Senior Software Engineer - Dev Ops Retail Services

Lululemon Athletica; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 133,000 - 174,000; Full time

Job summary

lululemon Athletica is seeking a Senior Software Engineer - Dev Ops for Retail Services in Canada. The role focuses on secure, reliable, and performant production systems across the retail tech stack.

You will mentor engineers, support pre-prod to prod deployments, and contribute to a high-velocity Agile release process. Hybrid workplace with onsite collaboration required, including four days per week in the office.

Qualifications

• 6-8 years of experience in DevOps or related field.
• Proven experience with GitLab CI/CD and automation tools.
• Strong Kubernetes and containerization knowledge, especially EKS.
• Experience with Kafka for real-time data processing and streaming.
• Knowledge of security best practices in DevOps environments.
• Proficiency in Python or Bash scripting.
• Certifications in Kubernetes, AWS, or security-related fields are a plus.
• Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tooling like Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Experience with monitoring/logging tools (Splunk, PagerDuty, ELK).
• Familiarity with cost optimization and resource rightsizing.
• Retail or e-commerce domain experience is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and operations across pre-production to production environments.
• Collaborate with Tech Manager to guide engineering teams.
• Provide escalation point for production concerns and potentially participate in on-call rotation.
• Contribute to Agile release processes and maintain production systems health.

Skills

DevOps

GitLab CI/CD

Kubernetes

Kafka

Python

Bash

Security

ArgoCD

IaC

Terraform

CloudFormation

Splunk

PagerDuty

ELK stack

Cost optimization

On-call

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Software Engineering

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

Senior Software Engineer - Dev Ops Retail Services

Business Unit: Store Support Centre (SSC)

Time Type: Full-time

Description & Requirements

who we are

lululemon is an innovative performance apparel company for yoga, running, training, and other athletic pursuits. Setting the bar in technical fabrics and functional design, we create transformational products and experiences that support people in moving, growing, connecting, and being well. We owe our success to our innovative product, emphasis on stores, commitment to our people, and the incredible connections we make in every community we're in. As a company, we focus on creating positive change to build a healthier, thriving future. In particular, that includes creating an equitable, inclusive and growth-focused environment for our people.

about this team

lululemon Engineering is dedicated to building secure, reliable, and performant products for our guests and partners. We embrace the philosophies of Agile, DevOps, and SRE to accelerate our development process and provide the most enjoyable, inclusive, and supportive work environment possible. We believe our journey is more fun when it is collaborative, as we focus on the future instead of the past. As an Engineer, you will work as part of a global team supported by our business and architecture partners to help us collaboratively develop and deliver industry leading technology solutions that drive lululemon’s business goals.

core responsibilities

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will bring a high level of technical knowledge as well as strong mentoring abilities. You will be counted on as a leader in your technology space as you contribute to all areas of development and operations (pre-production to production). You will work closely with a Technology Manager, using your experience and knowledge to guide a team of Engineers though their day-to-day process, and provide a central escalation point for production concerns. You will be part of an Agile production release team and may perform on-call support functions as needed. As a Senior Software Engineer, you would be a primary caretaker of production systems and would maintain a deep understanding of how delivered products are functioning.

qualifications

• Completed Bachelor’s degreeor diploma (or equivalent experience)inComputerScience, Software Engineering or Software Architecture preferred; candidates with substantial and relevant industry experience are also eligible
• 6-8 years of experience
• Proven experience as a DevOps Engineer, with a focus on one of the following pillars: Security, Build Automation, EKS, or Kafka.
• Strong experience with GitLab CI/CD and automation tools.
• Solid understanding of Kubernetes and containerization technologies, particularly EKS.
• Experience with Kafka for real-time data processing and streaming.
• Knowledge of security best practices and experience implementing security measures in a DevOps environment.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or similar.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Certifications in Kubernetes, AWS, or security-related fields.
• Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools such as Splunk and PagerDuty or ELK stack.
• Previous experience in a retail or e-commerce environment.
• Strong experience with IaC
• Experience with cloud cost optimization and resource rightsizing
• Comfortable being in an on-call rotation
• Experience with ArgoCD is a plus
• Experience with operations as code is a plus

must haves

• Acknowledge the presence of choice in every moment and take personal responsibility for your life.
• Possess an entrepreneurial spirit and continuously innovate to achieve great results.
• Communicate with honesty and kindness and create the space for others to do the same.
• Lead with courage, knowing the possibility of greatness is bigger than the fear of failure.
• Foster connection by putting people first and building trusting relationships.
• Integrate fun and joy as a way of being and working, aka doesn’t take yourself too seriously.

additional notes

Authorization to work in Canada is required for this role.

compensation and benefits package

lululemon’s compensation offerings are grounded in a pay-for-performance philosophy that recognizes exceptional individual and teamperformance. Thetypical hiring range for this position is from $ 132,600 - $174,000 CAD annually ; the base pay offered is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and internal equity. As part of our total rewards offering, permanent employees in this position may be eligible for our competitive annual bonus program, subject to program eligibility requirements.

At lululemon, investing in our people is a top priority. We believe that when life works, work works. We strive to be the place where inclusive leaders come to develop and enable all to be well. Recognizing our teams for their performance and dedication, other components of our total rewards offerings include support of career development, wellbeing, and personal growth:

• Extended health and dental benefits, and mental health plans
• Paid time off
• Savings and retirement plan matching
• Parenthood top-up
• Extensive catalog of development course offerings
• People networks, mentorship programs, and leadership series (to name a few)

Note: The incentive programs, benefits, and perks have certain eligibility requirements. The Company reserves the right to alter these incentive programs, benefits, and perks in whole or in part at any time without advance notice.

workplace arrangement

Hybrid

In-person collaboration and connection is important to our culture. Work is performed onsite, minimum 4 days per week.

Only those applicants under consideration will be contacted.

Lululemon is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on merit and business needs, and not on race, color, creed, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions or any other classification protected by federal, state or provincial and local laws and ordinances. Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request. This Equal Employment Opportunity policy applies to all practices relating to recruitment and hiring, compensation, benefits, discipline, transfer, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment. While management is primarily responsible for seeing that Lululemon equal employment opportunity policies are implemented, you share in the responsibility for assuring that, by your personal actions, the policies are effective.

lululemon is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you would like someone from our team to contact you for individualized support, email us [e-mail] . In your email, please include the position title, the location of the position and the nature of your request.
The use of AI tools, including but not limited to ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Gemini, DeepSeek, or any other AI-assisted software, is strictly prohibited during the interview process. This includes, AI-generated responses, content creation, or any form of automated assistance in live interviews, case studies, technical assessments, or written submissions.
At lululemon, we are committed to privacy, integrity, transparency, and ethical hiring practices. Our commitment to responsible AI ensures that proprietary information is protected and that all hiring decisions are based on an individual’s own skills, judgment, and expertise without AI assistance. Any use of AI during the interview process will result in immediate disqualification. lululemon reserves the right to use AI detection tools to verify the authenticity of candidate responses.