Senior Software Engineer, Inventory Positioning

Nordstrom

Senior Software Engineer developing core capabilities for inventory positioning. Leading efforts in system design and mentoring engineers while optimizing fulfillment processes for Nordstrom.

Posted 5/15/2026full-timeSeattle • Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $142,000 - $220,500 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaJavaScriptKubernetesNoSQLPostgresPythonReactSpring BootSpringBoot

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and build real-time positioning decision pipelines that consume demand signals, unit economics, sellability scores, and positioning time to determine optimal inventory placement across the fulfillment network
Own end-to-end implementation of Pack & Hold Reimagined, Returns Positioning, and Racking capabilities requiring solution-level design with full upstream/downstream integration consideration
Analyze and deconstruct complex inventory state problems across inventory systems
Identify and implement automation to streamline delivery of positioning services and drive measurable outcomes
Work with business, infrastructure and security teams on delivering any enhancements and bug fixes for production systems
Describe detailed system interactions with direct dependencies; design deployment processes that minimize downtime and include alerting that detects failures before they impact customers
Improve quality of output throughout the team: provide actionable feedback during code and system design reviews, document team processes and designs, and ensure solutions are extensible
Participate in design and code review to ensure quality and testability of feature code
Mentor and support junior engineers across a wide spectrum of technical activities

Requirements

What you’ll need

6+ years of professional experience in practice area
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS, Engineering or equivalent practical experience
Experience analyzing, designing, coding, testing, installing and maintaining complex software programs
Knowledge of Java and Java Springboot framework
Knowledge of other programming languages (like Python, React , JavaScript, C#) is a plus
Experience with Backend Database (preferably Spanner) or NoSQL or Postgres databases
Experience with RESTful services and event driven applications
Experience with AWS/GCP services is required
Familiarity with containerization technologies (Kubernetes, Docker) and modern development practices and development lifecycle using Scrum, Kanban, Lean or other agile methodologies
Familiarity with CI/CD and testing tools
Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate technical information to nontechnical audiences.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical/Vision, Dental, Retirement and Paid Time Away
Life Insurance and Disability
Merchandise Discount and EAP Resources

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Hard Skills & Tools

JavaJava SpringbootPythonReactJavaScriptC#Backend DatabaseRESTful servicesevent driven applicationsAWS

Soft Skills

communication skillsmentoringfeedbackteam collaborationproblem analysis

Certifications

Bachelor’s degreeMaster’s degree