Software Engineer I, ITC

Nike Inc; Karnataka; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Nike Inc. seeks a Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable AI services powering Nike’s data platforms. You will build SDKs, APIs, and microservices to support enterprise-wide applications, and develop AI/LLM-powered enterprise applications.

You will collaborate with product managers and cross-functional teams, implement best practices in software development and observability, and contribute to code reviews and continuous improvement efforts.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, or equivalent experience
• 1+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Strong problem solving and analytical mindset
• Ability to write robust, maintainable, and extendable code in Python
• Nice to have familiarity with front-end languages (HTML, CSS, JavaScript or TypeScript) and UI frameworks such as React or rapid-prototyping tools such as Streamlit
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and GitOps workflows
• Experience with cloud architecture and technologies, in particular Amazon Web Services and large-scale application development on cloud platforms
• Experience and familiarity with containerization (Docker), CI/CD pipelines, industry instrumentation standards (OTEL) and tools (e.g., Splunk) and dependency management tools (e.g., uv)
• Familiarity with agile development and test-driven development
• Understanding of data structures, data modeling and software architecture
• Familiarity with enterprise authentication/authorization protocols (OAuth, OIDC, Okta, or similar SSO platforms).
• Effective verbal and written communication skills (with team members, the business, and in code).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable AI services powering Nike’s data platforms.
• Build SDKs, APIs, and microservices to support enterprise-wide applications.
• Develop agentic workflows and AI/LLM-powered enterprise applications.
• Build user-facing applications and internal tools using modern UI frameworks (e.g., React, Streamlit) to surface AI/ML capabilities to end users.
• Collaborate with product managers and cross-functional engineering teams to deliver impactful solutions.
• Implement best practices in software development, data governance, and platform observability.
• Participate in code reviews, provide constructive feedback as well as incorporate feedback given.

Skills

Python

Front-end basics

React

Streamlit

AWS

Docker

CI/CD

OTEL

Postgres

Redis

Algorithms

Agile / TDD

Data structures

SSO protocols

OAuth/OIDC/Okta

Education

Undergraduate degree in Computer Science

Tools

Docker

Postgres

Redis

AWS

React

Streamlit

GitOps

Job description

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

At Nike, we harness the power of data and technology to serve athletes* worldwide. The Data, Analytics, and Intelligence (DAI) team is at the forefront of this mission—building scalable, secure, and intelligent platforms that enable data-driven decision-making and personalized experiences across the Nike ecosystem.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for candidates who enjoy a collaborative and academic environment where we develop and share new skills, mentor, and contribute knowledge and software back to the analytics and engineering communities both within Nike and at-large.

We value and nurture our culture by seeking to always be collaborative, intellectually curious, fun, open, and diverse.

• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, or equivalent experience

• 1+ years of professional software engineering experience

• Strong problem solving and analytical mindset

• Ability to write robust, maintainable, and extendable code in Python

• Nice to have familiarity with front-end languages (HTML, CSS, JavaScript or TypeScript) and UI frameworks such as React or rapid-prototyping tools such as Streamlit

• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and GitOps workflows

• Experience with cloud architecture and technologies, in particular Amazon Web Services and large-scale application development on cloud platforms

• Experience and familiarity with containerization (Docker), CI/CD pipelines, industry instrumentation standards (OTEL) and tools (e.g., Splunk) and dependency management tools (e.g., uv)

• Familiarity with agile development and test-driven development

• Understanding of data structures, data modeling and software architecture

• Familiarity with enterprise authentication/authorization protocols (OAuth, OIDC, Okta, or similar SSO platforms).

• Effective verbal and written communication skills (with team members, the business, and in code).

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

We seek passionate Software Engineers to join our team. As a Software Engineer, you will be designing and delivering robust, scalable AI/ML solutions that accelerate insights at enterprise scale. You should have experience in Python and nice to have some familiarity with front end technologies and building user-facing applications; a strong background in algorithms and data structures; hands-on AWS experience; as well as familiarity in database technology (e.g. Postgres, Redis).

As a Software Engineer, you will:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable AI services powering Nike’s data platforms.

• Build SDKs, APIs, and microservices to support enterprise-wide applications.

• Develop agentic workflows and AI/LLM-powered enterprise applications.

• Build user-facing applications and internal tools using modern UI frameworks (e.g., React, Streamlit) to surface AI/ML capabilities to end users.

• Collaborate with product managers and cross-functional engineering teams to deliver impactful solutions.

• Implement best practices in software development, data governance, and platform observability.

• Participate in code reviews, provide constructive feedback as well as incorporate feedback given.