Lead Software Engineer

Language Lead Software Engineer - Network as a Product Position Type Full Time Career area Software Engineering Location Colosseum 1, Hilversum, North Holland 1213 NL, Netherlands Job ID R-95491 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. WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH You'll join CIE (Core Infrastructure Engineering) Physical Plane, the organization responsible for the global network connecting Nike's distribution centers, retail stores, offices, and data centers. Physical Plane consists of five teams: three regional network engineering teams across NA, EU, and APLA, plus CIE Delivery and CIE Automation, which you'll join. CIE Automation owns the platform and automation layer for Nike's global network. Based in EMEA, you'll build the control plane used by regional teams to manage network changes, working alongside the Lead Engineer to provide technical leadership across platform strategy and control plane engineering. You'll partner closely with network engineers as they move from command-line operations to declarative infrastructure as code, while also collaborating across Cloud Core Engineering. The goal is to deliver the network as a product, using the same Managed Infrastructure principles as Cloud as a Product (CAAP), and establish an automation pattern that can scale across Nike's global network estate. WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR The core of this role is combining platform engineering with deep networking expertise. We're looking for someone who can build production Kubernetes co...