Job Description

Nordstrom, a leading fashion retailer, is seeking a highly skilled Principal Software Engineer to join our inventory technology team.  Inventory is Nordstrom’s biggest investment and the productive use of it is critical to the company’s success. As a Principal Software Engineer, you will play a crucial role in building platforms to provide Inventory Visibility to Enterprise for both Operational and Analytical use cases. This space requires ingenuity on integrating with different type of data sources to build real time inventory picture with explainability of inventory movement, and audit capabilities. If you enjoy leading engineers through solving hard problems using a wide range of software disciplines such as data engineering, framework development, and enterprise level architecture, this job is for you. 

 

A day in the life... 

Architect and develop complex systems at scale that meet SLA’s, KPIS and engineering standards 

Collaborate and influence Sr. technology and business leaders to recommend solutions and articulate trade-off’s 

Lead engineers across multiple teams through projects by providing guidance on software design and development 

Develop architecture diagrams and write great code 

Diagnose and remedy performance or security issues  

Demonstrates expertise in industry standards for secure development practices 

Expertise with telemetry solutions and products available in the industry 

Contributes to open source, community projects and engineering standards 

Help acquire and retain top engineering talent 

 

You own this if you … 

10+ years of professional software engineering experience 

Highly skilled at applying architectural patterns to express complex scalable systems that optimize for simplicity, operational support and implementation velocity 

Experienced with developing data science enabled solutions using big data and traditional software skills  

Highly proficient with Java and Python 

Experience with Agile methodologies with a continuous improvement and quality mindset 

DevOps experience with track record of improving time to recovery and mitigating failures 

Highly experienced with various CI/CD process and tools GitLab, Containerization technologies 

Track record of designing and developing services and application with enterprise grade security to protect sensitive data from threats 

Highly experienced with mentoring and coaching engineers 

Highly experienced with either AWS or GCP and some experience with one other cloud platform 

Track record of architecting and solving complex engineering problems at scale with outstanding business and technology results  

Bachelor’s degree (U.S. or foreign degree equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a closely related field 

 

If you are a seasoned software engineer passionate about leveraging data science to optimize inventory positioning in the dynamic world of fashion retail, we invite you to apply and contribute to the success of Nordstrom. Join us in shaping the future of technology in the retail industry! 

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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 AwayLife Insurance and DisabilityMerchandise 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: $162,000 - $297,000 Annually

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