lululemon Software Engineer - Catalog Platform Engineering (Backend)

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

This team builds features for backend services supporting the digital catalog browse and search experiences, with high availability and low latency, in a global AWS environment. The technologies we use involve Kafka, DynamoDB, Kinesis, Lambda, Fargate.

Core responsibilities

As a Software Engineer, you will design and implement software solutions independently across the full development lifecycle from requirements analysis through production deployment, writing high-quality code for complex features including service integrations, data processing pipelines, and user-facing functionality while applying software design patterns and architectural best practices. You will lead technical design discussions presenting proposals and trade-offs, conduct thorough code reviews ensuring quality and maintainability standards, and mentor junior engineers through pair programming and technical guidance on coding practices and problem-solving approaches.

You will collaborate closely with product managers and stakeholders on technical feasibility and scope definition, make technical decisions for projects including technology choices and implementation strategies, and contribute to team engineering practices and standards that improve code quality and development velocity. This role may require availability outside of standard business hours, including on ‑ call support, based on business needs.

Select responsibilities include:

• Design and implement technical solutions for features and systems within established architectural frameworks including component design, API contracts, and data models
• Write high-quality, scalable code across the full technology stack following software engineering best practices
• Lead technical design discussions on implementation approaches presenting proposals and facilitating team alignment
• Conduct thorough code reviews ensuring adherence to standards, identifying security vulnerabilities, and providing mentorship through feedback
• Implement comprehensive automated testing strategies including unit, integration, and end-to-end tests to ensure quality

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field, or equivalent experience
• 4-8 years of software development experience designing scalable systems and leading technical implementation, or equivalent
• Proven experience designing and implementing features with high-quality, well-tested code; track record of leading code reviews and providing constructive mentorship through feedback
• Demonstrated ability to decompose complex problems into implementable solutions; experience analysing how technical decisions propagate across distributed systems
• Experience designing and implementing complex integrations ensuring reliable inter-system communication; familiarity with presenting integration approaches and architectural trade-offs
• Experience building production-grade systems in Python or Java, leveraging Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud-native architectures on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Experience with Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, Solr in several of: text search, attribute filtering, hybrid search and machine-learning ranking, vector search
  
  

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.

additional notes
Authorization to work in Canada is required 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 $105,800 - $138,800 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 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

In-person collaboration and connection is important to our culture. Work is performed onsite, minimum 4 days per week.