Senior Engineer (Platform Engineering) in London

DescriptionAbout Charlotte Tilbury Beauty Founded in 2013 by world‑renowned makeup artist and beauty entrepreneur Charlotte Tilbury CBE, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty has transformed the global beauty industry with one mission: to empower everyone, everywhere to look and feel like the most confident version of themselves. With our easy‑to‑use, easy‑to‑choose, easy‑to‑gift icons, we’ve become one of the most talked‑about beauty brands on the planet - and the magic is only growing. Today, we’re a global beauty phenomenon, scaling at record speed across 50+ markets with over 3,000 Dream Team members bringing the Tilbury magic to life every single day. Across the world, our Retail Teams and Magic Offices work hand‑in‑hand to shape the Charlotte Tilbury experience - from the glamour of London and the style capitals of Europe, to the energy of the Americas, the vibrant beauty hubs of the Middle East and the fast‑growing innovation centres across APAC. Every region brings its own sparkle, culture and community, creating the unmistakable magic of Team Tilbury. And as we continue to break records across countries, channels and categories, we’re looking for extraordinary talent to join us. About the role The platform team looks after the infrastructure that supports the Charlotte Tilbury customer experience online, and the platform that our engineers use - from CI/CD pipelines to shared Terraform modules, from security improvements to tooling optimisation. Engineers work in small, nimble teams (squads) that work in SCRUM or Kanban to deliver exciting feature roadmaps. Engineering squads follow DevOps principles, with teams running what they build - and the platform team sits alongside them, making it easy for them to get it right the first time, making the infrastructure scalable and secure, and making the journey from idea to deployment to support a smooth one.As Platform Engineer you willWe are looking for a motivated, curious, collaborative new team member to help us deliver a game-changing roadmap of features with luxury-level performance and reliability. As a Platform Engineer at Charlotte Tilbury, you will·Maintain and contribute to all parts of our AWS platform that creates a luxury shopping experience for our customers;·Work on platform initiatives that enable our cross-functional squads to self-serve when it comes to provisioning infrastructure from the AWS catalogue;·Contribute to our tooling and the overall developer experience of our engineers, making it easy for them to create, maintain, and own the infrastructure they need, and making the process of building, testing, and deploying services and features fast and frictionless;·Receive mentoring, development, and training to ensure your skills are kept up to date;·Who will you work withLead Platform Engineer, Engineering Team etc. About you·Hands-on experience with running services in the cloud - we use AWS, so AWS is strongly preferred but not essential;·Familiarity with core AWS services, we actively use Elastic Container Service, Lambdas, CloudFront, API Gateway, S3, RDS, Route53, API Gateway, ElastiCache;·Grounding in basic networking and connectivity - VPCs, load balancers, routing;·Experience in using a scripting language (such as Bash or Python), for CI/CD and general problem-solving;·Knowledge of observability concepts and ability to utilise monitoring tools (logs, metrics, dashboards, alerts - we use Grafana) to identify problems and find solutions.Nice-to-haves·Hands-on experience with at least one non-IAC programming language (Java, Python, Typescript, or any other);·Familiarity with AWS IAM, least privilege, encryption and secure access patterns for services and CI/CD.Are self-motivated, willing to seek solutions and ask for help when needed;·Understand that platform work is not just provisioning infrastructure but helping services run reliably day to day;·Are comfortable working across project delivery and operational support.Charlotte Tilbury is a fast‑paced, dynamic and ever‑evolving environment where agility, ambition and a passion for excellence help our teams thrive. Be a part of this values driven, high growth, magical journey with an ultimate vision to empower everyone, everywhere to be the best version of themselves We’re a hybrid model with flexibility, allowing you to work how best suits you 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) with an additional day to celebrate your birthday Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents and carers throughout their parenting and caring journey Financial security and planning with our pension and life assurance for all Wellness and social benefits including Medicash, Employee Assist Programs and regular social connects with colleagues Bring your furry friend to work with you on our allocated dog friendly days and spaces And not to forget our generous product discount and gifting! A workforce that reflects the world around us helps us better serve our communities, our customers, our colleagues, and every candidate who takes part in our recruitment process. Want a closer look at life at Charlotte Tilbury Beauty? Job SummaryID: C659C3DC13Department: London Magic Office, EngineeringType: full time