lululemon · 1 day ago
Architect - Retail Services (Performance Engineering)
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$136K/yr - $179K/yr
5+ years explululemon is an innovative performance apparel company focused on creating transformational products and experiences. They are seeking a Senior Architect for Retail Services to guide the design and implementation of technical strategies that support their global business, collaborating with various teams to develop industry-leading technology solutions.
E-CommerceFashionWellnessLifestyleSportsApparelFitnessSporting Goods
No H1B
Responsibilities
Produce and present solution options to project leadership with clear definitions of the benefits and tradeoffs of each proposal
Participate and present at architecture design reviews and lead the governance activities for a given solution
Act as subject matter expert within your specific product/platform while also demonstrating knowledge beyond a singular service to encompass multiple interdependent services both on premise and within SaaS or cloud infrastructure and effectively design interactions in a highly matrixed environment
Develop and maintain component level (e.g. system, service or application) roadmap(s) for assigned portfolio and ensure that solutions recommended for implementation adhere to organizational architecture standards, patterns & practices
Design and develop detailed architecture design artifacts (including, but not limited to logical, conceptual and integration diagrams) for assigned teams and projects
Qualification
Required
BS / BA in technology related discipline or relevant industry experience
5-7 years of experience in performance engineering, resiliency design, and observability practices
Strong knowledge of AWS Cloud, distributed systems, microservices architecture, and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
Design and implement architecture models ensuring security, performance, resiliency, and observability across distributed systems
Collaborate with a cross functional team to develop performance designs, test strategies and plans. Identify performance bottlenecks across all tiers, components, layers
Conduct performance and capacity optimization analysis to improve application effectiveness and meet defined SLAs
Experience in identifying potential failures / impact and setting up failure simulation scenario
In-depth understanding of distributed systems, microservices architecture, and containerization technologies (such as Docker and Kubernetes)
Knowledge of Resiliency design pattern and its best practices – Circuit breaker, Timeout/ Time limit, Retry, Bulkhead, Fall back etc
Knowledge of best practices in software development, testing, and deployment, including CI/CD pipelines and automation tools
Analysis and resolution of critical and complex application issues (crashes, hung threads, memory leaks, etc.) and performance tuning based on RCA
Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex issues and develop effective solutions
Conduct Proof of Concept for engineering and testing tools, and demonstrate feasibility of implementing the solution, with business justifications
Hands on experience in HA (High Availability) and DR (Disaster Recovery)
Develop and validate resiliency strategies using chaos engineering principles and tools (e.g., Chaos Monkey, Chaos Toolkit, Gremlin, Litmus)
Customize or build chaos tools using Python or other scripting/programming languages
Hands-on experience in analyzing and measuring MTTD/ MTTR using industry-standard monitoring and incident management tools
Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
Experience with Observability tools such Datadog, Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk,etc
Experience with testing frameworks (ideally JMeter)
Experience in chaos engineering, Resiliency validation engineering
Drive continuous performance tuning and cost optimization to ensure scalable, efficient, and reliable infrastructure
Leverage AI/ML technologies for intelligent observability, automated test data creation, and predictive performance insights to drive business outcomes
Authorization to work the United States is required for this role
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
Recent News
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