Staff Engineer - Global Distribution Technology

Location: United States of America

State/Province/City: California

City: Los Angeles

Business Unit: Store Support Centre (SSC)

Time Type: Full-time

Description & Requirements

Who we are  

lululemon is a yoga-inspired technical apparel company up to big things. The practice and philosophy of yoga informs our overall purpose to elevate the world through the power of practice. We are proud to be a growing global company with locations all around the world, from Vancouver to Shanghai, and places in between. We owe our success to our innovative product, our emphasis on our stores, our commitment to our people, and the incredible connections we get to make in every community we are in. 

 

About this team 

The Global Distribution Technology org is responsible for supporting Lululemon’s distribution centers across NA and the 3PL integrations across the globe. This is a highly motivated org committed to unlocking business potential with our Global Fulfillment and broader Supply Chain partners. The distribution technology 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.  

 

A day in the life:  

 


  • Technical responsibility of architecture roadmap and vision of the Supply chain solutions  
  • Design and Lead the Supply Chain Warehouse Management engineering solutions, working with vendor partners, business partners, Product and the Engineering teams 
  • Collaborates with architects and principal engineers to create detailed design that is scalable, secure and maintainable 
  • Provides oversight on delivery to ensure industry best practices, standards, automation, quality, timeliness, operational readiness, continuous improvement and cost-effective solutions 
  • Provides technical leadership in transition from legacy Warehouse Management Systems into modern WMS solutions 
  • Provides technical oversight and guidance to junior engineers on maintaining high quality code ensuring best practices are followed 
  • Conducts thorough peer reviews of the code providing constructive feedback to improve quality and ensure adherence to standards 
  • Creates and maintains comprehensive documentation of code, system design and processes to ensure knowledge transfer and ease of maintenance 
  • Designs and supports implementation of telemetry solution to measure key performance metrics and health of deployed application 
  • Designs and supports implementation of resiliency solution to ensure application and data availability and business continuity in case of disaster 
  • Mentors junior engineers providing guidance on technical skills 
  • Conducts training sessions and workshops to help team members learn new technologies 
  • Actively participate in our Enterprise Engineering Community of Practice and contributes towards development and maturity of enterprise engineering platforms 
  • Direct the identification and recommendation of appropriate solutions, upgrades, replacements, or decommissioning options incorporating business and technology productivity, usability, and total cost of ownership 

 

 

 

Qualifications: 


  • Completed Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering is preferred; candidates with substantial and relevant industry experience are also eligible  
  • 10+ years of software engineering experience  
  • Strong knowledge and working experience with programming languages such as java and python 
  • Strong knowledge and working experience with application development frameworks like Spring Boot  
  • Strong knowledge and working experience with Cloud technologies and services such as AWS Lambda and AWS S3. 
  • Strong knowledge and working experience with data integration technologies such as Kafka 
  • Strong knowledge and working experience with API based system design 
  • Strong Experience working with relational and no-sql databases such as Postgres, MongoDB 
  • Experience working with containers and container orchestration systems like Kubernetes. 
  • Experience working with tools like Gitlab, Splunk and Datadog 
  • Good knowledge and working experience in Agile methodology and familiar with tools like Jira and Confluence 
  • Experience with infrastructure provisioning tools like Terraform and workflow orchestration tools like Airflow  
  • Experience working in a cross-functional environment 
  • Ability to interact with tech/non-tech teams in Infrastructure, Network, Development, Product team and Business Partners. 
  • Experience in designing WMS solutions or similar roles is preferred 
  • Experienced in Security and Sarbanes-Oxley audits is preferred 
  • Experienced in process reviews, continuous improvement, automation, and tool elimination 
  • Experience in analyzing and recommending solutions for production issues. 
  • Excellent technical documentation and communication skills with the ability to articulate business requirements into new technologies. 
  • Detail-oriented with effective time management skills to facilitate unplanned projects and interruptions 
  • Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective relationships across multiple cross-functional teams 
  • Comfortable with ambiguity and time spent outside of comfort zone acquiring new skills 

 

 

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 

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 $164,000-$215,500 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. 

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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