Director, Cloud-Native Database Platform

Nike

Hinoba-an

On-site

PHP 1,800,000 - 3,000,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Job summary

Nike is seeking a hands-on engineering leader to head the Managed Database Platform within its Foundational Platforms group. You will drive platform-first architecture across multi-clouds (AWS, Azure, GCP), scale declarative APIs with Kubernetes and Crossplane, and guide a distributed team to deliver secure, compliant database services globally.

You’ll collaborate with product, business, and operations stakeholders to align technology strategy with commercial outcomes and lead migration

Qualifications

15+ years in software engineering, with at least 5 years leading platform teams in large-scale, cloud-native environments.
Deep hands-on expertise with Kubernetes and Crossplane as universal control planes for infrastructure provisioning and lifecycle management.
Strong experience architecting, deploying, and operating managed database services: DynamoDB, RDS, MySQL, Postgres, Aurora, OpenSearch, MemoryDB.
Proven ability to build and scale platforms, including declarative APIs, composable abstractions, and self-service developer workflows.
Familiarity with GitOps, Infrastructure-as-Code, and cloud provider APIs (AWS, Azure).
Demonstrated leadership in geographically distributed teams, mentoring, and talent development.
Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s or equivalent experience preferred.
Certifications: AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, Database (optional but valued).

Responsibilities

Lead the engineering team responsible for Nike’s Managed Database Deployment Service (MDDS), including platform roadmap, delivery, and operational excellence.
Architect and implement scalable, declarative APIs for database provisioning and lifecycle management using Kubernetes and Crossplane.
Oversee migration of legacy and brownfield databases to modern managed services (DynamoDB, RDS, Aurora, Postgres, etc.).
Drive compliance, security, HA/DR, and cost transparency across all platform offerings.
Foster a culture of innovation, reliability, and continuous improvement within the team.
Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver business value and accelerate product delivery.
Mentor and develop engineering talent, promoting diversity, inclusion, and growth.