Backend Software Engineer (f/m/d)

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Full timeVolunteer
Location: London
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Job offered by: Contentful
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Category: IT & Technology
About the Opportunity

Contentful is a modern content platform for businesses. Our mission is to enable digital teams across the world to quickly build the best digital experiences imaginable. We are only scratching the surface of our full potential and we have an impressive amount of work ahead of us. This means you have an incredible opportunity to join us on this journey and do meaningful, challenging work whilst growing your career. You will be working on a Content Platform team responsible for connecting and reusing content. The team is currently working on enabling customers to connect content from third-party systems and natively use it within the Contentful platform. If you enjoy working on a broad range of complex and impactful Software Engineering problems for a rapidly growing customer base, this will be a great opportunity for your career. What to expect?

A dynamic work environment where it’s not just what we do, but how we do it that matters. Work closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers in a cross-functional team to build a best-in-class experience for our customers. Solve complex engineering and content modeling problems, enabling our customers even greater flexibility in how they connect and reuse their content. Enable greater reuse and customization of Contentful through enhancements to our App Framework. Continuously enhance REST and GraphQL API experiences that consistently cater to billions of requests every month. Get involved in our journey to leverage AI to enhance user experience, streamline operations and unlock new capabilities. Develop on our Platform with modern services like AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform. What you need to be successful

Experience in delivering robust distributed systems, REST APIs and event-driven architectures. Strong knowledge and commercial experience working with the server-side JavaScript ecosystem (Node.js) and TypeScript. Experience working in an agile environment, passionate about operational excellence and coding best practices such as pair programming and the testing trophy. Strong teamwork skills, open to diverse opinions, able to give reasons for your technical decisions and guide/mentor less seasoned engineers. Familiarity with automated deployment processes (CI/CD) and version control (Git). Excellent English communication skills, both verbal and written (German is not required). Knowledge of functional programming principles, GraphQL and serverless applications is a plus. What’s in it for you?

Join an ambitious tech company reshaping the way people build digital experiences. Full-time employees receive Stock Options for the opportunity to share in the success of our company. Fertility and family building benefits, including a lifetime reimbursable wallet to support your growing family. We value

Work-Life balance

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You Time ! A generous amount of paid time off, including vacation days, sick days, education days, compassion days for loss, and volunteer days. Time off to care for and focus on your growing family. Use your personal annual education budget to improve your skills and grow in your career. Enjoy a full range of virtual and in-person events, including workshops, guest speakers, and fun team activities, supporting learning and networking exchange beyond the usual work duties. An annual wellbeing stipend to care for your physical, financial, or emotional health. A monthly communication phone/internet stipend and phone hardware upgrade reimbursement. New hire office equipment stipend for hybrid or distributed employees. Get the gear you need to work at your best. #LI-Remote

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