Lead Data Engineer for AI & Analytics Platform

Nike Inc; Beaverton (OR); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Nike Inc in Beaverton, OR is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and analytics solutions within the CP&I Data and Analytics Engineering team.

You will lead technical design and development, mentor junior engineers, and set standards for data governance, performance, and engineering excellence while collaborating with data scientists, analysts, product managers, and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field; will accept other education/experience.
• 8+ years of experience as a Data Engineer; strong Databricks, PySpark, SQL, and Apache Spark.
• Hands-on with the Databricks Lakehouse Platform, Medallion architecture, Delta Lake, AWS data services (S3, RDS).
• Proven experience leading and mentoring data engineering teams; CI/CD, Git, and DevOps practices.
• Experience with data modeling, ETL/ELT, real-time data processing frameworks (Kafka, Kinesis) and cross-functional stakeholder communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and deployment of scalable data pipelines and architectures powering analytics and AI initiatives across CP&I.
• Partner with data scientists, analysts, product managers, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical specifications and deliver solutions that drive decision-making.
• Mentor junior data engineers and champion best practices in coding standards, data governance, and performance optimization.
• Build and maintain robust, reusable data engineering components, frameworks, and libraries that process data from diverse sources with consistency and quality.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize data pipelines to ensure high availability, performance, and reliability at enterprise scale.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines to automate deployment and testing of data engineering workflows.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

CI/CD / DevOps practices

Mentoring

Data governance

Performance optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Databricks

PySpark

SQL

Apache Spark

Delta Lake

Databricks Lakehouse Platform

AWS (S3, RDS)

Kafka/Kinesis

Job description

Nike Inc in Beaverton, OR is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and analytics solutions within the CP&I Data and Analytics Engineering team.

You will lead technical design and development, mentor junior engineers, and set standards for data governance, performance, and engineering excellence while collaborating with data scientists, analysts, product managers, and stakeholders.