Sr Engineer - NAP

Job Description

Nearly a year ago, we began our journey to transform our approach to data and analytics from a batch-centric platform with siloed data marts, to our Nordstrom Analytical Platform (NAP), a real-time, event-streaming-centric, analytical platform that provides high quality, pre-stitched 360 views of our customers, products, inventory, customer service, fulfilment/logistics, and credit. The Nordstrom data team designs, develops and maintains software applications and services that support all of Data Engineering and Analytics business needs to drive the Nordstrom Omni channel experiences. This opportunity also provides various avenues to collaborate and influence several other platforms within Nordstrom Technology and have a company-wide impact – both business and engineering. Data Analytics is a strategic focus area for the company.

Over the next year we will be focused on data integration across all Nordstrom brands to create a holistic view of the customer & products, enabling us to personalize their experience and engagement with Nordstrom to reflect their unique preferences and style. Delivering real-time data will be central to ensuring that they receive only the most relevant information and have a seamless online and offline experience.

A day in the life…

• Design and develop distributed data processing pipelines in the Big Data ecosystem using Spark, Flink, Kafka, Hive, Hbase, Presto, etc.

• Lead projects across a global team. Participate in key technical and design discussions with technical leads across the engineering organization.

• Collaborate with technical program management, analytics, and marketing business partners to build scalable and durable solutions that drive business outcomes

• Build data products that reduce friction and time to delivery for Data Scientists and Analysts

• Design, communicate, and execute end-end solutions

• Continuously improve upon existing processes and solutions

• Ongoing production support of  data products

• Serve as mentor to other engineers

You own this if you have:

• 5+ years of professional experience

• 5+ years of experience in at least one programming language (e.g. Python, Java, Scala)

• 5+ years of experience with MPP Databases, SQL, data modeling, data mining, and automated engineering solutions.

• Experience with distributed systems (Spark, AWS EMR etc)

• Experience with Spring boot framework

• Experience with cloud environments (AWS or other equivalent cloud providers)

• Experience in developing near real-time data processing solutions using Kafka, Flink, Spark Streaming (preferred)

• Bachelor's in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience (Master’s preferred)

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

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

Annual

Minimum = $

129800

Maximum = $

194700

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