Staff Software Engineer, Lower-Funnel Systems (Hybrid)

Lululemon Athletica Inc.; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended health and dental benefits

Paid time off

Retirement plan matching

Generous employee discount

Fitness & yoga classes

Parenthood top-up

Development courses and mentorship

Job summary

lululemon is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the lower-funnel experiences team. You will establish engineering standards, patterns, and best practices while balancing hands-on coding with advisory responsibilities across multiple teams.

You will mentor engineers, drive multi-team initiatives, and collaborate with enterprise architects on scalable web apps using React, JavaScript, Node.js, Next.js, GraphQL, AWS, and Kubernetes. The role may require on-call work beyond business hours.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or related technical field, or equivalent experience; Master’s degree preferred.
• 9-12 years of software development experience defining technical strategy and establishing engineering standards across the organization, or equivalent.
• Track record of writing exemplary code in critical areas requiring deep technical expertise; experience establishing coding and quality standards adopted at an organizational level.
• Proven ability to decompose highly ambiguous technical challenges into effective, non-over-engineered solutions; experience anticipating technical impacts and trade-offs across multiple systems and teams at enterprise scale.
• Experience designing enterprise integration solutions and establishing implementation patterns adopted across the organization
• Experience defining organizational operational strategies and reliability practices; familiarity with championing SLO/SLI frameworks, cost optimization, and platform reliability at scale
• Demonstrated ability to establish and articulate technical strategy across the organization in alignment with business objectives and strategic initiatives
• Extensive expertise building and maintaining secure, reliable, and responsive Web Apps built with React, JavaScript, Node, Nextjs, and GraphQL
• End-to-end experience in infrastructure-as-code pipelines for build, packaging, and deployment strategies using Gitlab, AWS, and Kubernetes ensuring reliable and repeatable practices across systems

Responsibilities

• Design and implement enterprise software solutions and technical frameworks spanning multiple teams, establishing coding patterns and practices that scale across the organization
• Drive complex, multi-team initiatives with minimal supervision, making key technical decisions independently while navigating ambiguity and competing priorities
• Write exemplary code in critical areas demonstrating best-in-class engineering practices when situations require deep technical expertise
• Consult with principal engineers and enterprise architects on architectural decisions providing technical expertise on implementation feasibility, scalability considerations, and operational implications
• Prototype and recommend technology options and tools to architects based on technical evaluation, team capabilities, and implementation requirements
• Establish engineering and coding standards adopted across the organization including testing strategies, development workflows, and quality practices
• Lead technical design reviews across the organization providing expert guidance on implementation approaches, scalability, and maintainability

Skills

React

JavaScript

Node.js

Next.js

GraphQL

AWS

Kubernetes

GitLab

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

GitLab

AWS

Kubernetes

Job description

lululemon is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the lower-funnel experiences team. You will establish engineering standards, patterns, and best practices while balancing hands-on coding with advisory responsibilities across multiple teams.

You will mentor engineers, drive multi-team initiatives, and collaborate with enterprise architects on scalable web apps using React, JavaScript, Node.js, Next.js, GraphQL, AWS, and Kubernetes. The role may require on-call work beyond business hours.