering leaders to define technical roadmaps, prioritize deliverables, and align with business goals. + Security and Reliability: Ensure solutions adhere to industry best practices for security, availability, and reliability, while adapting to evolving business needs. + Continuous Improvement: Stay ahead of emerging technologies, advocate modernization, and foster an environment of learning and growth within the team. **WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR** + Education & Experience: bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or equivalent. + 7+ years of professional experience delivering backend software solutions. + At least 2+ years of experience in a technical leadership role; overseeing engineering teams and driving technical decisions. + Technical Expertise: Deep expertise in EDI, EDI Standards, EDIFACT, X12, Sterling Integrator, Sterling File Gateway. + Experience defining canonical models, transformations and usage of mapping frameworks across tools between EDI and OMS/ERP systems + Experience on EDI ANSI X12 transactions 8xx series + Proven track record deploying and maintaining applications + Extensive experience building RESTful APIs and designing scalable microservices. + Strong command over CI/CD practices, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and DevOps tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHubActions). + Understanding of distributed systems, event-driven architecture and messaging platforms (Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar). Leadership Skills: + Exceptional ability to mentor and guide junior and mid-level + engineers. + Experience leading agile teams, defining technical roadmaps, and + maintaining alignment with business stakeholders. + Adept at communicating technical ideas clearly and succinctly to + both technical and non-technical audiences NIKE, Inc. is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, protected veteran status, or disability. NIKE is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please call +1 503-671-4156 and let us know the nature of your request, your location and your contact information.