Software Engineer - Digital

Job Details

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

Our Digital Services team owns the core platforms that power how customers discover, explore, and engage with our products across all digital channels. This includes Content, Catalog Publishing & Merchandising, Search, Category, Recommendations, PDP, and SEO services.

We operate at the heart of the customer journey enabling everything from how products are onboarded and merchandised to how they are surfaced through search, browse, and personalized experiences. Our systems handle high-scale, high-traffic workloads and are critical to delivering fast, relevant, and seamless customer experiences.

This is a space where engineering meets business impact, and where the work directly influences conversion, discoverability, and overall customer satisfaction.

core responsibilities

As a Staff Software Engineer, you will design and deliver enterprise software solutions and technical frameworks spanning multiple teams, establishing 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

• 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

• 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
• Strongproficiencyin at least one backend programming language such as Java, Python, or Node.js, with experience building scalable, production-grade APIs and services.
• Hands-on experience with…