Staff Application Engineer - Distribution & Logistics Technology

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.

The Global Distribution and Logistics Technology org is responsible for supporting Lululemon's distribution centers, stores across NA and 3PLs across the globe. This is a highly motivated org committed to unlocking business potential with our Global Fulfillment and broader Supply Chain partners. The org is currently leading a multi-year transformation initiative to support company's future network strategy and growth. We are looking for a talented staff engineer to support technology delivery initiatives within GDT.

In this role you will lead the Supply Chain Warehouse Management engineering solutions, working with vendor partners, business partners, Security, Infrastructure, Product and the Engineering teams.

As a Staff Application Engineer, you will design and deliver enterprise application solutions and frameworks spanning multiple teams and business units, establishing application engineering standards including configuration patterns, proprietary development practices, and governance frameworks adopted across the organization while ensuring alignment with business objectives and application architecture standards. You will consult on application architecture decisions providing technical expertise and implementation perspectives to architects, recommend application technologies and platform capabilities based on evaluation for architect review, balance hands‑on application engineering in critical areas with advisory responsibilities across teams, and ensure application solutions deliver measurable business value through process automation and user adoption.

You will mentor application engineers at all levels including developing emerging technical leaders, identify and resolve critical application engineering challenges spanning multiple systems, and drive application initiatives including platform upgrades and optimization efforts that improve system capability and organizational effectiveness.

• Design and implement enterprise application solutions and frameworks spanning multiple teams and business units, establishing configuration 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 configurations and proprietary application code in critical areas demonstrating best‑in‑class application engineering practices when situations require deep platform expertise
• Consult with principal architects on application architecture decisions providing technical expertise on implementation feasibility, scalability considerations, and operational implications
• Recommend application technologies, platform capabilities, and solutions to architects based on technical evaluation, team capabilities, and implementation requirements
• Establish application engineering and configuration standards adopted across the organization including validation strategies, deployment workflows, and quality practices
• Lead technical design reviews across the organization providing expert guidance on implementation approaches, scalability, and maintainability
• Mentor application engineers at all levels including developing senior engineers and emerging application engineering leaders
• Identify and resolve critical application engineering challenges that span multiple systems and teams
• Partner with business and engineering leadership on application…