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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.\nAbout this team\nThe lower funnel experiences teams are a global development team responsible for the web checkout and post-purchase experiences on thelululemon.com website and are responsible for critical web guest experiences the guest goes through from adding to their shopping bag to arrival at their door and also any post-purchase experiences like tracking, order management, and returns. They work very closely with our services teams, DevOps, and product teams to deliver responsive and easy to use experiences for our guests that enable that purchase process.\nCore responsibilities\nAs a Staff Software Engineer responsible for lower-funnel experiences you’ll establish strategic engineering standards and architectural patterns adopted across the organization including API guidelines, testing frameworks, and operational best practices. You will consult on architectural decisions in collaboration with enterprise architects providing technical expertise on system design, balance hands-on coding in critical areas with advisory responsibilities across teams, and ensure technical solutions deliver measurable business value. 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This role may require availability outside of standard business hours, including on call support, based on business needs.\nSelect responsibilities include:\nDesign and implement enterprise software solutions and technical frameworks spanning multiple teams, establishing coding patterns and practices that scale across the organization\nDrive complex, multi-team initiatives with minimal supervision, making key technical decisions independently while navigating ambiguity and competing priorities\nWrite exemplary code in critical areas demonstrating best-in-class engineering practices when situations require deep technical expertise\nConsult with principal engineers and enterprise architects on architectural decisions providing technical expertise on implementation feasibility, scalability considerations, and operational implications\nPrototype and recommend technology options and tools to architects based on technical evaluation, team capabilities, and implementation requirements\nEstablish engineering and coding standards adopted across the organization including testing strategies, development workflows, and quality practices\nLead technical design reviews across the organization providing expert guidance on implementation approaches, scalability, and maintainability\nQualifications\nBachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or related technical field, or equivalent experience; Master’s degree preferred\n9-12 years of software development experience defining technical strategy and establishing engineering standards across the organization, or equivalent\nTrack record of writing exemplary code in critical areas requiring deep technical expertise; experience establishing coding and quality standards adopted at an organizational level\nProven ability to decompose highly ambiguous technical challenges into effective, non-over-engineered solutions; experience anticipating technical impacts and trade-offs across multiple systems and teams at enterprise scale\nExperience designing enterprise integration solutions and establishing implementation patterns adopted across the organization\nExperience defining organizational operational strategies and reliability practices; familiarity with championing SLO/SLI frameworks, cost optimization, and platform reliability at scale\nDemonstrated ability to establish and articulate technical strategy across the organization in alignment with business objectives and strategic initiatives\nExtensive expertise building and maintaining secure, reliable, and responsive Web Apps built with React, JavaScript, Node, Nextjs, and GraphQL, \nEnd-to-end experience in infrastructure-as-code pipelines for build, packaging, and deployment strategies using Gitlab, AWS, and Kubernetes ensuring reliable and repeatable practices across systems\nMust haves\nAcknowledge the presence of choice in every moment and take personal responsibility for your life.\nPossess an entrepreneurial spirit and continuously innovate to achieve great results. \nCommunicate with honesty and kindness and create the space for others to do the same. \nLead with courage, knowing the possibility of greatness is bigger than the fear of failure. \nFoster connection by putting people first and building trusting relationships. \nIntegrate fun and joy as a way of being and working, aka doesn’t take yourself too seriously. \nadditional notes\nAuthorization to work in the United States is required for this role.\nPlease note: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visa at this time for this role.\ncompensation and benefits package\nlululemon’s compensation offerings are grounded in a pay-for-performance philosophy that recognizes exceptional individual and team performance. 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Recognizing our teams for their performance and dedication, other components of our total rewards offerings include support of career development, wellbeing, and personal growth:\nExtended health and dental benefits, and mental health plans \nPaid time off \nSavings and retirement plan matching \nGenerous employee discount \nFitness & yoga classes \nParenthood top-up \nExtensive catalog of development course offerings \nPeople networks, mentorship programs, and leadership series (to name a few) \nNote: 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.\n\nworkplace arrangement\nHybrid\nIn-person collaboration and connection isimportant to our culture. 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