Lead Software Engineer – AI Developer Tooling & Enablement

Job description

Title: Lead Software Engineer – AI Developer Tooling & Enablement Location: Beaverton, OR: Duration: 1 Year contract: 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, it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game. Role Overview: We are seeking a Lead Software Engineer to serve as the technical anchor for Nike’s AI Developer Tooling & Enablement platform. This role operates at a Principal Software Engineer level, combining deep hands‑on engineering, platform stewardship, and enterprise‑scale governance across GitHub, Cursor, Claude, and emerging AI development tools. The Lead Software Engineer will own the technical strategy, architecture, and execution for AI‑powered developer tooling used by thousands of engineers globally, while partnering closely with Product, Security, Legal, Finance, and Vendor Management. This role fills a c...