Staff Engineer

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 People Enablement Technology team (Data and Analytics) at lululemon delivers secure, scalable analytical solutions that empower our employees and support strategic business initiatives. We combine modern data platforms like Databricks, MS Fabric, and Snowflake with Agile and DevSecOps practices to build trusted, high-quality data products and integration solutions.

Our mission is to enable cost effective data-driven decision-making for our people by ensuring our solutions are reliable, compliant, optimized and aligned with organizational goals. We work cross-functionally with enterprise engineering, architecture, analytics, and business teams to create meaningful impact through technology.

core responsibilities

• Platform Ownership & Evolution: Lead the design, development, and long-term roadmap of platform tools and systems that support cross-domain engineering teams.
• Strategic Technical Leadership: Partner with Principal Architects, Lead Architects, and other key stakeholders to define engineering vision, maturity models, and future-state designs.
• Engineering Practices & Enablement Maintain and evolve documentation for engineering best practices.
• Mentorship & Coaching: Act as a technical mentor and coach, elevating the capabilities of engineers across teams through guidance, reviews, and thought leadership.

Innovation, Research & Development: Champion experimentation and forward-thinking approaches that drive long-term technical growth and differentiation. * Delivery Excellence: Ensure high-quality delivery of platform capabilities, balancing speed, reliability, cost optimization and maintainability.

• Leadership & Influence: Represent engineering in strategic forums, influencing decisions and advocating for scalable, sustainable people technology solutions.

qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Databricks including platform design, optimization, administration and operationalization at scale.
• Strong background in Data Engineering with expertise in building and maintaining robust data pipelines.
• High proficiency inCloud Technologies(Azure), SQL, Python with experience deploying and managing cloud-native solutions.
• Solid understanding of DevOps practices, including CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and observability.
• Experience with Power Bi and Snowflake for data visualization and warehousing.
• Proven ability to lead platform engineering initiatives and collaborate across architecture, security, and operations.
• Strong communication and documentation skills to support cross-functional teams and drive engineering best practices.
• Prior experience working with People Data or HR analytics platforms is a plus.
• Contributions to engineering communities or open sourcing is a plus.

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 $148,000 - $194,300 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

This role is classified as In-Person under our SSC Workplace Policy:

In-person collaboration and/or office-based work is necessary or important for the role. Work is mainly performed onsite, 4 days per week depending on role requirements.