Engineering Manager, Digital Insights

Nordstrom

Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Seattle, WA
Salary
$166,000–$258,000 / yr
Posted
9 days ago

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Similar $211k
This role $212k
$155k most similar roles pay here $269k

This role pays more than 51% of similar roles. Most pay $173,650–$248,437 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $212k versus about $211k for comparable roles.

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About Nordstrom

Nordstrom is a leading American luxury department store chain offering a wide selection of clothing, shoes, accessories, and beauty products through its stores, Nordstrom Rack outlets, and online. Industry: Luxury Department Store Retail

Nordstrom currently has 37 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $142,000–$258,000 across 37 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Engineering Manager, Digital Insights

As the Engineering Manager for Digital Insights & Delivery at Nordstrom in Seattle, you will lead a team of senior data engineers and analysts responsible for building and maintaining high-scale data pipelines that process raw web and app activity into actionable insights. Reporting to the Director of Data Engineering, your role involves setting technical direction, ensuring data quality, and aligning stakeholders across product, marketing analytics, and platform teams. You will define digital analytics strategies, manage a team’s growth and delivery discipline, and ensure reliable real-time behavioral data at massive scale using modern cloud data stacks like BigQuery and dbt. This hands-on leadership position requires 5+ years of experience in data engineering, including managing or tech-leading roles, with expertise in SQL, distributed systems, and event streaming. Ideal candidates have a background in digital analytics platforms such as GA4 and BI tools like Looker, along with the ability to influence without authority and communicate effectively across various business units.

What you'll do

  • Define and implement technical direction for capturing and processing digital behavioral data.
  • Lead and develop a team of senior data engineers and analysts to ensure high-quality deliverables.
  • Maintain and scale a real-time, high-scale data platform for web and app interactions.
  • Ensure data modeling and transformation standards are met to guarantee data quality and reliability.
  • Set clear priorities and consistently meet delivery commitments for business-critical projects.
  • Serve as the primary liaison between the engineering team and cross-functional partners.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of experience in data engineering with strong SQL and cloud data stack skills.
  • 2+ years of managing engineering teams or proven tech lead experience ready for management.
  • Hands-on expertise in digital, behavioral, and clickstream data at scale.
  • Proven ability to deliver projects on time with agile methodologies.
  • Strong communication and influence skills without direct authority.
  • BA/BS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience.

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