Senior Software Engineer - Asset Protection (Hybrid - Seattle)

Job DescriptionThe Asset Protection team in Nordstrom’s Store Experience Technology organization is on a mission to reduce shrink, detect fraud, and enhance the safety of customers and employees across the Nordstrom enterprise. We build and maintain the data pipelines, services, and real-time alerting that power the tools security professionals use every day to investigate fraud and protect our stores.As a Senior Engineer on the team, you’ll own complex problems end to end — from shaping the design with product and business partners to shipping resilient, well-tested code into production. You’ll mentor other engineers, raise the bar on quality, and help us evolve our cloud-native, event-driven architecture.A day in the lifeWrite production code as a core part of your week — this is a hands-on individual contributor role, and you’ll be one of the people shipping the work, not just shaping itLead the design, development, and operation of complex distributed systems that process sales transactions, in-store alerts, and other business dataBuild using strong development practices: write clear, maintainable code; cover it with meaningful tests; instrument it for production; and keep technical debt in checkPerform thoughtful code reviews that catch real issues, share context, and help teammates grow — and welcome the same in return on your own workWork through design problems alongside the team — whiteboarding, debating tradeoffs, and arriving at better solutions togetherTake the time to understand the why behind a problem before reaching for a solution, including the business context, the user experience, and the constraints that shaped the existing systemPartner with engineers, product managers, business stakeholders, and vendors to turn ambiguous problems into well-scoped solutions — translating business needs into functional requirements, and technical tradeoffs into language the business can act onMentor other engineers and help the team continuously raise its bar on quality, automation, and delivery speedOperate with a DevOps mindset: own your service in production, including monitoring, alerting, CI/CD, and cloud infrastructureDevelop practices for delivering high-quality code with the help of AI coding assistantsYou’ll thrive in this role if you have4+ years of professional experience writing, shipping, and supporting production-quality softwareStrong proficiency in Java and the Spring Boot frameworkFamiliarity with RESTful microservices and the tools used to work with them (Postman, curl, OpenAPI/Swagger)Experience with a major public cloud (AWS or GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)Experience with event streaming and messaging (Kafka, Confluent, SQS) and the patterns that go with themComfort with modern infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD tooling (GitLab CI/CD, Terraform)Hands-on experience using AI coding assistants to accelerate development and a demonstrated ability to learn and refine effective practices around useFamiliarity with observability tools (New Relic, Splunk, Grafana) and a habit of instrumenting what you shipA solid testing discipline across unit, integration, regression, and load testingExperience with relational and/or NoSQL data storesA track record of leading the design of complex systems and features, supported by clear technical specs and diagramsStrong written and verbal communication; able to propose, evaluate, and defend technical designs on their merits and tradeoffsEnergized by building solutions with a team — you do your best work in collaboration, not in isolationA willingness to question existing patterns and assumptions when it improves security, performance, maintainability, or business fitBachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or a related engineering discipline, or equivalent practical experienceNice to haveExperience with point-of-sale systems or retail technologyGCP/BigQuery a plusBackground in fraud detection, security, or other domains where data integrity and low latency really matterHands-on experience designing and building RESTful microservicesExperience integrating AI agents into a professional software development workflow, with a history of shaping team practices to optimize usePay Range DetailsThe pay range(s) below has been provided in compliance with state specific laws. Pay ranges may be different for other locations. Pay offers are dependent on the location, as well as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.$142,000.00 - $220,500.00 AnnualWe’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 AwayLife Insurance and DisabilityMerchandise Discount and EAP ResourcesThis position may be eligible for performance-based incentives/bonuses. Benefits include 401k, medical/vision/dental/life/disability insurance options, PTO accruals, Holidays, and more. Eligibility requirements may apply based on location, job level, classification, and length of employment. Learn more in the Nordstrom Benefits Overview by copying and pasting the following URL into your browser: 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.For Los Angeles or San Francisco applicants: Nordstrom is required to inform you that we conduct background checks after conditional offer and consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with legal requirements per Los Angeles, Cal. Muni. Code 189.04 and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For additional state and location specific notices, please refer to the Legal Notices document within the FAQ section of the Nordstrom Careers site. Applicants with disabilities who require assistance or accommodation should contact the nearest Nordstrom location, which can be identified at . Please be mindful that there may be legal notices and requirements related to this job posting that are specific to your state. Review the Career Site FAQ’s for relevant information and guidelines.Current Nordstrom employees: To apply, log into Workday, click the Careers button and then click Find Jobs.Nordstrom keeps job postings open for at least one day after the posting date. 2026 Nordstrom, IncSummaryLocation: Seattle, WAType: Full time