AI Software Engineer

Manager Notes:

• This position is onsite WHQ for the hybrid work schedule
• Nike Organization: Nike Developer Exp - Global Tech
• Team details & who they will work with: Serve as a senior engineer and technical steward for the AI Dev Tooling & Enablement capability providing administration and durable technical direction for GitHub Cursor and Claude.
• Desired Candidate Profile:
  • Minimum required years of experience: 8 years of professional software engineering experience
  • Education requirements: Bachelors not required if experience is strong
• Must have skills:
  • Software Engineering
  • Github administration
  • Excellent communication
• Software/Technical Requirements:
  • Polyglot desired Python required
  • AWS
  • AI Tooling (Cursor Claude MCP etc)
• Nice to have:
  • Golang
  • Kubernetes
  • Backstage development
• Previous Nike Experience is highly preferred but not required. Local candidate only.

Role Overview

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the AI Developer Tooling & Enablement platform. This is a senior individual contributor role that combines deep hands on engineering with platform stewardship and enterprise scale governance across GitHub Cursor Claude and emerging AI development tools.

You will own key technical outcomes for AI powered developer tooling used by thousands of engineers globally partnering closely with Product Security Legal Finance and Vendor Management to deliver solutions that are secure scalable and supportable.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Platform Stewardship

• Serve as a senior engineer and technical steward for the AI Dev Tooling & Enablement capability providing administration and durable technical direction for GitHub Cursor and Claude.
• Establish and evolve technical standards patterns and best practices for AI developer tooling at enterprise scale.

AI Dev Tooling & Enablement Initiatives

• Drive multiple proof of concept and incubation efforts central to our AI development strategy including:
  • Background agents running on self hosted runners
  • Claude Code evaluation and comparative analysis
  • Bring Your Own Model (BYOM) enablement pathways
• Design and implement SCIM based integrations (e.g. for Cursor) to support automated team management access control and accurate cost allocation and chargeback.

• Translate experimental AI capabilities into secure supportable production ready platforms.

GitHub & AI Tooling Platform Ownership

• Own and execute key GitHub and Cursor initiatives including GitHub Copilot and adjacent AI dev tooling (e.g. MCP servers and system integrations) in alignment with enterprise governance and platform standards.
• Provide end to end product support and operational ownership for developer tooling used by thousands of engineers.
• Partner directly with vendors such as GitHub Anysphere and Anthropic to drive our requirements roadmap alignment and issue resolution.
• Evaluate new vendor features in Preview/Beta to determine enterprise applicability and value.
• Coordinate and support annual SOX and security compliance audits and design automation for:
  • License management and reclamation
  • Policy enforcement and reporting
• Maintain and evolve a Selenium based automation suite required to bridge gaps where vendor APIs are insufficient.
• Serve as a key contributor to open source initiatives configurations and inner source tooling.
• Consult with internal teams on advanced topics such as authentication patterns using GitHub Apps.

Software Development & Engineering Contributions

• Design and implement Backstage plugins powering our developer portal including:
  • AI Tools portal
  • GitHub insights and workflows
  • An upcoming administrative control panel
• Contribute as a hands on engineer and technical reviewer to other NDX platform capabilities such as Managed CI/CD Jeter and QMA.
• Build dashboards and tooling to improve visibility into Cursor usage cost trends and optimization opportunities.
• Balance platform level architecture with direct code contributions in TypeScript backend services automation frameworks and infrastructure tooling.

AI Dev Tools Governance & Risk Management

• Act as a core member of the AI Dev Tools Feature Review Committee helping evaluate approve and operationalize AI tools for enterprise use.
• Help shape and operationalize the MCP Server approval lifecycle from proposal through review and production readiness.

• Ensure all AI tooling aligns with our security compliance and responsible AI standards.

Cross Functional Collaboration & Influence

• Operate at the center of our development ecosystem partnering closely with:
  • Inner source contributors across other foundational Platform teams
  • Security Legal CIS and Platform Engineering
  • Internal engineering customers across domains
• Provide enterprise level guidance on:
  • Source control and GitHub best practices
  • CI/CD patterns and platform usage

• • SDLC improvements and developer experience optimization

Required

• 8 years of professional software engineering experience with demonstrated senior level technical leadershipthrough architecture delivery and cross team influence.
• Deep expertise in GitHub administration governance and automation at enterprise scale.
• Strong background in platform engineering and developer experience tooling.
• Hands on experience with AI assisted development tools and emerging AI platforms.
• Proven ability to design and maintain automation frameworks where vendor APIs are limited.
• Excellent cross functional communication skills including the ability to translate technical and financial concepts for senior stakeholders.

Preferred

• Experience with Backstage internal developer portals and platform extensibility.
• Familiarity with SCIM identity management and enterprise access controls.
• Exposure to open source contribution models and inner source practices.
• Business or financial education (e.g. MBA) or equivalent experience supporting vendor and cost management.