lululemon Staff Software Engineer - Checkout and Post Purchase Web Experiences

lululemon; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 178,000 - 233,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid time off

Retirement plan matching

Employee discount

Fitness & yoga classes

Parenthood top-up

Development courses

Mentorship programs

Job summary

lululemon is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead lower-funnel web experiences, shaping API design, testing, and reliability at scale. You will balance hands-on coding with mentorship across multiple teams to deliver guest-centric checkout and post-purchase flows.

Based in Seattle, WA with a hybrid onsite requirement, you will collaborate with enterprise architects, engineers, and product partners to drive architectural decisions, improve developer productivity, and ensure measurable

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or related technical field; equivalent experience.
• 9–12 years of software development experience defining technical strategy and engineering standards.
• Proven ability to decompose highly ambiguous technical challenges and deliver scalable solutions.
• Experience designing enterprise integration solutions and patterns.
• Familiarity with SLO/SLI, cost optimization, and platform reliability at scale.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement enterprise software solutions and frameworks across multiple teams.
• Drive multi-team initiatives with minimal supervision and independent decision-making.
• Write exemplary code in critical areas requiring deep technical expertise.
• Consult with principal engineers and enterprise architects on architecture and feasibility.
• Prototype and evaluate technologies based on team capabilities and requirements.
• Establish engineering standards including testing strategies and workflows.

Skills

React

JavaScript

Node.js

Next.js

GraphQL

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

GitLab

AWS

Kubernetes

Job description

Description & Requirements

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

The lower funnel experiences teams are a global development team responsible for the web checkout and post-purchase experiences on the lululemon.com website and are responsible for critical web guest experiences the guest goes through from adding to their shopping bag to arrival at their door and also any post-purchase experiences like tracking, order management, and returns. They work very closely with our services teams, DevOps, and product teams to deliver responsive and easy to use experiences for our guests that enable that purchase process.

Core responsibilities

As a Staff Software Engineer responsible for lower-funnel experiences you'll establish strategic engineering standards and architectural patterns adopted across the organization including API guidelines, testing frameworks, and operational best practices. You will consult on architectural decisions in collaboration with enterprise architects providing technical expertise on system design, balance hands‑on coding in critical areas with advisory responsibilities across teams, and ensure technical solutions deliver measurable business value. You will mentor engineers at all levels including emerging technical leaders, identify and resolve critical engineering challenges spanning multiple systems, and drive initiatives that improve developer productivity, code quality, and system reliability at organizational scale. This role may require availability outside of standard business hours, including on call support, based on business needs.

• 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

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

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 the United States is required for this role.

Please note: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visa at this time 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 $177,500 - 233,000 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
• Generous employee discount
• Fitness & yoga classes
• 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.

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