Senior Engineer - Supply Chain Tech (Seattle)

Job DescriptionThe Supply Chain Tech – Outbound team owns the platform and services to make sure Nordstrom’s distribution center / fulfillment center network can deliver orders to all its customers. We are a dynamic organization, revolutionizing Nordstrom’s technical landscape with innovative systems, APIs, and platforms. Our ambition is to transform and enhance every aspect of business operations, empowering all its users with critical tools in order flow management.We're looking for a passionate Senior Engineer who can design and deliver solutions that solve complex business problems and span the work of multiple engineers. In this role, you will improve service quality across the team, make technical decisions that align with Nordstrom engineering standards, mentor engineers, and support incident resolution for complex production issues.You Will:• Lead technical strategy and solution design for Supply Chain Tech – Outbound, ensuring solutions are scalable, reliable, secure, and aligned with business priorities.• Design, build, and maintain high-performing services, APIs, and reusable components that support order flow, inventory and supply chain processes.• Own solutions that span multiple services and engineering workstreams, translating business, stakeholder, and technical requirements into simple, modular, and extensible designs.• Improve reliability, performance, scalability, availability, observability, and security across test, integration, and production environments.• Plan and implement application enhancements, integrations, reconfigurations, and component changes that improve functionality, resiliency, usability, and operational stability.• Build and improve automated tests, CI/CD practices, deployment procedures, and release processes that increase delivery confidence.• Analyze defects, system performance, and operational bottlenecks to prevent recurrence and improve overall system stability.• Lead by example through hands-on design, prototyping, coding, testing, and delivery of high-quality solutions.• Lead design and code reviews to ensure quality, maintainability, extensibility, testability, and operational readiness of feature code.• Apply, enforce, and improve Nordstrom engineering and security standards while contributing to the engineering community of practice.• Maintain a strong customer mindset for engineering partners and business users, balancing delivery needs with long-term maintainability and operational excellence.• Participate in 24x7 on-call support and incident resolution for complex production issues.• Mentor engineers across a wide spectrum of technical activities and participate in interviews for individual contributor roles by providing clear, specific feedback.What you’ll bring:• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience in a relevant practice area.• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.• Experience analyzing, designing, coding, testing, installing, and maintaining complex software programs.• Strong knowledge of Java and the Java Spring Boot framework; experience with Python, React, JavaScript, C#, or similar technologies is a plus.• Strong grasp of multiple technology stacks, including APIs, services, data stores, cloud infrastructure, and operational tooling.• Experience with RESTful services, event-driven applications, and Kafka or similar event-streaming platforms.• Experience with AWS or GCP services and cloud-native application development.• Familiarity with Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, automated testing, and agile delivery practices such as Scrum, Kanban, or Lean.• Emphasis on building metrics into systems and providing visibility into uptime, performance, reliability, and customer impact through real-time alerting, reporting, and dashboards.• Sound object-oriented design skills and knowledge of application design patterns.• Experience working with diverse, collaborative, cross-functional teams across business, product, infrastructure, security, and engineering functions.• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate technical information clearly to nontechnical audiences.• Prior experience with Supply Chain domain or any Warehouse Management System is a plus.• Curious mindset for AI adoption, automation, new technologies, operational excellence, and customer impact.Pay 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