Software Engineer 2 - Product Info - (Hybrid - Seattle, WA)

About the position

An Engineer 2 is part of a key team of Nordstrom Technology professionals that applies scientific, mathematical and social principles to design, build, and maintain technology products, devices, systems and solutions. These technology products and solutions provide amazing customer experiences while meeting the needs of the business. The scope, responsibility and accountability is at the function level.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain backend systems and APIs that ingest, enrich, and distribute product data
• Partner with product, platform, and engineering teams to understand how product data flows and how to improve it
• Own features end-to-end—architecture, development, testing, deployment, monitoring, and iterating
• Contribute to system design and code reviews, helping to uphold high engineering standards
• Investigate and resolve production issues quickly and thoroughly
• Drive continuous improvement across system performance, reliability, and developer experience

Requirements

• 3–5 years of experience building and maintaining production-grade software systems
• Proficiency in Java, Kotlin, or another modern backend language
• Experience with REST APIs, event-driven systems, and cloud-native architectures
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP), CI/CD pipelines, and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes)
• Comfort working in high-throughput, data-centric environments

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in retail, commerce, or product/catalog data platforms
• A strong track record of shipping features fast and iteratively
• Contributions to system observability, alerting, or developer tools

Benefits

• Medical/Vision, Dental, Retirement and Paid Time Away
• Life Insurance and Disability
• Merchandise Discount and EAP Resources
• 401k
• PTO accruals
• Holidays