Tech Lead - Full Stack, Hybrid - Ulta Beauty, Inc.

Discover the possibilities of our progressive, omnichannel approach to beauty retail. At Ulta Beauty, our E-commerce associates sit at the cutting edge of our efforts to reimagine the future of retail. Through a full suite of new and emerging technologies, this team is creating an enhanced buying experience for guests who crave simplicity, choice, personal insights and the joy of discovery. With greater interactivity. Inspired applications of big data, AI and UI/UX. And creative that persuades and delights. All of this, with the opportunity to experience smart ideas come to life.

At Ulta Beauty, we’re forever imagining. Forever striving. Forever investing in next-gen—with deep and rich opportunities for ongoing learning, growth and advancement. We encourage you to take control of your career and set your own ceiling. For curious and big-picture thinkers who can flex to the need and who want to stretch themselves through courage and conviction, Ulta Beauty provides an environment perfectly suited to your ambitions. Let’s build brilliant together.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Tech Lead (TL) has significant responsibilities related to planning, architecture and execution, and operates in a highly dynamic and fast paced environment. This role owns the architectural decisions for the team. The TL is an executor and the visionary force behind the technical solution. The TL values simplicity and is unafraid to challenge technical constraints and procedures to achieve an Agile design. This role works closely with all team members to create a modular, scalable solution that addresses and incorporates future architectural changes and designs. The TL will drive the team’s engineering practices in test driven development, continuous integration, and automated deployment. The Tech Lead is a hands-on team member who actively coaches the team to solve complex problems.

CORE JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Partner with the Product Owner to align the roadmap with strengths and opportunities within the technical stack
• Design the overall technological architecture of the product with the help of the team
• Guide project teams on technology strategy related to coding practices, continuous integration and automated deployment
• Mentor and coach the technical team, specifically with code reviews
• Engage in coding to help the team to develop their solution and solve all problems at hand
• Identifies and removes technical impediments
• Act as a thought partner with the Product Owner in story creation, acceptance criteria, and communicate tradeoffs effectively with designers
• Provide the team a roadmap for implementing software engineering practices for higher code quality
• Share responsibility with the Product Owner for building reusable and scalable components
• Work alongside business stakeholders, visual designers, UX architects, QA analysts, and application architects in a collaborative environment to iteratively deliver solutions on time and in budget.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead a team of employee and consultant developers to ensure successful delivery of our digital transformation project and operate in a highly dynamic and fast paced environment
• Work closely with business teams to understand and implement strategic initiatives on time and on budget
• Take a hands-on role delivering multiple projects and contributing to the future state architecture
• Work alongside business stakeholders, visual designers, UX architects, Java technical leads, QA analysts, and application architects in a collaborative environment to iteratively deliver solutions on time and on budget

REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSIDERATION

• Bachelor’s degree in information systems or computer science or related field with relevant work experience
• 7-10 years of overall professional software development experience with 3+ years’ experience with digital product strategy, consulting, or delivery; experience in high-tech or retail where there is a multi-tier distribution model preferred
• Preferred experience and/or knowledge of our tech stack:
  • Akamai
  • Apigee (or any API development experience)
  • Web Fronted: React, NodeJS
  • GraphQL
  • Backend: Spring/Java
  • Platform: GCP, GKE, Pub/Sub, Cloud composer (any cloud)
  • Storage: MongoDB, Cloud Storage
  • Cache: Redis -
  • Content: Amplience CMS (or any CMS)
  • Commercetool (core commerce platform) - good to have
  • XC-Commerce (Pricing and promotion) – (any commerce tools experience)
  • Adeptmind (search)
• Experience leading highly technical teams, leveraging their ability to architect software, implement product vision, and deliver code with an agile and iterative model
• Experience leading engineers and developers as product delivery teams to build a high performing culture rooted in customer centricity while implementing proper coding standards, recommending languages, frameworks & SaaS platforms, and implementing automated testing
• Experience championing continuous delivery and helping engineers improve their skills, including fostering strong relationships with product owners
• Seen as an expert within the technical components of the domains/products/journeys
• Seasoned developer or technical lead with deep insight into newest technologies and trends, Java/JVM, and nice to have experience with functional programming
• Experience in Agile Development, with specific solution architect (or similar) experience preferred
• Experience managing technical priorities within the Backlog
• Ability to inform trade-offs to ensure the PO has all the information needed to make product delivery decisions
• Strong communication skills with the ability to align the organization on complex technical decisions
• Active coach and mentor whose goals are to grow and maximize the team’s potential
• High energy and passionate individual who inspires teammates to reach their maximum potential
• Embraces a culture of trust and transparency
• Willing to challenge technical constraints to deliver exceptional user experiences

At Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA), the possibilities are beautiful. Ulta Beauty is the largest North American beauty retailer and the premier beauty destination for cosmetics, fragrance, skin care products, hair care products and salon services. We bring possibilities to life through the power of beauty each and every day in our stores and online with more than 25,000 products from approximately 500 well-established and emerging beauty brands across all categories and price points, including Ulta Beauty’s own private label. Ulta Beauty also offers a full-service salon in every store featuring—hair, skin, brow, and make-up services.

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest records, conviction records, or other criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of any applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York City Fair Chance Act.