Senior Software Engineer, AI-Powered Merchandise Ordering

Jobtailor; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Nordstrom is seeking a senior software engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable front-end and back-end systems powering purchase order management. You will collaborate with Merchandising, Planning, Vendor Compliance, and Supply Chain teams to influence technical decisions and priorities.

You will contribute to CI/CD, cloud migration, and AI-assisted development while crafting enterprise-grade web applications and services. On-call rotations and cross-functional teamwork are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering field or equivalent.
• 8+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong front-end proficiency: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, with React/Angular/Vue.js.
• Backend expertise: Node.js/Express.js, Java/.NET or Python Django/Flask.
• Database experience with MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis.
• CI/CD, Docker, and cloud services (AWS/Azure/GCP) experience.
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools (Claude, GitHub Copilot).
• Experience in enterprise-grade web apps, scalable architectures, and Agile teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop innovative solutions to drive Nordstrom's business and showcase strong engineering fundamentals.
• Collaborate with multiple teams across Merchandising, Planning, Vendor Compliance, and Supply Chain to guide technical decisions.
• Design, build, and maintain front-end applications and backend services powering P.O. management.
• Advance engineering practices including CI/CD, cloud migration, TDD, and AI-enabled development.
• Design and ship AI agents supporting Merchandise Ordering.
• Assist managers with planning and high-level software strategy definitions.
• Support production systems after deployment, including on-call rotations and bug fixes.

Skills

Front-end development

HTML5

CSS3

JavaScript

React.js

Angular

Vue.js

Backend development

Node.js

Express.js

Java

.NET

Python (Django/Flask)

Databases

MySQL

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Redis

CI/CD

Docker

Cloud services

AWS

Azure

GCP

AI-assisted coding tools

Claude

GitHub Copilot

Agile/Scrum

System design

Performance testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Computer Science

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Docker

AWS

Azure

GCP

Express.js

React

Job description

Nordstrom is seeking a senior software engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable front-end and back-end systems powering purchase order management. You will collaborate with Merchandising, Planning, Vendor Compliance, and Supply Chain teams to influence technical decisions and priorities.

You will contribute to CI/CD, cloud migration, and AI-assisted development while crafting enterprise-grade web applications and services. On-call rotations and cross-functional teamwork are expected.