Staff Software Engineer - Checkout and Post Purchase Web Experiences

Lululemon Athletica Inc.; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 178,000 - 233,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended health and dental benefits

Mental health plans

Paid time off

Savings and retirement plan matching

Parenthood top‑up

Development course offerings

Mentorship programs

Job summary

lululemon Athletica Inc. seeks a Staff Software Engineer for Checkout and Post Purchase Web Experiences. You will shape engineering standards, drive architectural decisions, and balance hands‑on coding with leadership across teams. Hybrid workplace with on‑site collaboration four days a week.

You will mentor engineers, improve reliability, and deliver high‑impact guest experiences from cart through post‑purchase, tracking, order management and returns.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or related field; Master’s preferred.
• 9–12 years of software development experience defining technical strategy and standards across an organization.
• Proven ability to decompose ambiguous technical challenges into effective, scalable solutions.
• Experience designing enterprise integration patterns and strategic architectural decisions.
• Familiarity with SLO/SLI, cost optimization, and platform reliability at scale.
• End‑to‑end experience with IaC pipelines for build, packaging, and deployment (Gitlab, AWS, Kubernetes).

Responsibilities

• Design and implement enterprise software solutions and patterns that scale across teams.
• Drive multi‑team initiatives with minimal supervision and clear technical direction.
• Write exemplary code in critical areas when deep expertise is needed.
• Consult with senior engineers and architects on architecture and feasibility.
• Prototype and evaluate technology options for architects and teams.
• Establish coding standards, testing strategies, and development workflows.
• Lead design reviews and mentor engineers across the organization.

Skills

Software engineering leadership

Architectural design

Code quality & best practices

Experience with infra-as-code

Multi-team collaboration

End-to-end system thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Gitlab

AWS

Kubernetes

Job description

Staff Software Engineer - Checkout and Post Purchase Web Experiences

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

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.

Select responsibilities include:

• 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
• 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 positionis 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
• 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. 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.

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.