Sr. Engineering Manager, Data Streaming Platform (Hybrid - Seattle, WA)

Nordstrom Inc; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 191,000 - 297,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Vision

Dental

Retirement

PTO

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Merchandise Discount

EAP Resources

Job summary

Nordstrom Inc is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager for the Data Streaming Platform in Seattle. You will lead a distributed team responsible for real-time data pipelines built on Kafka, Temporal, and Airflow, driving architectural decisions and delivery excellence.

You will recruit, mentor, and coach engineers, align OKRs with business goals, and partner with Product and Program Management to deliver high-impact solutions in a hybrid work environment requiring in-office presence at Nordstrom

Qualifications

• BA/BS in Computer Science or closely related degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 10+ years of software engineering industry experience, or similar.
• 5+ years of managing a team.
• Cloud-based, event-driven architecture with distributed systems and streaming data pipelines.
• Proven track record of leading large cross-functional software projects.
• Exceptional customer relationship skills and ability to drive requirements.
• Experience with cloud technologies and full-stack systems (frontend, backend, data engineering, DB, dev-ops, CI/CD).
• Exposure to Kafka, Temporal, Airflow; Java or Python services.

Responsibilities

• Lead a distributed software engineering team and recruit talent.
• Define processes, measurements, and OKRs aligned with business goals.
• Own architecture decisions and delivery plans across multiple tracks.
• Collaborate with product, program management, and business units to deliver value.
• Drive DevOps practices, metrics, and continuous improvement across the team.
• Communicate with senior leadership on progress and risks.

Skills

Team management

Cross-functional leadership

Distributed systems

Cloud architecture

Data streaming

Java

Python

Agile / SDLC

Education

BA/BS in Computer Science

Tools

Kafka

Temporal

Airflow

Job description

Job Description Our Data Streaming Platform team is seeking a Sr. Engineering Manager to support our data streaming platform (ownership of real-time data pipelines and streaming infrastructure built on Kafka, Temporal, and Airflow). Qualified candidates must be able to help foster an inspiring workplace where talented people feel empowered to drive operational excellence, mature compliance practices, and business results. As a Sr. Engineering Manager for the platform team, you will report to the Sr. Director of Engineering and lead a distributed team of software engineers. In partnership with technical program management, you will define processes and measurements to ensure strength in performance and delivery. You will own technical solutions-in accordance with Nordstrom's engineering standards-and you will be accountable for recruiting and hiring talent as well as coaching and mentoring your team members in their career. You are a highly technical leader with a bias towards action and the ability to drive consensus. You are comfortable discussing software architecture and leveraging data to influence decisions. You have a proven understanding of the fundamentals of agile processes, deep knowledge of software development lifecycle and an experience to draw from that helps you build towards a future state while making smart tradeoffs to meet current objectives. You are a creative problem solver, and you know how to measure and improve your products and teams.

The Data Streaming Platform team enables real-time data movement and event-driven infrastructure that powers our company’s strategic objectives. To support these activities, we must also focus on providing a secure, scalable, and highly available streaming infrastructure and operational environment. This role is offered as hybrid in Seattle, WA. Candidates must be available to work in office at the Nordstrom corporate headquarters a minimum of 4 days/week to be considered for this position.

A day in the life… Assist in enhancing the Data Streaming Platform vision and strategies to support company goals. Guide and motivate a highly talented team to deliver quickly and predictably, adjusting in an agile fashion to deliver efficient technical solutions aligned with business needs. Manage complex scope of work with multiple tracks in progress at a given time including operational excellence operating in true DevOps model. Contribute to architecture, coding, test plans, project plans, deployment planning, and operations to drive excellence and lead team towards its goals. Employ continuous improvement methodologies across own team (e.g. quantifies impacts customer first, waste elimination, increased productivity, iterates quickly, shorten feedback loop, experience creating relevant KPIs). Partner with Program, Product, and Business teams to establish short-term goals and long-term vision, including OKRs and other measurements of success. Connect with leadership and partners to bring back the broader business context to the engineering team, establishing how their work matters to the business. Develop growth plans with engineers based on opportunities, their interests, Nordstrom Competencies, and our Tech Talent Framework. Hire capable and motivated talent/teams that can deliver swiftly and predictably, adjusting in an agile fashion to deliver solutions aligned with business needs. End to end ownership of cross-functional projects, including product definition, roadmap planning, resource planning and project execution. Driving the roadmap and vision for the teams, collaborate with product groups and partner teams to deliver value to our customers. Owns direct communication with leadership team. At the heart of this role is delivery. You will be hands-on in driving the delivery of critical business initiatives, managing all aspects of the project such as project planning, budget tracking, requirements definition, risk management, communication, and implementation planning. You own this if you have…

You own this if you have… A BA/BS in Computer Science or closely related degree or equivalent practical experience 10+ years of software engineering industry experience, or similar 5+ years of managing a team Technology background, especially in cloud-based, event-driven architecture with a deep understanding of distributed systems and streaming data pipelines, and a passion for data and analytics Proven track record of leading large cross-functional software projects. Exceptional customer relationship skills including the ability to discover the true requirements underlying feature requests, recommend alternative technical and business approaches, and lead engineering efforts to meet aggressive timelines Demonstrable experience owning and operating business critical systems servicing internal and external customers Experience working with cloud technologies, manage scalable solutions that are truly full-stack: frontend, backend, data engineering, DB, dev-ops, CI/CD, support Exposure to tech stacks like Kafka for event streaming, Temporal for workflow orchestration, and Airflow for batch/data pipeline scheduling, along with Java or Python for services #LI-Hybrid

Pay Range Details The pay range(s) below has been provided in compliance with state specific laws. Pay ranges may be different for other locations. Pay offers are dependent on the location, as well as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. $191,000.00 - $297,000.00 Annual

• Medical/Vision, Dental, Retirement and Paid Time Away Life Insurance and Disability Merchandise Discount and EAP Resources
• Benefits include 401k, medical/vision/dental/life/disability insurance options, PTO accruals, Holidays, and more.
• Position may be eligible for performance-based incentives/bonuses.

About Us

We're a fast-moving fashion company that started as a shoe store in 1901. This heritage of service is the foundation we're building on as we provide convenience and true connection for our customers. We empower our people to be innovative, creative and focused on providing the best service to our customers. Through it all, we remain committed to leaving the world better than we found it. Whether you're a genius engineer, a phenomenal salesperson or a supply chain pro, we invite you to bring your unique talents and join our team. We reward great work, promote from within and celebrate diversity. Customer obsessed We strive to know our customers better than anyone else. We listen, anticipate, build trust and move with speed to deliver on their needs. Owners at heart We treat every interaction as an opportunity to make an impact and deliver excellence. Curious and ever changing We approach problems with curiosity and create solutions. We unlock potential to be bold, think big and inspire innovation. Here to win We're committed to delivering results, both today and tomorrow. We win as a team by supporting and challenging one another to be better every day. We extend ourselves We treat each other with respect and kindness. We do the small things that make a big difference. We create a welcoming environment, helping people feel connected, valued and part of one community. Come on! Join us!