Director Engineering Jobs in Renton, WA (NOW HIRING)

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 Technology Foundations team is a key part of the overall Technology team at lululemon.

This team creates a uniquely lululemon, truly differentiated and elevate experiences and the associated enterprise services to streamline technology delivery for our technologists. The Technology Foundations team is focused on strategy and outcomes related to technology platforms, shared services, and engineering experiences. As the Director of Enterprise Engineering - Practices and Platforms, your role is pivotal in aligning the engineering direction across all technology departments, spanning Digital, Retail, Infrastructure, Product, and Supply Chain.

Your focus is to craft and execute a visionary strategy and roadmap for engineering standards that ensure the secure, reliable, and consistent development of technology, provide engineering insights, and develop core developers platforms. core responsibilities Global Practices Program: Lead the Technology Practices, providing maturity guidelines and resources that empower teams throughout the enterprise. Strengthen the program that establishes and adopts engineering standards, ensuring scalability and future-proofing to accommodate business growth.

Measure and improve engineering velocity, quality, and satisfaction. Build productivity dashboards across engineering teams. Establish industry standard metrics such as DORA and SPACE to capture the technical aspects of software development and the human and social factors that influence team performance Influence yearly financial investment decisions by shaping and enhancing these practices and standards Strategic Developers' Platform Ownership: Take ownership and operate strategic technical platforms, such as CICD and Observability, with the aim of accelerating organizational maturity and business value.

Deliver and maintain core engineering tools, environments, and internal developer platforms (IDPs). Provide Seamless onboarding for new developers with a goal of being able to checkin code within 1 day. Reduction in build and deploy times by X%.

Utilize these platforms to drive secure and reliable technology development, supporting the sustained growth of lululemon commerce. Engineering Leadership: Influence and guide Principal Engineering leadership through technical thought leadership, strategic partnership, investment alignment, and community building. Demonstrate a strong leadership style that inspires, motivates, delegates, and coaches teams to achieve high performance and passion for their products and services.

Proactively build trusting relationships across the organization, including functional partners and global teams. Foster a culture of inclusion, diversity, and equity in alignment with the organization's IDEA commitment Your leadership will be instrumental in driving technological excellence, fostering collaboration, and ensuring the sustained success and growth of lululemon's global engineering endeavors. qualifications 10+ years of related work experience, with direct work experience across a variety of Engineering disciplines, including creating and managing community of practices in large technology organizations (1k+ people).

5+ years is a senior leadership position like Technology Director, or relevant management experience. Role model and champion modern ways-of-working such as Agile, DevOps and related practices, actively participate in an architecture community. Strong communication and "storytelling" skills - ability to articulate a vision or concept in simple terms to a broad audience at every level.

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 Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time for this role. compensation and benefits package lululemon's compensation offerings are grounded in a pay-for-performance philosophy that recognizes exceptional individual and teamperformance

Thetypical hiring range for this position is from$190,400 - $249,900annually; 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 equity offerings, 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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