Principal Engineer, Global Networks & Infrastructure in Vancouver

lululemon is an innovative performance apparel company for yoga, running, training, and other athletic pursuits. We create transformational products and experiences that support people in moving, growing, connecting, and being well. Our success is attributed to our innovative product, emphasis on stores, commitment to our people, and the incredible connections we make in every community we're in. We focus on creating positive change to build a healthier, thriving future, including creating an equitable, inclusive, and growth-focused environment for our people.

The Global Networks and Infrastructure team is responsible for the design, engineering, and day-to-day operations of the core network and infrastructure platforms that keep our business running. The team focuses on resilience, reliability, scalability, security, and cost optimization—ensuring our environments are stable, performant, and ready to evolve with business demand.

As a Principal Engineer, you will define technical vision and drive implementation approaches for major organizational technology initiatives, leveraging deep technical expertise to shape how the organization builds and operates technology at scale. You will collaborate closely with architects on company-wide technical architecture, serve as an advisor across the organization on complex technical challenges, and mentor senior engineering leaders.

Select responsibilities include:

• Define implementation vision and approach for major technology initiatives.
• Demonstrate expert-level functional coding proficiency, writing high-quality production code.
• Collaborate closely with architects on company-wide technical architecture.
• Challenge and improve existing architecture decisions.
• Provide executive-level technical advisory on complex implementation challenges.
• Drive engineering practices and technical workflows adopted company-wide.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, or equivalent experience; Master’s or PhD degree strongly preferred.
• 11-15 years of progressive software engineering experience.
• Expert-level coding ability with a track record of writing production code.
• Deep experience analyzing complex system interactions.
• Experience defining implementation plans and execution approaches for complex technology programs.
• Recognized depth in one or more technical domains.
• Demonstrated ability to influence product strategy and investment decisions.
• Experience with multi-cloud networking, Kubernetes, service mesh, network security, SDWAN, and related technologies.

Must haves:

• Acknowledge the presence of choice in every moment and take personal responsibility for your life.
• Possess an entrepreneurial spirit and continuously innovate.
• Communicate with honesty and kindness.
• Lead with courage.
• Foster connection by putting people first.
• Integrate fun and joy as a way of being and working.

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. The typical hiring range for this position is from $196,600 - $258,100 annually. Permanent employees may be eligible for our competitive annual bonus program and equity offerings. Other components of our total rewards offerings include extended health and dental benefits, paid time off, savings and retirement plan matching, and extensive development course offerings.

Workplace arrangement:

Hybrid in-person collaboration is important to our culture. Work is performed onsite, minimum 4 days per week.

Lululemon is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on merit and business needs. Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request.