Junior Backend Engineer: APIs, Java & Cloud

Nordstrom Inc; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 189,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Vision

Dental

Retirement and Paid Time Away

Life Insurance and Disability

Merchandise Discount and EAP Resources

Job summary

Nordstrom, Inc. is seeking a Software Engineer to help build APIs and business-critical systems on the Java, AWS, and GCP stack within the Merchandise Planning team.

You will collaborate with engineers, PMs, and product managers in an agile environment, delivering robust, scalable solutions with a DevOps mindset. The role emphasizes ownership, code quality, and continuous learning, with on-site Seattle work four days a week and opportunities to work with modern tech like Docker, Kubernetes, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, CS preferred, or equivalent experience.
• Strong object-oriented design skills.
• Proficiency in Java; knowledge of Python.
• Knowledge of data structures and distributed systems.
• Strong verbal and written communication.
• Knowledge of RESTful architecture, microservices, JSON and XML.
• Cloud technologies; AWS proficiency is a plus.
• React UI framework knowledge is a plus.
• Experience with databases; NoSQL experience is a plus.
• CI/CD and testing tools; Kubernetes and Docker experience a plus.
• On-site in Seattle 4 days a week.

Responsibilities

• Build or enhance APIs, CI/CD automation, unit tests, and Behavior Driven Tests for service APIs.
• Demonstrate a standard of engineering excellence and measure everything.
• Design, document, and implement robust solutions to complex business problems.
• Think analytically - define and identify logical steps to execution and priorities.
• Turn business needs into functional requirements; explain technical details to non-technical stakeholders.
• Participate in defining, scoping, and estimating stories.
• Pursue continuous learning and knowledge-sharing sessions.
• Communicate effectively with teams, business partners, and leadership.
• Work on proof of concept implementations utilizing new technology to solve business challenges.
• Contribute to design and code reviews, ensuring high-quality, scalable, maintainable, well-tested code.
• Maintain a DevOps mindset - implement and support monitoring, alerting, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud infrastructure.
• Handle bugs escalated by support and product management teams.
• Provide on-call support and participate in Root Cause Analysis to improve reliability.
• Work independently with a bias for action and flexibility to evolving business needs.

Skills

Java

Python

REST/microservices

Cloud/AWS

CI/CD

Distributed systems

OOP design

Data structures

Communication

Kubernetes

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

React

NoSQL

JSON/XML

Job description

Nordstrom, Inc. is seeking a Software Engineer to help build APIs and business-critical systems on the Java, AWS, and GCP stack within the Merchandise Planning team.

You will collaborate with engineers, PMs, and product managers in an agile environment, delivering robust, scalable solutions with a DevOps mindset. The role emphasizes ownership, code quality, and continuous learning, with on-site Seattle work four days a week and opportunities to work with modern tech like Docker, Kubernetes, and