Staff Software Engineer - Checkout and Post Purchase Web Experiences

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 cutting-edge 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 prac

📌 Staff Software Engineer (Vancouver)
🏢 Lululemon Athletica
📍 Vancouver