Software Engineer

Summary

Join Contentful as a Product Engineer and become a key architect of the future, redefining how the world interacts with digital content. You will build tools empowering marketing teams to create impactful digital experiences at scale. This role requires solving tough challenges, driving transformative solutions, and pushing boundaries. You will own and drive solutions, execute with an entrepreneurial spirit, collaborate with stakeholders, and communicate complex technical concepts. The ideal candidate possesses full-stack expertise, product engineering experience, and a solid background in automated testing. Contentful offers a comprehensive benefits package including stock options, healthcare, paid time off, parental leave, and professional development opportunities.

Requirements

• Proven track record as a Full Stack Software Engineer with substantial experience using TypeScript, React, and Node.js
• Proven experience in a customer-centric product engineering role, demonstrating ownership, urgency, and the ability to drive moderately large initiatives independently
• Solid Background in Automated Testing: Including both unit and e2e tests, using frameworks like Jest & Playwright
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Knowledge of cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP

Responsibilities

• Autonomously solve customer problems by leading the design, development, and delivery of features, navigating complex frontend and backend architecture using TypeScript, React, and Node.js
• Take full accountability for solution success, from concept to release, embracing long-term ownership
• Demonstrate an entrepreneurial spirit by setting ambitious execution goals, leading through uncertainty, and adapting rapidly as you solve complex, undefined challenges
• Contribute to & lead initiatives with a clear sense of ownership, including managing timelines, communicating with stakeholders, and maintaining a balance between speed and quality
• Partner closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to build best-in-class solutions for our customers
• Effectively communicate complex technical concepts, and proposals through briefs, RFCs, and architecture diagrams, ensuring clarity with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Contribute to technical design decisions around new product features with scalability and maintainability top of mind
• Proactively identify and mitigate technical risks and obstacles, ensuring solutions are robust and aligned with business needs
• Vertically slice large tasks into iterations, organizing work to maximize parallel execution across the team for optimal lead time
• Contribute to defining the holistic architectural North Star for the product and systematically enable architectural pivots by attaching refactors to adjacent product deliverables
• Drive the integration of AI technologies into our platform, identifying opportunities for new features and leading green-field solution development in the AI space
• Embrace an iterative and experimental mindset to chase moving targets effectively

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience leading or being involved in AI-based feature development is highly appreciated
• Prior experience building no-code tools
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps methodologies
• Prior experience in remote work etiquette collaborating with distributed team members
• Prior early-stage startup experience is a huge plus

Benefits

• Full-time employees receive Stock Options for the opportunity to share in the success of our company
• Comprehensive healthcare package covering 100% of monthly health premiums for employees and 85% of costs for your dependents
• 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, compassion days for loss, education days, and volunteer days
• Company paid parental leave 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 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