Data Engineer 3

Nike Inc; Beaverton (OR); Remote; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Nike Inc. is seeking a Data Engineer 3 to establish and manage database systems aimed at optimizing data processes. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in building data pipelines on cloud platforms like AWS or GCP, with strong skills in big data tools such as Spark and Kafka. This role promotes collaboration across functions to meet data requirements in an innovative and evolving environment focusing on athletes and performance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience building data pipelines, ETLs, and data workflows on cloud platforms.
• Expertise with big data tools like Spark, Kafka, Airflow.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Establishes database management systems and quality assurance for database deliverables.
• Codes complex programs and derives logical processes.
• Documents and communicates database design.

Skills

Data Pipeline Development

ETL

Cloud Platforms

Big Data Tools

Programming

Data Modeling

Business Intelligence

Analytics

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Engineering or related field

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Spark

Kafka

Airflow

DBT

Job description

Title: Data Engineer 3

Location: Remote, US

NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world's best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At Nike, it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

• Establishes database management systems, standards, guidelines and quality assurance for database deliverables, such as conceptual design, logical database, capacity planning, external data interface specification, data loading plan, data maintenance plan and security policy
• Documents and communicates database design
• Evaluates and installs database management systems
• Codes complex programs and derives logical processes on technical platforms
• Builds windows, screens and reports
• Assists in the design of user interface and business application prototypes
• Participates in quality assurance and develops test application code in client server environment
• Provides expertise in devising, negotiating and defending the tables and fields provided in the database
• Adapts business requirements, developed by modeling/development staff and systems engineers, and develops the data, database specifications, and table and element attributes for an application
• At more experienced levels, helps to develop an understanding of client's original data and storage mechanisms
• Determines appropriateness of data for storage and optimum storage organization
• Determines how tables relate to each other and how fields interact within the tables for a relational model

WHAT YOU BRING

• 5+ years of experience building data pipelines, ETLs, and data workflows on cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Expertise with big data tools like Spark, Kafka, Airflow, DBT, etc.
• Proficiency with a programming language like Python, Java, Scala, etc.
• Experience with data modeling, database design, business intelligence, and analytics
• Ability to work cross-functionally with stakeholders to understand data requirements
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills
• Experience in the retail/ecommerce industry a plus
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field preferred