Engineering Manager, AI-Native Athlete Data Platform

Nike Inc; Beaverton (OR); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Nike, Inc. is seeking an AI-Native Engineering Manager to lead a full-stack squad responsible for the Athlete Data Platform, its per-athlete record, and the intelligence layer powering NRC and NTC.

You will collaborate with Sport Science, Data Science, and Privacy teams to ensure scalable, consent-aware data flows and platform reliability. You will drive architectural choices, vendor decisions, and cross-team alignment while mentoring engineers and shaping quarterly roadmaps.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in technology and software engineering roles, incl. 3+ years in people management or team leadership
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• Experience leading engineering teams in a highly matrixed environment
• Track record leading full-stack squads shipping consumer-scale platforms (backend, mobile SDK, data pipelines)
• Hands-on grounding in modern backend stacks (Go, Kotlin/Java, Python) and cloud-native deployment
• Familiarity with iOS/Android to lead cross-boundary reviews
• Experience partnering with Data Science, ML, or Sport Science teams to productionize models
• Familiarity with athlete data types and consent/privacy expectations

Responsibilities

• Build, operate, and grow the Athlete Data Platform team.
• Set the AI-Native engineering bar and drive delivery speed with measurable practices.
• Partner with other stakeholders to translate platform strategy into commitments.
• Own platform health: architecture, data models, test coverage, latency, cost.
• Lead build-vs-buy decisions for athlete data capabilities.
• Collaborate with NRC/NTC apps for SDK contracts and offline/online behavior.

Skills

AI-Native engineering

Full-stack delivery

Leadership & mentoring

Backend services

Mobile SDK integration

Data pipelines

Security & privacy awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Go

Kotlin/Java

Python

Kafka/Kinesis/SNS/SQS

AWS

Job description

Nike, Inc. is seeking an AI-Native Engineering Manager to lead a full-stack squad responsible for the Athlete Data Platform, its per-athlete record, and the intelligence layer powering NRC and NTC.

You will collaborate with Sport Science, Data Science, and Privacy teams to ensure scalable, consent-aware data flows and platform reliability. You will drive architectural choices, vendor decisions, and cross-team alignment while mentoring engineers and shaping quarterly roadmaps.