Senior Platform Engineer - Secure Delivery Platform

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 Secure Delivery Platforms lead the strategy, engineering, and delivery of enterprise capabilities that enable teams to move from idea to production securely, efficiently, and at scale. Our purpose is to unify the software delivery experience by embedding security, compliance, and governance directly into developer workflows while maintaining a strong focus on usability and speed. We partner closely with application, platform, and security teams to provide standardized, automated delivery paths that reduce friction and increase confidence in every release. Operating in a fast‑paced environment, we continuously evolve our platform through automation, reliability practices, and data‑driven insights to support a growing and diverse engineering organization. We value collaboration, experimentation, and continuous learning, and are committed to building a supportive, inclusive culture where engineers can do their best work while delivering meaningful business impact.

core responsibilities

As a Senior Platform Engineer, you will lead the design and implementation of complex platform systems and capabilities spanning multiple teams and services, establishing technical direction for the platform domain including infrastructure patterns, automation standards, and tooling strategies while ensuring solutions meet scalability and reliability requirements. You will make implementation decisions for platform domain including infrastructure design, automation approaches, and technology integration strategies, conduct high-impact reviews focusing on platform quality and long-term maintainability, and establish platform engineering standards adopted across the domain. You will mentor platform engineers at multiple levels providing guidance on advanced infrastructure concepts and career development, partner with engineering leadership on platform strategy and roadmap planning, and lead resolution of critical platform issues and production incidents.

select responsibilities include:

• Engineer sophisticated Kubernetes platforms, container orchestration strategies, and cloud infrastructure abstractions enabling engineering teams to operate at scale
• Design and build advanced CI/CD and delivery systems supporting complex workflows, artifact management, and deployment patterns across multiple environments
• Engineer intuitive self-service platform capabilities including APIs, CLIs, portals, and templates that dramatically improve developer productivity and enable safe infrastructure provisioning
• Architect and deploy comprehensive observability platforms including logging architecture, metrics frameworks, distributed tracing systems, and intelligent alerting platforms
• Lead incident response for critical platform issues coordinating cross-team efforts, conducting deep technical investigations, and driving reliability improvements

qualifications

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Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field, or equivalent experience; Master’s degree beneficial

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6-10 years of experience developing enterprise platform systems and leading infrastructure initiatives across engineering teams, or equivalent

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Proven experience building and maintaining platform infrastructure applying established automation standards; track record of driving platform automation decisions across multiple teams

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Demonstrated ability to architect sophisticated Kubernetes platforms and cloud infrastructure supporting diverse workload requirements; experience designing compute, storage, and networking abstractions balancing performance, cost, and developer experience

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Experience engineering intuitive self-service capabilities including APIs, CLIs, and portals that dramatically improve developer productivity; proven ability to design developer tools and workflows enabling teams to operate independently

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Experience building developer experience automation including internal developer portals, golden path templates, and self-service tooling; demonstrated ability to measure and improve developer productivity through platform instrumentation and feedback loops across diverse engineering teams

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Demonstrated experience engineering software supply chain security capabilities including artifact provenance, dependency lifecycle management, container image governance, and vulnerability remediation workflows

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 $132,600 - $174,000 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 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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