Backend Software Engineer
Description For Backend Software Engineer
Contentful, a modern content platform powering digital experiences for nearly 30% of the Fortune 500, is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join their Content Platform team. The role focuses on enabling content connectivity and reuse across third-party systems within the Contentful platform. You'll work with cutting-edge technologies including Node.js, TypeScript, and cloud services while contributing to a distributed system handling billions of monthly requests. The position offers significant growth potential in a company of 800+ people from 70+ nations, with opportunities to influence major technical decisions and mentor others. The comprehensive benefits package includes stock options, healthcare, family support, and professional development resources. This role perfectly balances technical challenges with meaningful impact, as you'll help shape the future of content management while working in a diverse, inclusive environment that values work-life balance and professional growth.
Responsibilities For Backend Software Engineer
- Work on the Content Platform team responsible for Connecting & Reusing Content
- Enable customers to connect content from 3rd party systems
- Work closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers
- Solve complex engineering and Content Modelling problems
- Enhance REST and GraphQL API experiences
- Work on AI integration to enhance user experience
- Develop on Platform with AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform
Requirements For Backend Software Engineer
- Experience in designing, building, and delivering robust distributed systems, REST APIs and event-driven architectures
- Strong knowledge and commercial experience working with server-side JavaScript ecosystem (Node.js) and TypeScript
- Lead by example and be an advocate for agile processes, operational excellence and coding best practices
- Strong teamwork skills, open to diverse opinions
- Familiarity with automated deployment processes (CI/CD) and version control (Git)
- Excellent English communication skills
- Knowledge of functional programming principles, GraphQL and serverless applications a plus
Benefits For Backend Software Engineer
- Stock Options for full-time employees
- Comprehensive healthcare package covering 100% of monthly health premiums for employees and 85% for dependents
- Fertility and family building benefits
- Generous paid time off including vacation, sick days, compassion days, education days, and volunteer days
- Company paid parental leave
- Personal annual education budget
- Virtual and in-person events
- Annual wellbeing stipend
- Monthly communication stipend and phone hardware upgrade reimbursement
- New hire office equipment stipend
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