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Nike
Principal, Software Engineer
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What they do
A Software Developer or Engineer designs or improves computer software. Oversees the entire software development process. Analyzes customer or user needs, designs programs, writes code or instructs computer programmers, tests design, and documents programs. May assist with upgrades or maintenance. May specialize in the design of computer applications or computer systems.
$132,133 / year median in Oregon
-1% projected decline
Job Description
Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world's best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At NIKE, Inc. it's about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game. Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world's best athletes. It's a place where passionate individuals come together to create the future of sport. We are unapologetic about who we are and what we're after
- bringing innovation and inspiration to every athlete
- in the world.
WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH
The Activity Apps team builds and operates Nike Run Club (NRC) and Nike Training Club (NTC)- the mobile experiences that move millions of Nike athletes through runs, workouts, training plans, and guided coaching every day.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Nike is seeking a Principal Software Engineer who brings architectural depth, technical authority, and a passion for transforming how mobile activity experiences get built at consumer scale. The successful candidate has a proven track record of leading consumer mobile applications, influencing cross-functional technical strategy across iOS and Android, and mentoring senior engineers toward higher standards. This role requires someone who thinks in systems, drives modern mobile development practices, and can bridge long-term platform vision with day-to-day execution. The ideal candidate thrives in ambiguity, takes ownership of the hardest technical problems- the always-on workout session, the sensor that disagrees with itself, the watch that has to keep working when the phone dies
- and leaves the apps measurably better than they found them.
- HealthKit, Health Connect / Google Fit
- and third-party device integrations (Apple Watch, Garmin, Strava-class partners) Deep experience with mobile CI/CD ecosystems, build and release tooling (Xcode, Gradle, Fastlane, App Store Connect, Google Play), experimentation infrastructure, and developer experience optimization for mobile teams Demonstrated ability to lead technical architecture reviews, establish engineering standards, and influence decisions across multiple teams and platforms
WHAT YOU'LL WORK ON
You'll architect and own the most critical and complex pieces of Nike's activity apps- products used daily by athletes across the globe. Your work shapes standards, tools, and technical culture at a scale few companies can offer. Design end-to-end architecture for NRC and NTC across iOS, Android, and companion wearables
- ensuring session reliability, sensor accuracy, battery efficiency, security, and scale Own the long-term shape of the workout session stack
- sensor capture, GPS pipelines, background reliability, recovery from process death, and durable upload
- so that every started workout is a saved workout Lead technical strategy for the companion-device experience on
Apple Watch and Wear OS:
standalone workouts, phone-to-watch sync, fallback behaviors, and the architectural seams that let watch features ship independently Drive consolidation of fragmented legacy code paths across NRC and NTC by evaluating existing systems, defining migration paths, and engineering their replacement with efficient, reusable solutions Establish traceability models that connect athlete experience through development workflows to production telemetry- session completion, accuracy, time-to-first-mile, crash-free rate
- and measurable engineering outcomes Partner with Security, Privacy, and Platform teams to ensure activity data
- location, health, biometric
- meets Nike's standards for resilience, compliance, and athlete trust Mentor and elevate senior and lead engineers through design reviews, architectural guidance, and direct technical engagement across multiple squads on both platforms Champion communities of practice in Mobile Architecture, Observability, Performance, AI/ML for coaching personalization, Wearables, and OpenSource
- growing Nike's mobile engineering culture to best-in-class industry standards Influence and contribute to Nike's multi-year activity platform roadmap by identifying emerging technology opportunities
- on-device ML, sensor fusion, adaptive coaching, new wearable surfaces
- and building the case for strategic technical investments Champion AI native development practices, demonstrating the art of the possible for software teams while keeping up on the latest developments in AI native software development and systems NIKE, Inc.
- in the world. NIKE, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.
- If you have a body, you are an athlete.
- in the world.