Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer – Checkout & Wishlist

Location: Seattle, Washington

Employment Type: Full-time

Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Salary: $142,000–$220,500 per year, plus potential performance-based incentives/bonuses

Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience

Description

Are you an engineer who strives to build simple, stable, scalable, and resilient solutions? Are you passionate about working in a fast-paced, high-energy atmosphere, constantly evaluating solutions to next-generation technologies with a relentless focus on automation and continuous delivery? Are you obsessed with quality and delivering the best-of-class experiences to customers?

We are eager to hear if you answered "Yes" to these questions. We are looking for an innovative self-starter to help deliver the next-generation checkout platform at Nordstrom. Sitting at the center-point of our conversion funnel, our checkout platform receives millions of orders each year, generating more than 6+ billion dollars in demand from our customers across the globe.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be playing a pivotal role within the Checkout & Wishlist Team, responsible for designing, developing and testing end-to-end features while engaging with our partner teams to bring about the very best-of-class experiences to our customers.

A Day in the Life…

• Design and collaborate with local and partner teams.
• Participate and contribute to the agile development and planning process.
• Write highly maintainable, easy-to-understand code for RESTful services, event-driven systems, databases, and cloud infrastructure following secure coding practices.
• Demonstrate a foundational understanding of engineering standards, concepts, and principles to solve business needs.
• Design complex systems at the organization level with upstream/downstream dependencies and understand business metrics.
• Mentor other engineers and help them split larger designs into individual work units.
• Design and validate all scenarios through complete and automated unit, functional, integration, and end-to-end testing.
• Identify and prevent performance issues, optimize solutions and infrastructure, and lead cross-functional troubleshooting.
• Instrument code appropriately, creating custom metrics, alerts, and dashboards.
• Ensure adherence to engineering best practices across the entire solution.
• Collaborate with other software engineers on design and best practices and conduct code reviews.
• Understand tradeoffs in engineering processes and adjust team processes to meet project needs.
• Test all scenarios and conform to quality and security standards.
• Participate in design and code reviews to ensure quality and testability.
• Participate in 24x7 on-call responsibilities.

You Own This If You Have…

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 6+ years of professional experience developing RESTful services and event-driven applications.
• Solid foundation in software engineering practices, data modeling, object-oriented analysis and design, design patterns, and algorithms.
• Experience with JavaScript, React, Redux, Node.js, and TypeScript.
• Experience using Go, Java, .NET, or other object-oriented programming languages.
• Experience with AWS services including Kubernetes, Elastic Cache Redis, DynamoDB, Lambda, CloudFormation, or similar cloud platforms.
• Familiarity with Linux, Docker, and open-source software development.
• Familiarity with test automation and CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes, New Relic, and Splunk.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Curious mindset for AI adoption to optimize work processes.
• Passion for new technologies, operational excellence, and customer impact.

Your Responsibilities…

• Deliver full-stack features (design, implementation, and support).
• Work across Web UI, APIs, and infrastructure.
• Build reusable cross-platform components.
• Translate written requirements, designs, and wireframes into high-quality code.
• Work with diverse, collaborative, cross-functional teams.

How We Work…

• With others. We use remote pairing tools and virtual collaboration tools.
• With transparency. We encourage open dialogue and collaboration.
• With agility. We deliver incremental value through frequent releases.
• With open minds. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team.
• With pride. We invest in our people and value their strengths and interests.

Pay Range Details

The salary range for this position is $142,000.00–$220,500.00 annually. Pay is based on location, knowledge, skills, and experience.

We've Got You Covered…

Benefits include:

• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance
• Retirement Benefits
• Paid Time Away
• Life Insurance
• Disability Coverage
• Merchandise Discount
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401(k)
• Performance-based incentives/bonuses
• Paid Holidays

Eligibility requirements may apply based on location, job level, classification, and length of employment.

A Few More Important Points…

The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements and is not all-inclusive. Additional duties, responsibilities, and qualifications may apply.

For certain California applicants, Nordstrom conducts background checks consistent with applicable local laws.

Applicants requiring accommodation should contact the nearest Nordstrom location.

Current Nordstrom employees should apply through Workday.

Nordstrom keeps job postings open for at least one day after the posting date.