Staff Application Engineer- HR Technology

lululemon is located at Vancouver, BC. The company is currently looking for applications for the role of Staff Application Engineer- HR Technology. We are seeking a self-disciplined individual with exceptional interpersonal skills. The chosen applicant will be required to join and begin their duties as soon as possible. The employer is offering a full-time position.

Employer Name: lululemon
Position: Staff Application Engineer- HR Technology
Salary: $160,100 – $210,100  annually
Employment type: Full-time
Location: Vancouver, BC

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Job Description

  • The candidate will be responsible for designing and implementing enterprise application solutions and frameworks across multiple teams and business units, while establishing scalable configuration patterns and practices.
  • The candidate will be responsible for driving complex, multi-team initiatives with minimal supervision, making independent technical decisions while managing ambiguity and competing priorities.
  • The candidate will write exemplary configurations and proprietary application code in critical areas, demonstrating best-in-class application engineering practices when deep platform expertise is required.
  • The candidate will consult with architects on application architecture decisions, providing technical expertise on implementation feasibility, scalability considerations, and operational implications.
  • The candidate will establish application engineering and configuration standards across the organization, including validation strategies, deployment workflows, and quality practices.
  • The candidate will be responsible for partnering with business and engineering leadership on application implementation strategy, roadmap planning, and alignment with business priorities.
  • The candidate will mentor application engineers at all levels, including developing senior engineers and emerging application engineering leaders.

Job Requirements

  • The candidate must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Business Administration, Computer Science, or a related field, or possess equivalent experience.
  • A Master’s degree will be considered an advantage.
  • The candidate must have 9–12 years of experience defining application strategy, establishing integration and configuration standards, and driving organization-wide application decisions, or equivalent experience.
  • The candidate must have proven experience designing domain-wide configuration frameworks and standards adopted across multiple teams.
  • The candidate must have a track record of defining complex coding and scripting standards used company-wide for application platforms.
  • The candidate must have experience establishing platform extension strategies that balance low-code and scripting approaches.
  • The candidate must have experience establishing integration standards and patterns using platform-native connectors and integration tools.
  • The candidate must have proven ability to define data management frameworks and mapping strategies adopted across the organization.
  • The candidate must demonstrate ability to define configuration lifecycle and release management standards for a domain.
  • The candidate must have experience establishing release governance frameworks aligned with vendor update cycles and organizational change management.
  • The candidate must have a proven track record of building organizational application engineering capability through mentoring engineers at all levels across domains.
  • The candidate must have experience working with HR SaaS applications, with familiarity in platforms such as Workday, Avature, Docebo, and Databricks considered an asset.
  • The candidate must demonstrate deep expertise in enterprise SaaS platforms, with the ability to evaluate configuration, low-code, and custom development trade-offs.
  • The candidate must acknowledge the presence of choice in every moment and take personal responsibility for their actions and decisions.
  • The candidate must demonstrate an entrepreneurial mindset and a commitment to continuous innovation to achieve strong results.
  • The candidate must communicate with honesty and kindness while encouraging others to do the same.
  • The candidate must lead with courage, recognizing that the possibility of greatness is greater than the fear of failure.
  • The candidate must foster connection by putting people first and building trusting relationships.
  • The candidate must demonstrate a positive attitude and balance professionalism with a sense of fun and joy in the workplace.
  • The candidate must have authorization to work in Canada for this role.

Additional information

Work conditions

  • The candidate will work in a hybrid work environment.
  • The candidate will be required to work onsite a minimum of four days per week to support collaboration and team connectivity.

Benefits

  • The candidate may be eligible for a competitive annual bonus program subject to eligibility requirements.
  • The candidate will receive extended health, dental, and mental health benefits.
  • The candidate will receive paid time off benefits.
  • The candidate will receive savings and retirement plan matching benefits.
  • The candidate will receive a generous employee discount on company products.
  • The candidate will have access to fitness and yoga classes.
  • The candidate will receive parenthood top-up benefits.
  • The candidate will have access to an extensive catalog of professional development courses.
  • The candidate will receive access to people networks, mentorship programs, and leadership development series.

How to Apply

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