Senior Backend Engineer, Strapi
CMS Tribe
+ Equity
More information about location
Open-source headless CMS
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Open-source headless CMS
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
+ Equity
More information about location
21-100 employees
Company mission
To develop the most customizable CMS on the market, empowering developers to create millions of digital projects.
Role
Who you are
- 4+ years of experience in backend development, with a strong background in Typescript and NodeJS
- Fluent English
- You are based within +/- 2 hours from the CET timezone (see below for limitations on location)
- Experience creating and maintaining complex APIs, using REST and GraphQL
- Comfortable with database configuration and data migration
- A curious, versatile, and autonomous person with a passion for experimenting and introducing new ideas
- Significant experience with web development and bringing high quality, well-tested software to production
- Good understanding of developer experience tools, challenges and opportunities
- Experience supporting other engineers' growth and a passion for sharing and mentoring
- Experience working with Product Managers, through discovery and design phases of the software development cycle
- Bonus: Professional experience with a CMS (have built applications/websites using a well-known CMS)
- Bonus: Already contributing to/maintaining an open-source project with a community of users
What the job involves
- We're hiring a Senior Backend Engineer into our CMS tribe!
- We are looking for 2x engineers to join our CMS tribe, 1x in the Content team and 1x in the Developer Experience team
- We are the teams growing our CMS and making sure that Strapi continues to be the leading open-source headless CMS on the market
- You will work closely with other engineers, engineering managers and product managers to grow our product and engineering capability
- As a senior backend engineer, you will be focused on leading the design and delivery of enhancements, new features and tools for our CMS users and growing our engineering capabilities by sharing best practices and industry awareness
- Implementing the new features and tools - this could be building the latest enhancement to our Content Manager, designing a POC for our next developer tool or integrating AI into a core user flow
- Making Strapi more stable and robust by writing effective code and tests - quality is integral to the longevity of Strapi; we're looking for people who find it as much of a non-negotiable as us
- Collaborating with other developers, product designers, and product managers in all phases of product development
- Finding solutions to solve users' issues using tenacious and creative problem solving skills, without reinventing the wheel
- Reviewing PRs from and helping the community contributors to grow Strapi
- Contributing to the roadmap with feedback, ideas and enthusiasm
- Sharing your learning and experience to ensure everyone grows and improves
Application process
- Please submit all applications and CVs in English - we are an international company and we work in English full time
- This process tends to take 2-3 weeks, depending on availability, but we are happy to try and adapt to your specific needs
- First video call with the hiring manager
- Technical assessment & assessment debriefing
- Team meeting with a few Strapiers
- CTO meeting
- References check and wrap up call
Our take
Strapi is an open-source, headless CMS that helps developers manage content for websites and apps. It separates the back-end from the front-end, giving developers the flexibility to use any front-end framework while managing content through customizable APIs like GraphQL and REST.
Exciting news came when Strapi launched Strapi Cloud, a new hosting solution that simplifies deployment by handling server management for developer.s. It offers easy setup, customizable infrastructure, and integrates seamlessly with tools like PostgreSQL and Cloudflare, making it ideal for small and medium businesses.
This launch came shortly after raising substantial funding. Alongside it, the company plans to further enhance its platform and expand on its cloud services. With this strong investor backing and exciting launches, the company is well-positioned for a future of success in the headless CMS space.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jun 2022
$31m
SERIES B
May 2020
$10m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $45m
Company benefits
- Work from anywhere: we're a remote-first company, so we can work wherever home is. And WiFi
- Expanded health benefits: Including premium medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their dependent loved ones.
- Equity for everyone: We win together. On top of a competitive salary, every Strapier has equity that grows with you in the company
- Work/life balance: We believe hard work goes with cooling-off time too. Every Strapier worldwide has a minimum of 25 PTO to take some time off regularly to protect a healthy work/life balance
- Office costs covered: Work from home or from a coworking space – we’ll cover the costs
- Parents on a mission: 16 weeks fully paid parental leave for every new Strapi parent regardless of gender, seniority and kind of filiation with the child
- Up-to-date always: We’ll cover all hardware and software needed so you’re always with the latest versions
- Grow as you are: From day one, we provide budget and tools to learn and grow both professionally and personally
- Off site: We all gather physically or virtually twice a year
- Mental and/or career support: As #care is our first value, we've partnered with Moka.care to offer Strapiers one-on-one sessions with certified coaches, therapists, and psychologists
- Emergency days: 5 paid days per year, for each Strapier in trouble (miscarriage, grief, domestic violence, sick kids or dependants) who needs a day or a few days off to manage it
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Pierre Burgy
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously worked as a Full Stack Developer at Oui Will and Checkout.com.
Aurelien Georget
(Co-Founder & CPO)Previously a Project Manager at Vendée Globe and Octave & Octave. They also spent time as a Front-End Developer at Dailymotion and Synger'hetic.
Alexandre B.
(CTO)Initially joined Strapi in 2019 as a Tech Lead before working their way up to CTO in 2021. Previously a Freelance Web Developer, a Software Engineer at BLOOM, and a Tech Lead at Kilix.
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