Senior Software Engineer

Lululemon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended health and dental benefits

Paid time off

Savings and retirement plan matching

Parenthood top-up

Development course offerings

Mentorship programs

Job summary

lululemon Athletica Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Tech Distribution & Logistics Systems group.

You will lead design and implementation of complex software spanning multiple services and interfaces with WMS and Omni systems to support shipping and store operations. You will mentor engineers, set engineering standards, review code, and drive scalable, reliable, and high-performance solutions while collaborating with product and business stakeholders on strategy and roadmap.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• 6-10 years of software development experience.
• Experience designing, building, and operating GenAI and agentic systems.
• Strong proficiency in Java and Python.
• Experience decomposing complex problems into scalable solutions.
• Experience designing integrations using APIs, events, or messaging.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of complex software systems across multiple services.
• Drive architecture direction, API design standards, data modeling, and integration patterns.
• Mentor engineers and guide career development across teams.
• Partner with product and business stakeholders on technical strategy and roadmap.
• Lead incident response for critical production issues.

Skills

Java

Python

GenAI

System design

Code reviews

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE

Master’s degree beneficial

Job description

Senior Software Engineer - Tech Distribution & Logistics Systems

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

This role will support the Outbound Logistics Technology team to enhance and support the luluRoute , a homegrown application that acts as a parcel execution engine. This application integrates with our Warehouse Management System and Omni systems to retrieve shipping labels and tracking numbers from our carrier partners (e.g., FedEx, USPS, Canadapost ) for outgoing packages to our stores and guests, provides a front end interface for our North American stores to gain visibility of incoming cartons as well as supports Ship from Store functionality in North America and global regions.

Core responsibilities

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will lead the design and implementation of complex software systems and features spanning multiple services and components, establishing technical direction for the domain area including API design standards, data modeling approaches, and integration patterns while ensuring solutions meet scalability, reliability, and performance requirements. You will drive technical decisions with broad impact across multiple teams including architecture patterns and technology selections, conduct high-impact code reviews focusing on system design and long-term maintainability, and establish engineering standards and best practices adopted across the domain including testing strategies and deployment procedures. You will mentor engineers at multiple levels providing guidance on advanced technical concepts and career development, partner with product and business stakeholders on technical strategy and roadmap planning and represent engineering perspective in cross-functional initiatives while leading incident response for critical production issues. This role may require availability outside of standard business hours, including on  call support, based on business needs.

Select responsibilities include:

• Lead implementation of complex systems and features spanning multiple services within established architectural frameworks and make decisions with minimal supervision
• Write exemplary code demonstrating engineering best practices in critical systems as technical reference for teams
• Establish and enforce coding standards, testing practices, and engineering best practices across multiple teams in domain
• Provide technical input and implementation perspectives to architects on system design and integration approaches
• Lead code quality and design reviews across teams ensuring technical alignment with organizational standards

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science , Software Engineering, or related technical field; Master’s degree beneficial, or equivalent experience
• 6-10 years of software development experience, building complex systems and driving technical initiatives across teams, or equivalent.
• Demonstrated experience designing, building, and operating production GenAI and agentic systems. Familiarity withprompt and context design, tool or API integrations, guardrails, observability, and reliability practices for AI-enabled workflows.
• Strong proficiency in Java and experience with Python or other relevant programming languages. Demonstrated ability to write clear, maintainable code and raise engineering quality through reviews, standards, testing, and operational practices.
• Experience decomposing complex business and technical problems into scalable, resilient solutions, with sound judgment about impacts across services, integrations, data, and operations.
• Experience designing and implementing integrations across complex domains using APIs, events, or messaging, while working within established architecture and security standards.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical delivery across partner teams, communicate trade-offs clearly, and own systems through production support and continuous improvement.

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 risk 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.

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 $147,000-165,000 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
• 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

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

Authorization to work in the United States is required for this role.

Only those applicants under consideration will be contacted. Please accept our utmost appreciation for your interest. 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 at [e-mail] . In your email, please include the position title, the location of the position and the nature of your request.