Software Developer

Software Engineer - AI & Business Solutions

Area

IT - Software Engineering / Development

Subsidiary/Country

adidas Colombia

Location:

Bogota, Colombia

GSMS Grade

P1

Number Of Personnel Managed

None

Cost Center/Budget And/or Revenue Responsibility

tbd.

TECH Job Family

Software Engineering

Purpose & Overall Relevance For The Organization

The Software Engineer I contributes to the design, development, testing, deployment, and support of technology solutions that create business value across adidas. Working under the guidance of senior engineers and technical leads, the role applies software engineering fundamentals, approved AI capabilities, and automation tools to deliver secure, maintainable, and scalable solutions. The position also supports the translation of clearly defined business needs into technical deliverables and develops effective collaboration with business, product, and technology stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Requirements and definition management

• Assists in the elicitation, analysis, specification, validation, prioritization, and documentation of requirements for clearly defined subject areas.
• Participates in discovery sessions, stakeholder discussions, backlog refinement, and requirements workshops.
• Supports the creation and maintenance of user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows, functional and technical specifications, and requirements traceability.
• Assists in establishing requirements baselines and applying authorized changes in line with agreed change management practices.

Software design and development

• Designs, codes, verifies, tests, documents, amends, and refactors moderately complex applications, components, integrations, automations, programs, and scripts.
• Applies agreed standards, patterns, tools, frameworks, and secure development practices to achieve well-engineered results.
• Contributes to the design of components within larger software systems and specifies user or system interfaces for assigned scope.
• Creates appropriate design views for functional and non-functional requirements and supports the evaluation of options and trade-offs.
• Participates in code, design, and documentation reviews and incorporates feedback from peers and senior engineers.

AI-enabled engineering and innovation

• Contributes to AI-enabled solutions using approved adidas platforms, tools, and frameworks under the guidance of senior engineers or technical leads.
• Uses specification-driven development (SPEC coding) and AI-assisted engineering practices to translate approved requirements into clear, testable software outcomes.
• Supports the development of prompts, agents, intelligent automations, and AI-enabled workflows where relevant to the assigned solution.
• Applies adidas AI governance, responsible AI, security, privacy, legal, compliance, human oversight, and evaluation requirements.
• Builds knowledge of the adidas AI framework, Market AI Hub guidance, and emerging engineering practices through continuous learning.

Testing, integration, release and support

• Defines test conditions and designs, executes, and records test cases and supporting data based on approved requirements and project test plans.
• Analyzes and reports test, integration, and build results, identifying and escalating issues, risks, and failures.
• Produces software builds and supports system integration, deployment, release, environment validation, and early-life support activities.
• Assists in investigating and resolving application issues and performs assigned maintenance and operational support procedures.
• Contributes to test automation, observability, documentation, and continuous improvement of engineering and delivery practices.

Information security and compliance

• Applies required security controls, data protection requirements, engineering policies, and operational procedures throughout solution delivery.
• Performs basic risk or vulnerability assessment activities for assigned scope and supports remediation actions.
• Communicates identified security risks and issues to the appropriate technical lead or manager.
• Responds to suspected incidents or security breaches in line with organizational policy and records actions taken.

Business partnership and collaboration

• Collaborates with business stakeholders, Product Managers, Product Owners, architects, engineers, data teams, security teams, and external partners to deliver agreed outcomes.
• Communicates progress, issues, risks, and technical information clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Develops understanding of business processes and user needs an