Manager Software Engineering, ITC

Nike; Karnataka; On-site; INR 5,000,000 - 7,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Nike’s Global Technology team in Bengaluru seeks a software engineering leader to drive a high-performance engineering organization. You will lead a team of engineers, partner with product managers and principal engineers, and guide architecture and delivery of cloud-native platforms.

You will influence across time zones, manage demand, and ensure rigorous code reviews, security and performance testing, and scalable software practices that power Nike’s digital platforms.

Qualifications

• Proven software engineering leadership with depth and track record delivering digital platforms at scale.
• Experience leading teams with cloud-native architectures, microservices, and modern front-end technologies.
• Strong people leadership, engineering rigor, and collaboration across global time zones.

Responsibilities

• Lead capacity planning and sprint execution with Product Managers and engineers.
• Assign and manage development work across the team, including hands-on coding.
• Collaborate with Principal Engineers on architecture and engineering best practices.
• Ensure high-quality delivery through code reviews and testing (functional, performance, security).

Skills

10+ years experience

Full software lifecycle

Cloud & microservices

AWS services

React/Angular/Vue

Security & data governance

Open-source & buy vs build

Cross-team collaboration

Communication

Agile

AI/ML experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or equivalent

Tools

AWS

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Who You’ll Work With

You will be a part of the Global Technology organization working on Nike’s internal Consumer Product & Innovation software tools for enabling creation of Nike’s Footwear and Apparel and report to the team’s Engineering Director based in Bengaluru. You will work day-to-day managing a team of engineers, collaborating with the team’s Product Manager and Principal Engineers working on software projects to achieve Nike’s business objectives. You will also engage with other Global Technology functions and teams on organizational and technical goals.

Who We Are Looking For

We’re looking for a software engineering leader with strong technical depth, a passion for developing teams, and a track record of delivering modern digital platforms at scale. You bring people leadership, engineering rigor, and experience guiding teams through complexity with cloud-native architectures, microservices, and modern front-end technologies. Proven success leading and developing high-performing engineering teams in collaborative environments

• 10+ years of experience in technology and software engineering, grounded in strong computer science fundamentals


• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or equivalent professional experience


• Significant software engineering experience across the full software lifecycle, including practices, tools, and deliverables


• Hands‑on expertise with cloud architecture, infrastructure as code, CI/CD, APIs, domain‑driven design, and microservices


• Experience with AWS services including Lambda, Step Functions, DynamoDB, Elasticsearch, and S3


• Experience building modern web applications with React, Angular, or Vue.js


• Strong understanding of architectural and integration patterns, data movement and enrichment, and enterprise security and privacy


• Knowledge of open‑source technologies and make‑versus‑buy decisions across workflow, orchestration, content management, and data platforms


• Proven ability to collaborate with engineers, architects, product leaders, and business stakeholders across global time‑zones


• Strong communication and facilitation skills, with extensive experience partnering with business teams


• Experience working in Agile environments with a focus on continuous improvement


• Experience implementing and integrating AI, machine learning, and related data solutions preferred

What You’ll Work On

In addition to leading an engineering team in the Bengaluru Capability Center, you will Lead capacity planning and sprint execution with Product Managers, Project Managers, and Lead Engineers. Assign and manage development work across the team, including hands‑on software development. Partner with Principal Engineers on technical architecture and engineering best practices. Support business stakeholder engagement with your Engineering Director. Ensure high-quality delivery through code reviews and functional, performance, and security testing. Build an engaged, high-performing team by creating opportunities to learn, grow, and deliver business impact. Partner with team mates across global time‑zones.