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This data enables Nordstrom business users such as merchants, planners, data scientists, and other teams across the business to make confident decisions about what to sell, how to describe it, and when it's ready for customers to see.\nWe are looking for a capable engineer to help our team design and develop highly scalable software applications, data pipelines, and database solutions, apply strong engineering and data principles, and deliver on Nordstrom's strategic vision for product data.\nA day at work…\nDesign and develop scalable and reliable micro services using in-house and modern technologies in an agile environment.\nUnderstand the specific needs of a major line of business and the related set of applications, systems, or functions, and design data solutions that fit business needs.\nUnderstand architecture and design interaction between multiple modules.\nDesign and develop distributed applications and adhere to good engineering practices.\nConduct code reviews and drive accountability in following software engineering principles.\nBuild testing tools and CI/CD pipeline, reduce automation friction to speed up the path to business outcomes.\nIdentify data performance issues and optimize the solution.\nPerform ongoing production and on-call support duties to resolve any incidents and issues.\nWork on cost savings, production alerts, and logging dashboards.\nCommunicate clearly and efficiently with Nordstrom teams.\nYou own this if you have…\n3+ years of experience in at least one modern programming language such as Java.\n3+ years of experience with SQL and No SQL databases, data modeling and automated engineering solutions.\nExperience with Spring Boot, Kafka, Kubernetes, Docker, New Relic\nExperience with AI tools and a track record of weaving them into the day-to-day engineering lifecycle - from planning and coding to testing and deployment.\nExperience with cloud environments such as AWS or GCP.\nExperience in developing near real-time distributed data processing solutions using Kafka\nExperience in scalable distributed systems, service-oriented and event-driven streaming architecture.\nExperience with best practices for operational excellence.\nBachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.\nExperience working in a retail environment and/or supporting merchandising systems\nPay Range Details\nThe pay range(s) below has been provided in compliance with state specific laws. Pay ranges may be different for other locations. \nPay offers are dependent on the location, as well as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.\n$121,500.00 - $188,500.00 AnnualWe’ve got you covered…\nOur 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:\nMedical/Vision, Dental, Retirement and Paid Time Away\nLife Insurance and Disability\nMerchandise Discount and EAP Resources\nThis 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: https://careers.nordstrom.com/pdfs/Ben_Overview_16.pdfA few more important points...\nThe 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.\nFor 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.\nApplicants with disabilities who require assistance or accommodation should contact the nearest Nordstrom location, which can be identified at www.nordstrom.com.\nPlease 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.\nCurrent Nordstrom employees: To apply, log into Workday, click the Careers button and then click Find Jobs.\nNordstrom keeps job postings open for at least one day after the posting date.© 2026 Nordstrom, Inc","description_format":"text","description_chars":5024,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":3,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["401k plan","Life insurance"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Luxury Retail"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-15T03:22:08Z"}],"liveness":{"score":33,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.609,"p_room":0.55,"age_days":17,"expected_fill_days":14,"reasons":["conf:14","velocity","win:tail","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-01T05:45:00Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":188500,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/nordstrom-engineer-2","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/nordstrom-engineer-2.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-01T10:28:18Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":1621,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":3379,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-02T00:00:00Z"}}}