Senior Demo Engineer, Contentful
$210-248k
+ Stock options, short- and long-term incentives and annual bonuses
Content management platform
Open for applications
Content management platform
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$210-248k
+ Stock options, short- and long-term incentives and annual bonuses
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To modernize how content flows by leading the transition from legacy CMS to content infrastructure.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years in software development, systems engineering, or technical implementation roles, with hands-on experience building web applications, APIs, or technical demonstrations
- Proficiency in modern programming languages (JavaScript/TypeScript, or similar) and familiarity with cloud platforms and development frameworks
- 3+ years working directly with customers, prospects, or internal stakeholders in a technical capacity - such as solution engineering, solution architecture, technical consulting, implementation support, or customer success engineering
- Comfortable presenting and demonstrating technical concepts to both technical and business audiences
- Demonstrated ability to understand customer problems and translate them into technical solutions or demonstrations
- Experience gathering requirements from non-technical stakeholders and creating technical experiences that address business needs
- Experience working in cross-functional teams, collaborating with product managers, sales teams, and engineering
- Comfortable working in agile environments and adapting to changing priorities based on customer feedback
- Strong technical writing skills and ability to create documentation, tutorials, or explanatory content
- Willingness to work across time zones and travel internationally (up to 20%)
Desirable
- Understanding of how technical products are evaluated and adopted by B2B customers
- UX/UI design skills, experience with design tools (Figma), or background in personalization and customer experience optimization
- Deep knowledge in specific verticals such as e-commerce, financial services, healthcare, or manufacturing that can inform more targeted and relevant demonstrations
- Experience creating technical videos, tutorials, or other multimedia content that explains complex technical concepts in accessible ways
- Experience with AI/ML platforms, APIs, or applications. Understanding of how to demonstrate AI capabilities and integrate AI features into customer scenarios
What the job involves
- As a Demo Engineer, you're not just writing code or giving presentations—you're crafting experiences that make complex technology feel intuitive, powerful, and essential
- You'll be responsible for creating compelling, scalable technical demonstrations that showcase our platform's capabilities while working directly with customers and sales teams to understand and address their specific needs and contributing and building core Demo Engineering applications and supporting resources
- You'll build the impossible demos that make customers say "I need this yesterday." Design interactive experiences, demo environments, and proof-of-concept solutions that don't just show features—they tell compelling stories
- You'll push the boundaries of what's possible with our platform while creating reusable demo resources that scale across our global sales team
- Stay at the forefront of both technology trends and customer needs
- One day you might be exploring the latest AI capabilities, the next you could be designing experiences for emerging market segments
- This role rewards curiosity and provides the resources to constantly expand your technical and customer expertise
- You'll bridge the gap between what's technically possible and what customers need
- Collaborate with Solution Engineers to refine sales narratives, partner with Product teams to influence roadmaps based on real customer insights, and work with Engineering to understand the art of the possible
- Your customer-facing experience will make you an invaluable voice in product strategy discussions
Our take
Creating, distributing and managing digital content can be complex, time-consuming and difficult, especially at scale. Contentful solves this problem by centralizing all content management into one API-based system.
Since founding in 2013, Contentful has grown to become one of the largest companies of its kind. It now serves thousands of customers, many of which are enterprises such as Danone and Bang & Olufsen. Importantly, the company has continued to improve its offering, for example by partnering with eSSENTIAL Accessibility to offer a way for users to achieve ADA compliance.
In recent years, Contentful has grown its executive team, attracting top talent from companies like Zendesk and Atlassian which has helped to accelerate its ambitious growth strategy. It has also expanded its relationship with AWS, launching the Contentful Composable Content Platform in AWS Marketplace, a key move that will help to broaden its reach and ensure it remains a key player in the competitive CMS market.
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Insights
10% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Jul 2021
$175m
SERIES F
Jun 2020
$80m
SERIES E
Total funding: $336.3m
Company benefits
- Full-time employees receive Stock Options for the opportunity to share in the success of our company
- Generous amount of paid time off, including vacation days, education days, and volunteer days
- Use your personal education budget to improve your skills and grow in your career
- Enjoy a full range of virtual events, including workshops, guest speakers, and fun team activities, supporting learning and networking exchange beyond the usual work duties
- Use your physical fitness budget to get away from your desk and support your physical wellness
- A monthly phone/internet stipend and phone upgrade reimbursement after 2 years
- Plus, Contentful socks! And other amazing swag as part of company events. Oh yeah!
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for information, support, discussion, and counseling for life’s challenges
- Comprehensive health/dental/vision care package covering 100% of monthly premiums for employees
- 16 weeks of paid parental leave to care for and focus on your growing family
- New hire office equipment stipend. Get the gear you need to work at your best
Company values
- Be humble - We are not centered on ourselves, but focus on the needs and contributions of others around them
- Embody a growth mindset - We believe in our collective potential to develop and evolve through dedication and continuous learning
- Start with the customer and work backwards - The first question we ask is “What customer need does this solve?” and treats each customer with empathy
- Strive together - Creating anything of significance without collaboration is challenging, so we work hard together to make an impact
Company HQ
Denver, Colorado, United States
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Leadership
Paolo Negri
(CTO)Previously worked as Senior Developer at AutoScout24, and Senior Developer Team Lead at Wooga.
Sascha Konietzke
(CSO & Board Member)Previously worked as EMEA Manager at Hewlett-Packard, and founded a range of companies including angel investment firm Ko9.
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