Job description

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

lululemon Engineering is dedicated to building secure, reliable, and performant products for our guests and partners. We embrace the philosophies of Agile, DevOps, and SRE to accelerate our development process and provide the most enjoyable, inclusive, and supportive work environment possible. We believe our journey is more fun when it is collaborative, as we focus on the future instead of the past. As an Engineer, you will work as part of a global team supported by our business and architecture partners to help us collaboratively develop and deliver industry leading technology solutions that drive lululemon’s business goals. This role specifically is in the Portfolio, Applications, Commerce and Transactions team which supports lululemon’s Digital Commerce & Omni-channel fulfillment experience across geographies with varying technologies. This team is also in the process of transforming a traditional monolith architecture to a cloud native service architecture.

A day in the life:
As a Senior Software Engineer focusing on microservices development, you will bring a high level of technical knowledge as well as strong mentoring abilities. You will implement microservices with test automation using BDD to ensure the product quality of a highly scalable cloud native solution. You will be counted on as a leader in your technology space, as you contribute to all areas of development and operations (pre-production to production). Senior Engineers take production readiness and performance personally and help drive continuous improvement. You will be part of a day-to-day production release team and may perform on-call support functions as needed. You will be considered a primary caretaker of the production system(s) you work on and focus on how your product(s) are delivered and how to optimize them for efficiency, security, resiliency, and reliability.

• Design, develop, maintain, and test microservices with a focus on BDD, contract testing and unit testing.
• Act as a main contributor in Agile ceremonies
• Provide mentorship to other engineers
• Conduct research to aid in product troubleshooting and optimization efforts
• Conduct research to guide product development and tools selection
• Provide an escalation point and participate in on-call support rotations
• Actively monitor key metrics, reports on trends, and make improvement recommendations
• Participate in our Engineering Community of Practice
• Contribute to project engineering design and standards verification
• Perform reliability monitoring and support as needed to ensure products meet guest expectations

Qualifications:

• Completed Bachelor’s degree or diploma (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science, Software Engineering or Software Architecture preferred; candidates with substantial and relevant industry experience are also eligible
• 5+ years of engineering experience
• 3+ years of working experience with Java Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, and Spring Data framework developing microservices for a cloud-native solution
• Experience with BDD testing of microservices using Cucumber, as well as using mocking HTTP API simulators such as Wire Mock a plus.
• Experience with GraphQL, React & NextJS
• Experience with contract testing using tools like Pact is considered a plus
• Working knowledge of pub/sub systems such as Kafka, SQS, and Webhooks
• Working knowledge of AWS cloud technologies such as EKS, S3, DynamoDB, SNS, CloudWatch etc.
• Working knowledge of reactive programming
• Experience with containerization, Docker, Kubernetes etc. are a plus
• Experience with NoSQL DBs such as Dynamo DB and MongoDB is a plus
• Advanced understanding of web technologies (HTTP, SSL, Headers, Cookies, TCP, Caching)
• Knowledge of CI/CD principles and best practices.
• Experience developing solutions for retail or eCommerce businesses and other relevant domains such as manufacturing & logistics, supply chain, or corporate shared services is nice to have
• Ability to analyze and interpret data using software analytics services such as New Relic to monitor services and diagnose problems

Must haves:

• Acknowledges the presence of choice in every moment and takes personal responsibility for their life.
• Possesses an entrepreneurial spirit and continuously innovates to achieve great results.
• Communicates with honesty and kindness, and creates the space for others to do the same.
• Leads with courage, knowing the possibility of greatness is bigger than the fear of failure.
• Fosters connection by putting people first and building trusting relationships.
• Integrates fun and joy as a way of being and working, aka doesn’t take themselves too seriously.

Compensation and Benefits Package

For Washington Applicants: lululemon’s compensation offerings are rooted in a pay-for-performance philosophy that recognizes exceptional individual and team performance. The typical hiring range for this position in Washington is from $155,000-$175,000 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 competitive Total Rewards offering, permanent employees in this position may be eligible for our competitive annual bonus offering, subject to program eligibility requirements.

At lululemon, investing in our people is a top priority. We believe that when life works, work works. In addition to our competitive Total Rewards offering, we also have personal and professional development offerings. Our offerings recognize our teams for their performance and support whole person development, including support for employees on how to grow their career:

• Extended health and dental benefits, and mental health plans
• Paid time off
• Savings and retirement plan matching
• Generous employee discount
• Fitness & yoga classes
• Parenthood top-up
• Extensive catalog of development course offerings
• People networks, mentorship programs, and leadership series (to name a few)

Note: Availability of the incentive programs, benefits, and perks may be subject to your location & employment type and may 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.

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