Backend Software Engineer

Summary

Join Contentful, a modern content platform company, and become a key member of the Content Platform team responsible for connecting and reusing content from third-party systems within the Contentful platform. You will work in a dynamic environment, collaborating with product managers, designers, and engineers to build a best-in-class customer experience. This role involves solving complex engineering and content modeling problems, enhancing APIs, and contributing to AI integration. You will leverage modern services like AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform. Contentful offers a comprehensive benefits package, including stock options, generous paid time off, family benefits, education budget, wellbeing stipend, and more.

Requirements

• Experience in delivering robust distributed systems, REST APIs and event-driven architectures
• Strong knowledge and commercial experience working with the server-side JavaScript ecosystem (Node.js) and TypeScript
• Experience with working in an agile environment, passionate about operational excellence and coding best practices such as pair-programming and the testing trophy
• Have strong teamwork skills, open to diverse opinions, able to give reasons for your technical decisions and guide/mentor less seasoned engineers
• Familiarity with automated deployment processes ( CI /CD) and version control (Git)
• Excellent English communication skills, both verbal and written (German is not required)

Responsibilities

• Work closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers in a cross-functional team to build a best-in-class experience for our customers
• Solve complex engineering and Content Modelling problems, enabling our customers even greater flexibility in how they connect and re-use their content
• Enable greater re-use and customization of Contentful through enhancements to our App Framework
• Continuously enhance REST and GraphQL API experiences that consistently cater to billions of requests every month
• Get involved in our journey to leverage AI to enhance user experience, streamline operations and unlock new capabilities
• Develop on our Platform with modern services like AWS , Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge of functional programming principles, GraphQL and serverless applications

Benefits

• Full-time employees receive Stock Options for the opportunity to share in the success of our company
• Fertility and family building benefits, including a lifetime reimbursable wallet to support your growing family
• A generous amount of paid time off, including vacation days, sick days,  education days, compassion days for loss, and volunteer days
• Time off to care for and focus on your growing family
• Use your personal annual education budget to improve your skills and grow in your career
• Enjoy a full range of virtual and in-person events, including workshops, guest speakers, and fun team activities, supporting learning and networking exchange beyond the usual work duties
• An annual wellbeing stipend to care for your physical, financial, or emotional health
• A monthly communication phone/internet stipend and phone hardware upgrade reimbursement
• New hire office equipment stipend for hybrid or distributed employees. Get the gear you need to work at your best