Senior Fullstack Engineer, Contentful
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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
- Extensive Full Stack Expertise: Proven track record as a Senior Fullstack Software Engineer with substantial experience using TypeScript, React, and Node.js
- Demonstrable Leadership: Proven experience in a senior role, such as a tech lead, performing the above responsibilities or similar, demonstrating ownership, urgency, and the ability to drive initiatives independently
- Solid Background in Automated Testing: Including both unit and e2e tests, using frameworks like Jest & Playwright
- Containerization and Orchestration: Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
- Cloud Services Familiarity: Knowledge of cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP
What the job involves
- . We are seeking a Product Engineer who thrives on solving tough challenges, driving transformative solutions, and pushing the boundaries of what's possible
- You will build tools that enable customers to reimagine digital experiences for an AI-native future while focusing on customer & business outcomes
- If you’re excited about autonomously leading high-responsibility high-impact solutions, working backwards from our product vision, and solving complex problems with scalable architectures that shape the digital landscape, Contentful is your platform to innovate, grow, and make a difference
- Own and Drive Solutions: Autonomously solve customer problems by leading the design, development, and delivery of business critical features, navigating complex frontend and backend architecture using TypeScript, React, and Node.js. Take full accountability for solution success, from concept to release, embracing long-term ownership
- Execute with an Entrepreneurial Spirit: Demonstrate an entrepreneurial spirit by setting ambitious execution goals, leading through uncertainty, and adapting rapidly as you solve complex, undefined challenges. Lead initiatives with a clear sense of ownership, including managing timelines, communicating with stakeholders, and maintaining a balance between speed and quality
- Lead Group Level Product Initiatives: Lead projects that span across multiple systems, influencing the broader product roadmap and collaborating effectively with other teams. Actively contribute to product-level vision discussions, sharing insights and aligning with company-wide goals
- Collaborate and Delegate: Partner closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to build best-in-class solutions for our customers. Bring a strong ability to delegate and guide other engineers to build their strengths while balancing delivery expectations
- Communicate Complex Technical Concepts: Effectively communicate complex technical concepts, and proposals through briefs, RFCs, and architecture diagrams, ensuring clarity with technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Design for Scale and Quality: Lead technical design decisions around new product features with scalability and maintainability top of mind. Proactively identify and mitigate technical risks and obstacles, ensuring solutions are robust and aligned with business needs
- Drive Iterative Scope and Parallel Execution: Vertically slice large initiatives into iterations, organizing work to maximize parallel execution across the team for optimal lead time
- Set and Steer the Architectural North Star: Lead defining the holistic architectural North Star for the product and systematically enable architectural pivots by attaching refactors to adjacent product deliverables
- Experiment and Innovate with AI: Drive the integration of AI technologies into our platform, identifying opportunities for new features and leading green-field solution development in the AI space. Embrace an iterative and experimental mindset to chase moving targets effectively
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: $331.2m
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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