Lead Software Engineer, ITC

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH The Cloud Edge, Storage, and Backup engineering teams build and operate cloud-native control plane capabilities that standardize how infrastructure services are provisioned, governed, and operated across Nike. These teams partner globally to modernize legacy workflows and improve platform reliability, security, and developer experience. You will partner with engineering managers, senior engineers, principal engineers, product managers, and global platform teams to evolve shared control plane patterns across domains. This role is based in the Nike India Technology Center and works closely with teams in Beaverton and PHK to align architecture, roadmap priorities, and operational practices. WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR Nike is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to provide technical leadership for cloud control plane engineering across Cloud Edge, Storage, and Backup platforms. This is a high-ownership, hands-on engineering leadership role for someone who can go deep in architecture, write and review production-quality Go, and guide engineers through complex platform modernization efforts. The ideal candidate brings strong experience with Kubernetes-native control planes, Crossplane, AWS, Infrastructure as Code, and production operations. They can lead design reviews, make technical trade-offs visible, mentor engineers, and help migrate legacy provisioning workflows into declarative Kubernetes/Crossplane operating models. • 7-10+ years of professional software engineering experience building cloud infrastructure platforms, control planes, distributed systems, or backend services at meaningful scale. • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related technical discipline, or equivalent professional experience. • Deep hands-on experience with Go and Kubernetes, including production-grade services, APIs, controllers, or operator-style software. • Experience with Crossplane, AWS, Terraform or other Infrastructure as Code approaches; Azure experience is a plus. • Experience owning production software, participating in on-call rotations, and serving as an escalation point for operational incidents. • Ability to mentor engineers, lead design reviews, set technical standards, and drive multi-quarter initiatives across distributed teams. • Rust programming experience, open-source Kubernetes ecosystem contributions, or platform automation experience is a plus. WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON You will lead technical design and delivery for Kubernetes-native control plane capabilities that move infrastructure provisioning from legacy workflows into declarative, policy-driven, and self-service models. NIKE, Inc. Job Description Template You will work across domains while keeping the implementation generic, reusable, secure, and operationally resilient. • You will design and evolve Crossplane compositions, APIs, and platform abstractions that support reusable control plane capabilities across Cloud Edge, Storage, and Backup…