Software Engineer - Content Infrastructure (f/m/d)
Company Description
Company Name: Contentful
Job Description
Join Contentful as a Software Engineer (f/m/d) with our Content Storage Infrastructure team. This role focuses on providing and operating efficient and resilient content storage at scale.
You’ll join a team of thoughtful, collaborative engineers who support each other, share knowledge freely, and work closely with product teams. If you’re someone who thrives on responsibility and can take pride in providing the foundation for the billions of requests we server every month - this might be the right place for you.
What to Expect- You’ll work a core part of Contentful, our content storage databases
- You’ll work with AWS using Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code best practices
- You build and run several components around the content storage and space lifecycle written in TypeScript and Go
- You’ll collaborate across domains and teams to unlock new product features
- You’ll work to improve scalability, efficiency and resilience of our systems
- You’ll help us stay ahead of operational risks - anticipating bottlenecks or failure points before they cause problems.
- You’ll be involved in incident response, postmortems
- Proven experience in software development with a strong understanding of building resilient and scalable systems
- Experience with PostgreSQL and or Kafka
- Strong AWS knowledge across core services: RDS/Aurora, EC2, S3, Lambda, SNS/SQS, etc.
- Terraform expertise for infrastructure provisioning
- Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (TypeScript or Go preferred)
- Problem-Solving Skills: Natural problem-solver who brings forward ideas leading to practical solutions and product growth.
- Adaptability: Ability to organize and prioritize competing workloads in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent English communication skills, verbal and written (German not required).
- A collaborative mindset: you're helpful, respectful, and enjoy sharing knowledge
- Ability to context switch, work through ambiguity, and contribute across multiple workstreams
- You lead by example, mentor others, and embrace a culture of safe experimentation and continuous improvement
- 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 and 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.
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Contentful is the intelligent composable content platform that unlocks all of an organization’s digital content to deliver impactful customer experiences, making content a strategic business asset. The Contentful Platform, Contentful Studio, and the Contentful Ecosystem combine the flexibility of composable content with the intelligence of AI, empowering digital teams to drive business momentum through collaboration, speed, and scale. Contentful powers innovative content experiences across brands, regions, and channels for organizations around the world, including nearly 30% of the Fortune 500. Nearly 800 people from more than 70 nations contribute their energy and creativity to Contentful, working from hubs in Berlin, Denver and distributed around the world.
Everyone is welcome here!“Everyone is welcome here” is a celebrated component of our culture. At Contentful, we strive to create an inclusive environment that empowers our employees. We believe that our products and services benefit from our diverse backgrounds and experiences and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, physical [dis]ability, or length of time spent unemployed. We invite you to apply and join us!
If you need reasonable accommodations at any point during the application or interview process, please let your recruiting coordinator know.
Please be aware of scammers who may fraudulently allege to be from Contentful. These types of fraud can be carried out through copycat websites, fake email addresses claiming to be from our company, or social media. We do not ask for your personal information such as bank account numbers, identification numbers, etc through social media or chat-based apps, nor do we request or send money for the purchase of business equipment. If you suspect fraud, please report it to your local authorities, as well as reaching out to us at [email protected] with any information you may have.
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