OVERVIEW Live the experience. From professional empowerment to continual learning opportunities. From ongoing investment in new and emerging technologies to a career of self-determination. At Ulta Beauty, our tech team is critical to our scalability—and is recognized that way. We’ve been defined as a “mature start-up.” A place where interdepartmental exposure, open doors, and genuine collaboration is ubiquitous. Where challenges come fast and furious, requiring agility, mental dexterity, and creativity. Where our passion for better solutions drives us and is core to who we are. We’re engineering for the future of retail, and it’s no-holds-barred. But for those motivated by continual change and ambiguity, by superior leadership, by whip smart colleagues who will press you daily for your very best, you’ll find that virtually nothing’s impossible at Ulta Beauty. COMPANY:Ulta Beauty Credit Services Corporation LOCATION:1000 Remington Blvd., Suite 120, Bolingbrook, IL 60440 TITLE: Tech Lead HOURS: Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm DUTIES: 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. 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: Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or related. Five (5) years in any occupation with software development experience. Five (5) years in any occupation with software development experience must include: Three (3) years of experience with digital product strategy, consulting, or delivery. Experience must also include: Leading highly technical teams, leveraging their ability to architect software, implement product vision, and deliver code with an agile and iterative model; 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 and SaaS platforms, and implementing automated testing; Championing continuous delivery and helping engineers improve their skills, including fostering strong relationships with product owners; Experience within the technical components of the domains/products/journeys; Java/JVM; Agile Development; Managing technical priorities within the Backlog; and Informing trade-offs to ensure the Product Owner has all the information needed to make product delivery decisions. TELECOMMUTING EMPLOYEE: Reports to company headquarters in Bolingbrook, IL. Can work remotely or telecommute up to 100%. TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS: 5% travel to HQ in Bolingbrook, IL. SALARY: $160,014.40 - $161,014.40 per year APPLY: https://careers.ulta.com/careers/ Job ID 2025-370921 The pay range for this position is $160,014.00 - $161,014.40 / Year with the opportunity for eligible associates to earn additional compensation pursuant to the Company’s bonus plan. Exact pay will be based on factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, level, shift, geographic location, and business and organizational needs. Full-time positions are eligible for paid time off, health, dental, vision, life and disability benefits. Part-time positions are eligible for dental, vision, life, and disability benefits. For additional information concerning our benefits, visit our Benefits and Career Development page: https://learn.bswift.com/ulta ABOUT 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.