Senior Solution Architect, Contentful
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Content management platform
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Content management platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
Offers stock options
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To modernize how content flows by leading the transition from legacy CMS to content infrastructure.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience
- 5+ years in a customer-facing Solution Architect, Technical Consultant, or Implementation Consultant role
- Consulting experience is preferred; candidates must have experience leading technical discussions with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Proven expertise with API-first, composable content platforms (i.e. Contentful, Contentstack, Sanity); experience with legacy CMS platforms (i.e. Drupal, AEM, Sitecore) a plus
- Strong understanding of composable/MACH principles, headless CMS architecture, and best practices for building content-driven applications
- Professional experience designing or implementing microservices-based architectures and transitioning away from monolithic systems
- Hands-on proficiency with modern web technologies, such as React/Next.js, Vue, Angular, REST and GraphQL APIs, and cloud-based microservices
- Developer-level skills in at least one programming language (e.g., JavaScript ES6, Node.js, Ruby, .NET, Swift, Java, Python, PHP)
- Familiarity with web rendering approaches (server-side, client-side, hybrid, SSG, ISR) and modern frameworks (Next.js, Nuxt.js, Remix, Gatsby)
- Experience with commerce and marketing technology platforms, as well as personalisation, experimentation, and analytics tools (preferred)
- Strong presentation, interpersonal, and facilitation skills—able to engage technical and non-technical audiences, lead discovery sessions, and influence decision-making
- Experience creating and delivering both in-person and virtual workshops, training, or educational content
- Well-organised, with the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects, meet tight deadlines, and thrive in a fast-paced environment
What the job involves
- Contentful Solution Architects are principally outwards-facing. They are trusted advisors to technologists, developers, content creators, and product teams
- As a Senior Solution Architect, you’ll partner with international customers and digital agencies post-sale—helping visionary brands turn ideas into scalable digital experiences
- You’ll provide technical guidance, subject matter expertise, and strategic consultation to ensure projects succeed
- This includes leading technical and editorial training, facilitating collaborative workshops, and guiding teams through architecture definition and design. Occasional travel (up to 25%) may be required for on-site engagements
- Beyond direct customer impact, you’ll bring back insights that shape Contentful itself
- Your first-hand knowledge of how organisations use our platform will provide real-world context to our Product Management and Engineering teams, influencing product direction and ensuring we build with customer needs in mind
- Create and deliver technical enablement on product platform features to customers as well as providing consultative advice & recommendations on specific implementation use cases
- Identify and propose comprehensive solution designs to complex business problems after running customer discovery sessions
- Keep abreast of Contentful product developments and synthesise these into best practices, workshops & enablement materials for our customers
- Create prototypes or code examples to facilitate customer onboarding and to support projects
- Maintain a foundational understanding of technologies related to Contentful as well as staying up to date with industry trends
- Continuously seek, synthesise and communicate customer product feedback to our Product Management, Engineering, and Marketing teams
- Support engagement managers on quoting and scoping of SOWs
- Partner with Sales, Customer Success Managers and Solution Engineers, to ensure a successful customer experience with Contentful
- Continuously improve your professional skills through activities such as training, reading and seeking mentorship from others
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.
Contentful has also grown its executive team, attracting top talent from companies like Zendesk and Atlassian which has helped to accelerate its ambitious growth strategy. In 2026 it was acquired by Salesforce, with its new parent company intending to integrate the platform into its own Customer 360 product at some time in the future.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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: $334.6m
Company benefits
- Remote, hybrid, and hub options are designed to help you work in the way that works best for your life
- Paid time off, company breaks, and local holidays ensure you can rest, reset, and stay energized
- Fair pay, equity opportunities, and region-specific retirement or pension programs designed for long-term stability
- Annual learning budgets, workshops, and opportunities to deepen your skills through meaningful, hands-on work
- Mental health resources, wellness offerings, and inclusive support programs for a healthier, more balanced workday
- Employee Resource Groups, global events, and a culture centered on inclusivity and connection, no matter where you’re based
Company HQ
Brunnenviertel, Berlin, Germany
Leadership
Paolo Negri
(CTO & Co-Founder)Previously worked as Senior Developer at AutoScout24, and Senior Developer Team Lead at Wooga.
Sascha Konietzke
(CSO, Board Member & Co-Founder)Previously worked as EMEA Manager at Hewlett-Packard, and founded a range of companies including angel investment firm Ko9.
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