lululemon Staff Application Engineer - Distribution & Logistics Technology

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 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.

Core responsibilities

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.

Select responsibilities include:

• 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 implementation strategy, roadmap planning, and alignment with business priorities
• Lead incident response for critical system issues providing technical leadership and coordinating resolution across teams

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field, or equivalent experience
• 9-12 years of experience defining application strategy, establishing integration and configuration standards, and driving organization-wide application decisions, or equivalent
• 5+ years of experience in architecting retail/supply chain applications 
• Experience with Manhattan warehouse management systems (or equivalent) and cloud-based platforms, preferred
• Expertise in developing micro-service and service-based architecture in global environments
• Proven experience designing domain-wide configuration frameworks and standards adopted across multiple teams
• Track record of defining complex coding and scripting standards used company-wide for application platforms; experience establishing platform extension strategies balancing low-code versus scripting approaches
• Experience establishing integration standards and patterns for a domain leveraging platform-native connectors and integration tools; proven ability to define data management frameworks and mapping strategies adopted across the organization
• Demonstrated ability to define configuration lifecycle and release management standards for a domain; experience establishing release governance frameworks aligned with vendor update cycles and organizational change management
• Proven track record of building organizational application engineering capability through mentoring engineers at all levels across a domains

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.

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 an 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 team performance. The typical hiring range for this position is 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
• 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: 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

This role is classified as In-Person under our SSC Workplace Policy:

In-person collaboration and/or office-based work is necessary or important for the role. Work is mainly performed onsite, 4-5 days per week depending on role requirements.

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