Software Engineer, Contentful
+ stock options
Content management platform
Open for applications
Content management platform
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
+ stock options
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To modernize how content flows by leading the transition from legacy CMS to content infrastructure.
Role
Who you are
- We’re looking for someone who is passionate about building innovative solutions, optimizing processes, and improving scalability while balancing strategic thinking with effective problem-solving
- Proven Experience: Demonstrable experience as a Full Stack Software Engineer in a product development environment
- Proven experience in building APIs and services that efficiently handle large volumes of traffic
- Technical Proficiency: Strong skills in TypeScript, React, and Node.js. Interested in clean code practices and familiarity with enterprise architectural design patterns
- Containerization and Orchestration: Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
- Cloud Services Familiarity: Knowledge of cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Problem-Solving Skills: Natural problem-solver who brings forward ideas leading to practical solutions and product growth
- Collaborative Mindset: Ability to work effectively in a team environment
- Adaptability: Ability to organize and prioritize competing workloads in a fast-paced environment
- Proficiency in using CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, Circle CI) and maintaining automated tests with tools like Jest or Mocha
- Proactive approach with a high sense of ownership
- Great communication skills in English, especially when explaining complex technical concepts
- Experience with serverless architectures and lower-level language such as Rust or Go are a plus
What the job involves
- Join Contentful as a Full Stack Software Engineer and play a vital role in enhancing and supporting our Platform Insights Team, enabling impactful extensibility for both internal and external developers
- Your work will enable our customers to understand and better use Contentful
- Collaborate and Innovate: Work closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to build best-in-class platform insights for our customers
- Full Stack Development: Design, develop, and maintain scalable frontend and backend features using TypeScript, React, and Node.js
- Holistic Thinking: Consider components and systems while considering a holistic user experience
- Rapid Problem-Solving: Quickly fix bugs and solve problems to enhance customer satisfaction
- Data-Driven Development: Utilize analytics to inform product decisions and improve features
- Continuous Improvement: Participate in code reviews and contribute to improving our development processes
- Work closely with our data department in order to surface useful information to our customers
Salary benchmarks
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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Employee endorsements
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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