Senior Architect I- Global Commerce Platforms

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.

A day in the life:

As a Senior Architect, you play a pivotal role in supporting delivery teams by crafting detailed solution roadmaps for a defined set of capabilities, systems, or projects. You collaborate closely with engineering and product teams to ensure implementations align with architectural intent and business goals.

• Lead the design and evolution of technology solutions across the architecture lifecycle, ensuring scalability, performance, and alignment with enterprise standards.
• Partner with Business Analysts, Product Owners, Engineers, Project Managers, and Architects to define project requirements, success criteria, and design guidance throughout the development lifecycle.
• Actively participate in and present at architecture design reviews, advocating for sound design principles and engineering best practices.
• Proactively engage cross-functional stakeholders, gather organizational context, and incorporate insights into architectural decisions.
• Identify and document deviations from future-state architecture, escalating where necessary to maintain architectural integrity.
• Clearly communicate trade-offs in architecture and engineering approaches; adapt processes to project and team needs.
• Contribute to the Architecture Community of Practice, sharing knowledge and presenting at internal events to foster alignment and growth across teams.

Technical Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technology-related field or equivalent professional experience.
• Proven expertise in cloud platforms, with hands-on experience in AWS (preferred), Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP) with ability to select and implement cloud services across compute, storage, database, and analytics based on specific use cases.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience as a technical lead developing, deploying, and maintaining scalable, cloud-native software [KR1] event driven systems using agile CI/CD Devops and delivery processes
• Expertise with Single Page Web Apps built on React, JavaScript, Node.js, Webpack and Next.js stack
• In-depth understanding of cloud security threat models, compliance requirements, and platform-native security capabilities.
• Experience conducting technology evaluations, scoring, and selecting tools or vendors aligned to business and architectural goals.
• Deep knowledge of integration patterns across cloud, SaaS, and PaaS platforms.
• Strong capabilities in data architecture, including analytics pipelines, visualization frameworks, and scalable data solutions.
• Comfortable working within Agile delivery frameworks, promoting continuous collaboration between architecture and engineering teams.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently with minimal direction be a self-starter with strong initiative, and ability to manage/execute workload to deliver high quality results
• Good Hands on experience with spring and related frameworks [KR2] and Practical experience with containerization and container orchestrators such as Kubernetes building RESTful APIs using JAX-RS and JSON
• Experience testing JavaScript applications from Unit to E2E
• Experience with CDNs / caching / security / routing rules / IaC and Proxy servers
• Experience with application observability, system-level design, performance in high volume transaction systems

Technical Nice-to-haves:

Prior experience in high volume web retail or eCommerce domains is preferred.[KR3]

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 $123,000 - $162,000 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, 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

Hybrid

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

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