Senior Principal Software Engineer, ITC

Nike; Bikkanahalli Hosahalli; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Nike India Technology Center (ITC) seeks a Senior Principal Engineer, Product Creation, to advance state-of-the-art tools for product developers and the broader creation community. You will lead by example in designing, developing, operating, and integrating Nike platforms while guiding technical priorities and best practices across teams.

You will collaborate with peers, engineering directors, and product managers to translate business problems into scalable technical solutions, mentoring teams

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 14+ years hands-on software engineering experience.
• 5+ years as a Principal or Staff Engineer overseeing multiple teams.
• 5+ years native cloud engineering in high-scale, business-critical domains.
• Strong fundamentals in algorithms, data structures, and cloud-native design patterns.
• Hands-on experience with Gen AI and Gen AI design patterns.
• Experience with distributed cloud systems (Java, Node.js, EC2, Lambda, DynamoDB, Elasticsearch or cloud equivalents).
• Frontend web tech experience (JavaScript, CSS, HTML5, Vue, React/Redux).
• Strong verbal and written communication with technical and business audiences.
• Ability to build relationships with senior stakeholders.
• Domain experience in product creation, design, innovation, or manufacturing is a plus.
• Ability to pass a seven-year background investigation.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and integrate scalable platforms and applications.
• Operate systems to ensure reliability and performance.
• Drive technical priorities and establish engineering best practices.
• Collaborate with peers and cross-functional teams to align execution with business needs.
• Translate complex business challenges into actionable technical solutions.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to foster innovation and growth.

Skills

Software engineering

Distributed cloud systems

Gen AI design patterns

Front-end tech

Stakeholder communication

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Java

Node.js

EC2

Lambda

DynamoDB

Elasticsearch

Google Cloud

Azure

Vue

React

Job description

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

You will spend much of your time with Software Engineers in Creation Engineering and adjacent teams. You will also partner closely with other Principal Engineers, Engineering Directors, and Product Managers in both Product Creation and other departments. Joining Product Creation in India means becoming part of a global innovation engine that shapes the future of sport and technology. You’ll contribute to high-impact initiatives, collaborate with global teams, and help build the next generation of Nike’s digital product creation capabilities. It’s an opportunity to work at the intersection of passion, performance, and purpose—creating a positive brand image and driving Nike’s mission forward.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Join Nike’s India Technology Center (ITC) as Senior Principal Engineer, Product Creation. Product Creation is the technology powerhouse behind Nike’s product creation ecosystem driving digital transformation across Footwear, Apparel, and Accessories. In this role, you will to solve complex software engineering problems supporting Nike’s pursuit of delivering state of the art tools to our product developers and broader creation community. You will need to be highly collaborative with peers, productive in a fast-paced development environment and have depth of native cloud software engineering experience.

Key Qualifications.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering, or equivalent experience

• 14+ years hands-on software engineering experience

• 5+ years experience as a Principal or Staff Engineer, accountable for multiple engineering teams

• 5+ years native cloud engineering experience in a high scale, business critical domain

• Excellent computer science fundamentals including algorithms, data structures, and modern cloud native design patterns

• Hands-on experience implementing Gen AI and working knowledge of Gen AI design patterns

• Deep experience with distributed cloud systems tech (Java/node.js, EC2, Lambda, DynamoDB, Elasticsearch, or Google Cloud/Azure equivalents)

• Experience with front-end web application tech (javascript, CSS, html5, Vue, React/redux)

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, both technical and business-facing

• Ability to build and maintain relationships with multiple senior stakeholders

• Domain experience in product creation, design, innovation or manufacturing is a major plus

• Ability to pass a seven year background investigation

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

If this is you, you’ll be working on the Product Creation team and be one of the primary technical leaders on one of Nike’s emerging technology platforms. In a typical week, half of your time will be spent leading by example to design, develop, operate, and integrate Nike and partner platforms and applications. The other half will be leadership responsibilities to drive technical priorities, define engineering best practices, collaborate with peers, and help to translate business problems into technical solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Designing, developing, and integrating scalable platforms and applications.

• Operating systems to ensure reliability and seamless performance.

• Driving technical priorities and establishing engineering best practices.

• Collaborating with peers and cross-functional teams to align technical execution with business needs.

• Translating complex business challenges into actionable technical solutions.

• Providing technical leadership and mentorship to foster innovation, accountability, and growth.