Senior Engineer I - Outbound Logistics Technology

Ubicació: Canada

Estat/Província/Ciutat: British Columbia

Ciutat: Vancouver

Unitat de negoci: Store Support Centre (SSC)

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 Logistics and Trade Technology department is committed to unlocking business potential with our Global Fulfillment and broader Supply Chain partners. Supporting both vendor and propriety systems the teams provide solutions to enable our partners in streamlining the lifecycle of product movement from our manufacturers to our DC’s, from our DC’s to our stores and guests as well as international trade across logistics and settlement activities including but not limited to components such as product classification, import/export process management and commercial invoice information.  


This role will support the Outbound Logistics Technology team, bringing in QA engineering best practices in building and deploying microservices version of luluRoute, a homegrown platform that acts as a parcel execution engine. This platform integrates with our Warehouse Management System and Omni systems to retrieve shipping labels and tracking numbers from our carrier partners (e.g., FedEx, USPS, Canada Post) for outgoing packages to our stores and guests, provides a front-end application for our retail stores to gain visibility of incoming cartons as well as supports SFS functionality in North America and global regions.  


A day in the life:  

  • Attend daily stand-up calls to review open dev and support incidents 
  • Be the liaison with functional QA leads and back end java engineers to design and develop automation framework on foundational principles 
  • Build and maintain automation frameworks and develop scripts to support QA scenarios 
  • Producing and evaluating code to build automated testing programs 
  • Be in the process of Continuous Improvement for high performing, robust and scalable platforms using in-depth cloud computing knowledge and skills 
  • Integrating automated tests into the continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines to ensure tests are run automatically as part of all build and deployment phases 
  • Own QA automation roadmap on team in collaboration with Sr. Architect and Sr. Engineers 
  • Debug and troubleshoot issues found around test scripts 
  • Assess speed, scalability and stability of the platform under high volume conditions and use tools to simulate peak loads and identify and resolve performance bottlenecks 
  • Collaborate with Engineers, product and business teams to ensure quality is built into our software engineering using test-driven development 
  • Monitor test results and report on quality of development  
  • Work with teams to add and refine acceptance criteria and the definition-of-done to user stories 
  • Partner with all engineers on permanent fixes for recurring issues 
  • Conduct research to aid in product troubleshooting and optimization efforts 
  • Attend Post-Mortems and work on action items from deployment defects 
  • Use innovation and automation, when possible, to provide sustainable solutions and scalable performance test results 
 

Qualifications: 

  • 10+ years of experience of software engineering experience with focus on QA automation 
  • 8+ years of working experience in design and development of RESTful APIs using Java, JSON, Spring Boot and Spring Cloud 
  • Knowledge and exposure in Supply Chain Domain with a focus on warehouse management and digital 
  • Strong working knowledge and experience in relational databases with emphasis on SQL query language and stored procedures 
  • Senior level knowledge of DevOps principles and practices 
  • Experienced with infrastructure as a code and multi cloud strategy 
  • Self-starter and has pride in taking initiative 
  • Excellent project management and problem-solving skills 
  • Strong business acumen and written and verbal skills 
  • Challenges the status quo, champions change and influences others to change 
  • Possesses an entrepreneurial spirit and continuously innovates to achieve great results 
  • Strong time management skills and ability to prioritize tasks 
  • Integrates fun and joy as a way of being and working, aka doesn’t take themselves too seriously 
  • Strong knowledge of the ITIL Framework (Incident, Problem, Change, Release Management) 
 

Must haves: 

  • Prior working experience in retail industry, preferably in parcel shipping solution integrations and approaches 
  • 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 

Additional Notes
 Immigration support is potentially available 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 $123,500 -  $154,400 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 and equity offerings, 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 Hybrid under our SSC Workplace Policy:  

In-person collaboration is important, and much of the role can be performed remotely. Work is performed onsite at least 3 days per week.  


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