Ulta Beauty · 1 week ago
Lead IT Engineer - Pricing and Promotions
Bolingbrook, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$103K/yr - $150K/yr
7+ years expUlta Beauty is the largest North American beauty retailer, recognized for its commitment to technology and innovation. They are seeking a Lead Engineer for Pricing and Promotions to optimize retail operations by implementing advanced technologies and data-driven methodologies, ensuring the effectiveness of pricing and promotion systems.
BeautyConsumer GoodsCosmeticsRetail
Responsibilities
Serve as the senior technical expert for pricing & promotion systems, guiding architectural decisions across services such as price management, promotion execution, markdown optimization, competitive price intelligence, and rules engines
Partner with Solution Architects to design scalable, modern, API-driven solutions that integrate across Merchandising, Inventory, Digital, Stores, and POS ecosystems
Establish and champion engineering best practices—code quality, reliability, performance, observability, CI/CD, and secure development
Lead the technical implementation of new pricing and promotion capabilities, including engine enhancements, configurations, data pipelines, integration services, and UI components
Troubleshoot complex issues across distributed systems, ensuring high availability and accuracy of pricing data flowing to downstream channels
Mentor engineers and elevate engineering standards across the pod
Collaborate closely with Product Managers for Pricing, Promo, and Merchandising to translate business outcomes into technical solutions and execution plans
Challenge requirements when needed, ensuring feasibility, scalability, and long-term maintainability of solutions
Shape and estimate epics, stories, and technical debt within the product backlog with a clear engineering point of view
Ensure pricing and promotion platforms operate with accuracy, stability, and speed—critical for in-store experience, digital channels, and margin management
Build robust monitoring, alerting, logging, and automated recovery patterns to reduce operational load
Lead incident resolution for pricing systems, perform root-cause analysis, and implement structural fixes
Act as the technical lead for integrating and extending commercial pricing and promotion platforms (e.g., price engines, promotion management suites, competitive intelligence tools)
Evaluate vendor roadmaps, releases, and platform capabilities to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture and product roadmap needs
Partner with vendor engineering teams on technical issues, enhancement requests, performance tuning, and incident resolution
Ensure vendor-delivered components meet internal standards for security, quality, reliability, and data integrity
Evaluate new technologies (e.g., rule engines, pricing algorithms, event-driven architectures, agentic AI for price recommendations) and recommend adoption where appropriate
Identify opportunities to simplify and modernize legacy pricing solutions, reduce manual processes, and accelerate merchandising speed-to-market
Drive continuous improvement initiatives around data quality, processing performance, and system integration
Act as the technical point of contact for cross-functional teams—including Merchandising, Data & Analytics, Finance, Store Operations, and Digital Commerce—ensuring pricing and promotion capabilities meet enterprise needs
Mentor engineers across pods, fostering a culture of craftsmanship, innovation, and ownership
Influence roadmap prioritization by articulating technical risk, dependencies, and architectural investments clearly
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
7+ years of experience in retail technology, with a focus on pricing & promotions, omnichannel merchandising technology experience preferred
Strong expertise in data analytics, forecasting, and optimization algorithms
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze complex data sets and translate them into clear, actionable insights
Excellent communication and presentation skills, capable of articulating technical strategies and business value to diverse stakeholders
Strong understanding of data governance, data integrity, and best practices for managing large datasets
Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize effectively, and adapt to a fast-paced, changing retail landscape
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Proven leadership in cross-functional project delivery
Preferred
Experience with data visualization tools like Tableau or Power BI is a plus
Benefits
Paid time off
Health
Dental
Vision
Life and disability benefits
Company
Ulta Beauty
Ulta Beauty is a beauty retailer that offers a wide range of products including cosmetics, fragrances, skincare, and hair care.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$266.3MKey Investors
Berkshire HathawayDimensional Fund Advisors
2024-08-14Post Ipo Equity· $266.3M
2016-10-11Post Ipo Equity
2007-10-25IPO
Leadership Team
Chris Lialios
Interim Chief Financial Officer
Paula Oyibo
Chief Financial Officer
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