Senior Engineer, Merchandising

Nordstrom

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: Seattle, WA
Salary: $166,000–$258,000 / yr
Posted: 14 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live 2 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $174k

This role $212k

$128k most similar roles pay here $272k

This role pays more than 81% of similar roles. Most pay $146,500–$201,500 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $212k versus about $174k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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 30 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $142,000–$220,500 across 29 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Engineer, Merchandising

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Senior Engineer 2, Merchandising joins a key team building platforms for supplier-facing experiences. This full-stack role involves designing, building, and maintaining features across Retail Hub and NVMS to modernize how vendor data is managed. The engineer will develop React-based UIs, backend services, and integration layers while creating event-driven workflows using Apache Kafka and AWS SQS/SNS. Key responsibilities include designing APIs, managing data contracts, and implementing AI tools for automated data reconciliation and improved development velocity. The technical stack includes Java, Spring Boot, Node.js, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, and OpenSearch, with infrastructure managed via Terraform or AWS CDK in a cloud-native environment. This position solves complex problems regarding merchant systems and supplier onboarding by ensuring high-quality, scalable code for platforms that internal users and external partners rely on to manage essential merchandising data.

What does a Engineer earn in Washington?

Median $174600 from 40 postings across 12 companies.

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Skills

React TypeScript Java Spring Boot Node.js REST GraphQL Apache Kafka AWS Terraform AWS CDK Docker Kubernetes PostgreSQL Aurora DynamoDB OpenSearch Redis GitHub Actions CloudWatch OpenTelemetry LangGraph AWS Bedrock

What you'll do

Design, build, and maintain full-stack features across Retail Hub and NVMS using React and Java/Spring Boot.
Develop event-driven workflows to trigger, track, and update tasks reliably across multiple services.
Design APIs and data contracts that ensure backward compatibility and clear ownership for other teams.
Integrate AI tools and technologies to automate manual processes and improve development velocity.
Lead code reviews and mentor junior engineers to ensure high-quality, scalable, and well-tested production code.
Manage cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring systems using a DevOps mindset.
Translate complex business requirements from product and design partners into reliable, observable features.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
7+ years of experience in software engineering or technology roles.
2+ years of full stack development experience building user-facing applications and backend services.
Proficiency in modern frontend frameworks like React and backend technologies including Java and the Spring ecosystem.
Experience with event-driven architecture, including designing systems that publish and consume events at scale.
Experience designing and consuming APIs and data contracts shared across multiple teams or applications.
Experience building and operating production services on AWS or comparable cloud platforms.
Working knowledge of AI tools and technologies for product development and team velocity.

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