lululemon · 14 hours ago
Senior Principal Engineer - Product Supply Chain and Corporate Systems
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$206K/yr - $271K/yr
15+ years explululemon is an innovative performance apparel company focused on creating transformational products and experiences. The Senior Principal Engineer will provide technical leadership across lululemon’s Go to Market and Product Creation platforms, enhancing development velocity and setting architectural standards for scalable systems.
ApparelE-CommerceFitnessLifestyleSporting GoodsWellness
No H1B
Responsibilities
Own and evolve the end-to-end Go to Market technical architecture, spanning Product Lifecycle Management, digital asset management, visualization, merchandising, and supply planning systems
Partner with Principal Architects, Technology Directors and Executives to define the future-state Go to Market capability roadmap
Lead by example as a hands-on technologist, actively contributing to code reviews, prototyping, and complex debugging across diverse technology stacks
Design and implement microservices-based, distributed systems that are scalable, reliable, and fault-tolerant
Define canonical data models for styles, colorways, BOMs, tech packs, and related product data, and establish clear system-of-record boundaries
Architect scalable 2D and 3D digital product creation pipelines, including patterns, materials, garment assets, and rendered outputs
Enable centralized digital libraries (blocks, patterns, trims, fabrics) to improve reuse, speed and consistency across seasons
Apply AI and automation to the Go to Market workflows such as color-ups, BOM and tech pack creation, and product recommendations, embedding intelligence directly into enterprise tools and human in the loop controls
Replace rigid Go to Market stage gates with progressive readiness states, improving resilience to late changes and decision confidence at critical milestones (ex: Sketch Review, GLF, Buy Sign-Off)
Drive modernization of legacy architectures, introducing cloud-native, event-driven, and containerized patterns to improve performance and reduce technical debt
Serve as a coach and mentor to Principal Engineers and high-potential technical leaders, building a pipeline of engineering excellence
Ability to develop headless system
Design API first and event driven integration
Create seamless, automated data flows through clean, well-integrated system interfaces
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
15+ years of progressive experience in software engineering
Proven experience designing and evolving complex, multi-system platforms, ideally involving Product Lifecycle Management or Product Lifecycle technologies
Strong hands-on experience with Java and Python, and deep understanding of modern application frameworks (ex: Springboot)
Familiarity with digital product creation ecosystems (2D/3D tooling, patterns, materials, visualization) and asset management concepts
Practical experience applying AI/ML to operational workflows
Deep expertise in the following: Cloud-native architectures and services (AWS, Lambda, S3, containerization, Kubernetes), Database technologies (relational, NoSQL, vector, time-series systems and enterprise governance), API-based and event-driven architectures, including real-time data integrations (ex: Kafka or equivalent)
Experience leading cross-functional technical programs and matrixed environments spanning creative, technical, and supply chain disciplines
Proven success modernizing legacy systems incrementally and pragmatically in complex environments—accelerating delivery speed, improving quality, and reducing risk
Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to engage executives and engineers alike on architectural and strategic tradeoffs
Preferred
Familiarity with the following would be considered an asset: Anuplan, FlexPLM, Nuxeo, Oracle, PowerBI, GitHub Copilot
Benefits
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)
Company
lululemon
Lululemon is a technical athletic apparel company for yoga, running, training, and other sweaty pursuits.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
STORY3 Capital PartnersAdvent International
2021-06-01Post Ipo Secondary
2014-08-08Post Ipo Equity
2007-07-27IPO
Leadership Team
Meghan Frank
Chief Financial Officer
C
Carla Anderson
Senior Vice President and General Manager
Recent News
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