Senior Backend Engineer
Description For Senior Backend Engineer
Contentful, a leading intelligent composable content platform powering digital experiences for major enterprises including 30% of Fortune 500 companies, is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer for their AI Feature Innovation team. This role presents an exciting opportunity to shape the future of AI-driven content solutions within a company of 800+ people from 70+ nations.
The position focuses on architecting and developing scalable, high-performance backend services that power AI-driven features. You'll be working with cutting-edge technologies including Node.js, TypeScript, and various cloud services, while integrating AI models and developing robust APIs. The role requires expertise in distributed systems, cloud-native architectures, and event-driven development.
As a Senior Backend Engineer, you'll collaborate with cross-functional teams including AI specialists, product managers, and designers to create innovative solutions that redefine intelligent content management. The position offers significant technical challenges in scaling AI-powered systems while maintaining high performance and security standards.
The company offers an attractive benefits package including stock options, comprehensive family benefits, generous PTO, education budgets, and various stipends for wellbeing and equipment. Contentful's diverse, inclusive culture and hybrid work environment provide an ideal setting for professional growth and innovation in the AI-driven content management space.
This role is perfect for someone who combines strong backend engineering expertise with a passion for AI technology and a desire to work on products that impact millions of users globally. The position offers both technical challenges and leadership opportunities, making it an excellent choice for senior engineers looking to make a significant impact in the content management industry.
Responsibilities For Senior Backend Engineer
- Design and implement scalable, high-performance backend systems for AI-driven features
- Integrate AI models, APIs, and automation services into backend infrastructure
- Build and maintain robust, secure, and efficient APIs
- Develop event-driven, asynchronous architectures for AI-powered content workflows
- Deploy, manage, and optimize backend services using cloud services
- Guide best practices in system design, code quality, testing, and performance optimization
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams on AI-powered feature development
- Stay current with emerging AI technologies and backend architectures
Requirements For Senior Backend Engineer
- Deep expertise in Node.js, TypeScript, and backend software engineering best practices
- Experience in designing and implementing scalable, maintainable APIs
- Hands-on experience integrating AI/ML APIs, models, or services
- Strong experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
- Proficiency in Docker and Kubernetes
- Experience with event-driven architectures and message queues
- Experience optimizing large-scale backend systems
- Technical leadership and mentoring experience
- Strong cross-team communication skills
- Ability to work in fast-paced, iterative environment
Benefits For Senior Backend Engineer
- Stock Options
- Fertility and family building benefits
- Generous paid time off including vacation, sick days, education days
- Personal annual education budget
- Virtual and in-person events
- Annual wellbeing stipend
- Monthly communication phone/internet stipend
- Phone hardware upgrade reimbursement
- New hire office equipment stipend
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