Senior Backend Engineer, Contentful
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Content management platform
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Content management platform
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
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501-1000 employees
Company mission
To modernize how content flows by leading the transition from legacy CMS to content infrastructure.
Role
Who you are
- If you enjoy working on a broad range of complex and impactful Software Engineering problems for a rapidly growing customer base, this will be a great opportunity for your caree
- Experience with building Search Engines systems, using Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, Solr or Lucene, involving a solid understanding of search relevancy, indexing, vector search and search algorithms
- Strong knowledge and commercial experience working with the server-side JavaScript ecosystem (Node.js) and TypeScript
- Experience with system design, REST APIs and event-driven architectures
- Fundamental understanding of - and experience working with - large-scale Database system (SQL or no-SQL)
- Familiarity with automated deployment processes (CI/CD) and version control (Git)
- Advocate for agile processes, operational excellence, and test-driven development
- Have strong teamwork skills, open to diverse opinions, and can give reasons for your technical decisions
- Excellent English communication skills, both verbal and written (German is not required)
- Knowledge of functional programming principles, GraphQL and React is a plus
What the job involves
- In this role, you will be part of the Content Platform team with responsibility for enabling our largest customers to easily organise, enrich and find content and its metadata at scale, allowing customers to leverage their content and support all their use cases
- A dynamic work environment where it’s not just what we do, but how we do it that matters
- Work closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers in a cross-functional team to build a best-in-class experience for our customers
- Collaborate to improve and innovate content discovery for our customers. Work on initiatives to bring AI insights to content in a wide variety of use cases, add vector databases for targeted prompting, and continue to push the technical boundaries of content discovery as technology improves and evolves
- Get involved in our journey to leverage AI to enhance user experience, streamline operations and unlock new capabilities
- Continuously enhance REST and GraphQL API experiences to consistently cater to billions of requests every month
- Develop on our Platform with modern services like AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform
Application process
- Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed
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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Diversity is a priority
"I really like the no-nonsense approach to D+E+I in Contentful. We employ people from over 70 nationalities, there are a lot of grassroots employee..."
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Jul 2021
$175m
SERIES F
Jun 2020
$80m
SERIES E
Total funding: $331.1m
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
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
Brunnenviertel, Berlin, Germany
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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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