Only game in town - Software Engineer NIKE Employee Review

1.0
Dec 18, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

None that I can think of.

Cons

High school environment of poorly trained software "engineers" who frequently lie to each other to cover up their lack of knowledge or steal other peoples ideas and take credit for them. The teams that havent been outsourced are also extremely egotistical just because management hasnt figured out how to get rid of them yet. Tons of people working in IT but work is incredibly slow due to excessively long meetings and phony scrum processes rather than actually doing work. The basic fundamentals of shipping software are not really present. Because there is really no other significant software employer in Portland, expect the abuse that goes on with that. Since they think if you quit you will starve.

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5.0
Jun 1, 2026
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Pros

- Work Life Balance - Benefits - Great people

Cons

- Constant re-orgs and recent business performance has made it hard to work

5.0
Jun 11, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

This started as a summer job during COVID and extended for the next couple of years. I loved working here and in my experience had a good managers. I personally like Nike so the discount was a big perk!

Cons

The main con is pay. I was paid near minimum wage with little increase YOY. If you want to pursue corporate there are rotations that become available at the retail level, but very competitive.

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