Sr. Engineering Manager - Retail Hub

Nordstrom

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Work type
On-site
Location
Seattle, WA
Salary
$191,000–$297,000 / yr
Posted
7 days ago
Nearby
99+ roles within 25 mi

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $198k
This role $244k
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This role pays more than 79% of similar roles. Most pay $159,099–$236,125 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $244k versus about $198k 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 33 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $142,000–$220,500 across 33 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Sr. Engineering Manager - Retail Hub

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The Sr. Engineering Manager for Retail Hub leads a full-stack engineering team responsible for developing and modernizing Nordstrom's key merchandising platform, which uses micro-frontend (MFE) and backend-for-frontend (BFF) architectures to provide business users with intuitive tools. This role involves setting the technical roadmap, collaborating with stakeholders to enhance user experiences, and driving architectural evolution while ensuring operational excellence through performance monitoring and proactive reliability improvements. The ideal candidate has over 8 years of experience in software engineering, including full-stack development expertise with React and TypeScript, and at least 4 years of team management experience leading senior engineers. They should be proficient in MFE/BFF patterns, DevOps practices, and agile methodologies, and have a strong track record of delivering complex internal platforms in large enterprises.

Skills

React TypeScript Micro-frontend MFE Backend-for-Frontend BFF CI/CD DevOps Scrum Kafka API design Event-driven architectures Design system adoption Developer experience tooling AI-assisted coding tools Frontend observability Performance monitoring

What you'll do

  • Lead the development and modernization of a full-stack platform using MFE/BFF architecture for merchandising teams.
  • Manage a team of senior full-stack engineers to deliver performant, intuitive user experiences for complex business workflows.
  • Drive the design and evolution of BFF services that aggregate data from upstream systems efficiently.
  • Champion frontend architecture standards including module federation and consistent design system adoption.
  • Lead operational excellence practices such as performance monitoring, error budgets, and proactive reliability improvements.

What we're looking for

  • 8+ years of software engineering experience with full-stack depth in modern frontend and backend technologies.
  • Proven track record of managing senior/full-stack engineering teams, leading technical leads effectively.
  • Hands-on expertise in building and scaling platforms using micro-frontend (MFE) and backend-for-frontend (BFF) patterns.
  • Deep proficiency in React, TypeScript, module federation, and shared component libraries for frontend architecture.
  • Experience designing and operating BFF services that aggregate data from multiple upstream APIs efficiently.
  • Strong product sense with the ability to translate complex business workflows into intuitive user experiences.
  • Expertise in DevOps best practices including CI/CD, observability, alerting, and production support.

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