Software Engineer, Platform Tooling (remote)

About Estée Lauder Companies

The Estee Lauder Companies is the global leader in prestige beauty — delighting consumers with transformative products and experiences, inspiring them to express their individual beauty. We are the only company focused solely on prestige makeup, skin care, fragrance and hair care with a diverse portfolio of 25+ brands sold in approximately 150 countries and territories. Infused throughout our organization is a passion for creativity and imagination — a desire to push the boundaries and invent the unexpected — as we continue the bold work of our founder Estée Lauder.

We connect with our customers anytime, anywhere, from any device. We’re committed to innovation, working with the best tools and technologies available to help our shoppers seamlessly navigate the digital world of beauty. We have a collaborative work environment that hums with the buzz of 80% female leadership. It’s also home to bold technologists, marketers and ecommerce renegades who are shaping the future of beauty. ****

Role Summary

Are you passionate about optimizing and streamlining software development processes? Do you have a deep understanding of the tools that support the work of engineering (like GitHub, DataDog, and Sentry) along with a knack for identifying and implementing tools that enhance platform operations?

We are seeking a talented Platform Tooling Specialist to join our Platform Tooling Team and play a pivotal role in improving our development workflows and ensuring the reliability and performance of our platforms. In this role, you will be responsible for managing, configuring, and optimizing tools such as GitHub and DataDog to support our global engineering team's software development and monitoring efforts.

Key Responsibilities

1. GitHub Expertise: * Manage and configure GitHub access, repositories, organizations, and permissions to ensure efficient code collaboration and version control. * Support teams to leverage best practices for branching strategies, code reviews, and CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions. * Provide guidance and support to development teams on using GitHub effectively.
2. DataDog Mastery: * Guide teams in DataDog monitoring and observability tools to track the performance and health of our applications and infrastructure. * Create example dashboards and alerts in DataDog so that teams can learn to proactively identify and address issues. * Collaborate with engineering teams to troubleshoot and optimize system performance based on DataDog insights.
3. Tooling Evaluation and Implementation: * Continuously evaluate new tools and technologies that can enhance our platform operations, development workflows, and monitoring capabilities. * Lead the implementation and integration of selected tools, ensuring they align with our business objectives. * Assess and monitor existing toolsets, with a focus on efficiency optimizations.
4. Documentation and Training: * Create clear and comprehensive documentation for our toolset configurations, workflows, and best practices. * Provide training and support to team members to ensure they can leverage these tools effectively.
5. Collaboration: * Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including software developers, DevOps engineers, and IT operations, to drive improvements and efficiencies in our development and monitoring processes. * Act as a subject matter expert, offering guidance and assistance to team members.

Qualifications

• as a subject matter expert, offering guidance and assistance to team members.

Who You Are (Skills and Qualifications)

• 4+ years relevant experience
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Proven experience and expertise in source control, including organizational administration, repository management, branching strategies, and CI/CD pipelines. We use GitHub.
• Strong proficiency in observability tooling, with the ability to set up monitoring, alerts, and dashboards effectively. We use DataDog.
• Familiarity with other development and DevOps tools, such as Jira, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) ways of working, processes, tooling.
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to adapt to evolving technologies and tools in the DevOps and software development landscape.
• You get excited about automating repetitive tasks and reducing the number of steps in a task.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English.

How You'll Stand Out

• Experience with building and scaling and supporting large e-commerce or SaaS (Software as a Service) platforms.
• You're a tool builder, and a force multiplier with a proven track record of making things easier for others.
• Experience in implementing best security practices for technologies such as SAML, OAuth, OpenID.
• Experience directly supporting and working with development teams.
• Understanding of Agile and Scrum Frameworks.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Forward-thinking & tech-curious.

Why You'll Love Working at ELC Online

We promote the leader-leader model of leadership and an agile way of working so you will have ample opportunity to really impact teams and projects across multiple disciplines.

• High profile, innovative and trail-blazing projects.
• An exciting environment in a rapidly growing industry.
• Commitment to personal development.
• Free Product Allowance & Employee Discounts (on ELC products and also at gyms, retailers, restaurants, more).
• Flexible Summer Friday options.
• You’ll work with experienced and talented people all over the world. Many of the people you collaborate with will be in different time zones, and you are excited by the prospect of learning new cultures as well as sharing your own.

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $83,500 to $125,500. Exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education, and budget. Salary range may vary based on geographic location. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program with possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results as well as participation in the share incentive plan.

In addition, The Estée Lauder Companies offers a variety of benefits to eligible employees, including health insurance coverage, wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, paid leave programs, education-related programs, paid holidays and vacation time, and many others. Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company

Job: Online / E-Commerce
Primary Location: US-NY-New York
Job Type: Standard
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: 1st (Day) Shift
Job Number: 2313951

We are an equal opportunity employer. Minorities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. It is Company's policy not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances. The Company will endeavor to provide a reasonable accommodation consistent with the law to otherwise qualified employees and prospective employees with a disability and to employees and prospective employees with needs related to their religious observance or practices. Should you wish to apply for this position or any other position with the Company and you believe you require assistance to complete an application or participate in an interview, please contact USApplicantAccommodations@Estee.com.

The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) is the global leader in prestige beauty. ELC is the only company focused solely on prestige makeup, skin care, fragrance and hair care with a diverse portfolio of 25+ brands sold in approximately 150 countries and territories. Infused throughout the organization is a passion for creativity and innovation — a desire to push the boundaries and invent the unexpected — as we continue the bold work of the company’s founder Estée Lauder.