Job Description
This Senior Engineer role is on the Product Insights engineering team. We are a fast-paced team with the vision to change how Nordstrom & Nordstrom Rack leverage Insights for day-to-day decision making. We have back-end services natively deployed on the cloud (AWS).
You will get a rare opportunity to have a meaningful impact on the business and the technical strategy, with the possibility of fundamentally changing Nordstrom's way of decision making.
A day in the life…
Responsible for feature design; evaluate designs and provide feedback
Influence quality standards and understand, identify, measure across entire solution
Identify performance issues and optimize solutions
Demonstrate competence of engineering concepts and theories, combining them with business understanding to design, document and implement clean and robust solutions to complex business problems
Collaborate with other engineering teams, business stakeholders, as well as program and product managers to define and implement technical solutions
Demonstrate an ability to turn business needs into functional requirements, while also explaining technical details in ways the business can understand. Participate in defining, scoping, and estimating resulting stories
Work closely with your peers, mentor junior developers and help the team achieve its goals
Maintain a high bar for code quality, testing and automation while finding opportunities to continuously improve them
Drive design and code reviews, ensuring the team ships high quality, scalable, maintainable, and well-tested code
Maintain a DevOps mindset, promoting cloud-oriented solutions while implementing and supporting monitoring, alerting, CI/CD pipelines as well as the team’s Cloud infrastructure
Read this first: We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all of the qualifications, but feel you would be a good fit for the position
We’d love it if you have…
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in an engineering discipline, preferably computer science, or equivalent
5+ years of professional experience in delivering quality software, ideally across the full stack
Excellent proficiency in an Object-Oriented language, such as Java
Proficient with Java, Java Spring Boot Framework, Containerization(K8s/Docker)
Test automation experience at all levels (Unit, Integration, Regression, Load)
Familiarity with modern infrastructure tools and pipelines (Gitlab CI/CD, Terraform)
Experience with RESTful architecture and micro services
Experience with system design, architecture, scaling, and performance testing. Experience building services a plus
Experience with Cloud technologies, proficiency with AWS a plus
Experience with databases like postgres. Familiarity with NoSQL databases is a plus
Experience with Search technologies is a plus ( Elasticsearch /Opensearch)
Familiarity with CI/CD and testing tools.
Strong understanding of computer science fundamentals
Familiarity with ops tools, logging, and metrics (New Relic, Splunk)
Experience with messaging technologies and patterns (Kafka/SQS)
Experience with Graphql is a plus
How we work
With others. We have remote pairing tools where engineers often work together, as well as virtual collaboration tools for building out architecture solutions.
With transparency. We encourage open dialog and discourse. We don’t encourage silos.
With agility. We don’t believe in following a process for process’s sake. We ship frequently and focus on delivering incremental value.
With open minds. We are committed to building a diverse team of people with unique perspectives. This encourages a healthy and inclusive environment that builds a more sustainable, successful company.
With pride. We value our people most of all. We invest in ourselves by applying our own strengths and interests to company
We’ve got you covered…
Our employees are our most important asset and that’s reflected in our benefits. Nordstrom is proud to offer a variety of benefits to support employees and their families, including:
Medical/Vision, Dental, Retirement and Paid Time Away
Life Insurance and Disability
Merchandise Discount and EAP Resources
A few more important points...
The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. It’s not all-inclusive. There may be additional duties, responsibilities and qualifications for this job.
Nordstrom will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.
Applicants with disabilities who require assistance or accommodation should contact the nearest Nordstrom location, which can be identified at www.nordstrom.com .
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Pay Range Details
The pay range(s) below are provided in compliance with state specific laws. Pay ranges may be different in other locations.
Washington: $142,000 - $220,500 annual salary
This position may be eligible for performance-based incentives/bonuses. Benefits include 401k, medical/vision/dental/life/disability insurance options, PTO accruals, Holidays, and more. Eligibility requirements may apply based on location, job level, classification, and length of employment. Learn more in the Nordstrom Benefits Overview by copying and pasting the following URL into your browser: https://careers.nordstrom.com/pdfs/Ben_Overview_17-19.pdf
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 OBSESSEDWe 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 HEARTWe treat every interaction as an opportunity to make an impact and deliver excellence.
CURIOUS AND EVER CHANGINGWe approach problems with curiosity and create solutions. We unlock potential to be bold, think big and inspire innovation.
HERE TO WINWe’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 OURSELVESWe 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!