Role Overview

Join Lululemon as a Staff Engineer - Digital Services in Vancouver, British Columbia, and lead the technical vision for our cutting-edge digital platforms. Lululemon is an innovative performance apparel company revolutionizing yoga, running, training, and athletic pursuits through technical fabrics and functional design. Our Digital Services team powers Content, Search, Catalog, Recommendations, Product Detail Pages (PDP), and SEO platforms that drive exceptional digital commerce experiences.

As a Staff Engineer, you'll provide deep technical leadership, shaping scalable, resilient, high-performance systems. This hands-on, influential role involves planning platform evolution, guiding roadmaps, and elevating our engineering community through tools, documentation, and Communities of Practice. If you thrive on architecting API-first systems and leading cross-functional teams in eCommerce, this Lululemon Staff Engineer career is your opportunity to create transformational digital experiences.

Key Responsibilities at Lululemon

Take ownership as the technical leader for critical platforms at Lululemon. Your impact will span development, operations, and strategic planning:

• Define and evolve service-oriented, API-first architectures emphasizing scalability, reliability, low latency, and extensibility.
• Drive system design reviews, architectural governance, and technical decisions across multiple teams.
• Lead design of content, catalog publishing, and merchandising platforms for rapid, accurate product launches across regions.
• Architect end-to-end catalog publishing pipelines handling ingestion, enrichment, validation, transformation, and distribution to Search, PDP, SEO, and partners.
• Implement workflow-driven publishing with approvals, role-based access control, preview environments, scheduling, rollback, and auditability.
• Partner with Product Managers, UX, Data, Platform, and Infrastructure teams to translate business needs into robust solutions.
• Facilitate an Engineering Community of Practice to boost training and development in your tech stack.
• Own the full delivery lifecycle for your platform, collaborating with Architecture, Security, and Operations.
• Contribute to engineering automation and production systems while elevating best practices.

These responsibilities position you at the forefront of Lululemon's digital transformation, ensuring our global community experiences seamless product discovery and commerce.

Qualifications & Requirements

To succeed as a Staff Engineer at Lululemon, bring proven expertise in high-scale environments:

• 10+ years professional software engineering experience, including large-scale distributed systems.
• Hands-on building/operating backend services and APIs in cloud-native setups.
• Proven track record with Search, Browse, Category, PDP, or SEO platforms in retail/eCommerce.
• Deep knowledge of system design, scalability, performance optimization, and reliability engineering.
• Proficiency in backend languages like Java, Node.js, Python.
• Experience with AWS (or similar clouds) and modern DevOps.
• Ability to solve complex business problems with maintainable technical solutions.
• Leadership skills to influence without authority across teams.

Lululemon must-haves include entrepreneurial spirit, honest communication, courageous leadership, people-first connection, and integrating fun into work. Authorization to work in Canada required.

Salary & Benefits

Lululemon offers a competitive pay-for-performance compensation model. The typical hiring range for Staff Engineer - Digital Services in Vancouver is $148,000 - $194,300 CAD annually, based on market location, experience, and performance.

• Base pay grounded in market data and individual contributions.
• Comprehensive health, dental, vision coverage.
• Employee product discounts on premium apparel.
• Flexible hybrid work options.
• Professional development programs and training.
• Paid vacation, parental leave, wellness days.
• Inclusive equity and growth-focused environment.
• Team events fostering community connections.

Why Join Lululemon?

Lululemon isn't just apparel—it's a movement toward healthier futures. Our success stems from innovative products, store emphasis, people commitment, and community connections. As a Staff Engineer, you'll shape digital platforms powering global discovery for yoga, running, and training enthusiasts. Work in an equitable, inclusive environment valuing growth, courage, and joy. Vancouver's vibrant tech scene complements our headquarters culture. Join us to innovate, connect, and thrive.

How to Apply

Ready to elevate Lululemon's digital services? Apply now for the Staff Engineer - Digital Services role in Vancouver. Submit your resume highlighting distributed systems, eCommerce platforms, and leadership experience. We review applications continuously—don't miss this chance to lead technical innovation at a global leader in performance apparel. Authorization to work in Canada required. Let's build the future of digital commerce together!