Lead Software Engineer - EDI , ITC

Location: Karnataka, India

Remote Type: Non-Remote Posting

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

As a Lead Engineer you will report to an Engineering Manager and collaborate closely with a Principal Engineer, Product Manager and cross functional teams along with guiding and mentoring a team of engineers to deliver scalable solutions that meet business objectives.

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

As a Lead Software Engineer, you’ll think strategically, act tactically, and collaborate across teams to bring clarity to complex technical challenges. You’ll be a key driver of Nike’s backend engineering efforts, empowering teams to build rock-solid systems and services to manage critical inventory operations for Nike’s omnichannel ecosystem.

As a Lead Software Engineer, you’ll guide technical decisions, architect systems, and inspire teams to deliver world-class integration solutions leveraging EDI Standards and EDI Tools like Sterling B2B Integrator.

• Architect Scalable Solutions: Define technical strategies and design highly scalable integration solutions.

• Technical Leadership: Guide and mentor engineering teams to deliver high-quality software solutions, advocating for best practices in configuration & coding, testing, and continuous delivery.

• API Design & Integration: Spearhead the design of robust and well-documented APIs to enable seamless integrations across EDI Interfaces and different connectors.

• Transformations: Analyze, Design and Implement transformations of EDI transactions

• Cloud-Native Deployment: Oversee deployment of services on AWS, ensuring optimal use of cloud resources (e.g., Lambda, ECS, DynamoDB, RDS, CloudFormation).

• Performance Optimization: Continuously evaluate system performance, identify bottlenecks, and implement improvements to support large-scale inventory operations.

• Cross-Team Collaboration: Partner with Product Managers, Architects, and other Engineering leaders to define technical roadmaps, prioritize deliverables, and align with business goals.

• Security and Reliability: Ensure solutions adhere to industry best practices for security, availability, and reliability, while adapting to evolving business needs.

• Continuous Improvement: Stay ahead of emerging technologies, advocate modernization, and foster an environment of learning and growth within the team.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Education & Experience: bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or equivalent.

• 7+ years of professional experience delivering backend software solutions.

• At least 2+ years of experience in a technical leadership role; overseeing engineering teams and driving technical decisions.

• Expertise in design and development of highly scalable APIs in Java using frameworks like Spring & Spring Boot, Camel

• Technical Expertise: Deep expertise in EDI, EDI Standards, EDIFACT, X12, Sterling Integrator, Sterling File Gateway.

• Experience defining canonical models, transformations and usage of mapping frameworks across tools between EDI and OMS/ERP systems

• Experience on EDI ANSI X12 transactions 8xx series

• Proven track record deploying and maintaining applications

• Extensive experience building RESTful APIs and designing scalable microservices.

• Strong command over CI/CD practices, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and DevOps tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHubActions).

• Understanding of distributed systems, event-driven architecture and messaging platforms (Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar).

Leadership Skills:

• Exceptional ability to mentor and guide junior and mid-level

• engineers.

• Experience leading agile teams, defining technical roadmaps, and

• maintaining alignment with business stakeholders.

• Adept at communicating technical ideas clearly and succinctly to

• both technical and non-technical audiences