Senior Manager, Software Engineering at Nike
Beaverton, OR
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Jul 25, 2026
Beaverton, OR
Jul 27, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A people and technical leadership role overseeing a team that builds 2D and 3D software tools for Nike's design and virtual product creation workflows. The manager handles direct reports, stakeholder communication, and engineering quality while the team develops tooling for enterprise-facing design applications. Suited to software engineers with a background in computer graphics, visual tools development, and prior team management experience.
Senior level · 7+ years · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 320 people in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (computer and information systems managers). range 170–410
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $187,760 (middle half $142,905–$225,073).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The role is explicitly a people-management position (direct reports, team leadership) with 3+ years of management experience required, making 11-3021 the primary SOC. The alt SOC 15-1252 reflects the substantial hands-on software engineering background required.
The degree requirement states 'Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field' but immediately adds 'Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience, and training.' Because equivalent experience is explicitly accepted, the degree requirement is set to None per the extraction rules — however, the posting does name a Bachelor's as the baseline expectation.
The 7-year experience floor applies to 'technology & software engineering roles' broadly; the same 7 years is also stated for software development in one or more programming languages. Python, C++, Java, and JavaScript are listed as examples ('e.g.'), so they are treated as interchangeable options for a single requirement rather than four separate gates.
3D tools (Adobe Substance 3D, Blender, Unreal, Unity) appear in the requirements section but are framed as 'experience with' without firm gating language, and the role is primarily managerial/engineering leadership rather than hands-on 3D authoring — captured as preferred.
No compensation figures are provided in the posting.
Location is inferred as Nike's Beaverton/Portland, OR headquarters, as no explicit city is stated but Nike's Design Engineering teams are based there.
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