Backend Software Engineer (f/m/d)
Contentfulabout 6 hours ago
Berlin, Germany
Mid Level
H1B Sponsor
Responsibilities
- Design and build core backend systems for dynamic content resolution and delivery.
- Define and evolve APIs, schemas, and versioning strategies for long-term stability.
- Solve complex engineering and Content Modelling problems across multiple layers.
- Implement deterministic, cache-aware execution pipelines with strong performance guarantees.
- Develop on platforms like AWS, CloudFlare, Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform.
- Own the system in production, focusing on observability, debugging, and operational reliability.
- Collaborate closely with product managers and other engineers.
Requirements
- Strong backend skills and knowledge of system design, performance, and maintainability.
- Experience with owning and improving complex, long-lived production systems.
- Experience with evolving APIs and data models used by other teams or customers.
- Product mindset with empathy for customers including content practitioners and developers.
- Ability to work effectively in ambiguity and make sound technical tradeoffs.
- Strong teamwork skills and openness to diverse opinions.
Benefits
- Stock Options for full-time employees to share in the company's success.
- Comprehensive healthcare package covering 100% of employee health premiums and 85% for dependents.
- Fertility and family building benefits, including a lifetime reimbursable wallet.
- Generous paid time off including vacation, sick days, and volunteer days.
- Company paid parental leave for employees.
- Personal annual education budget for skill improvement.
- Annual wellbeing stipend for physical, financial, or emotional health.
- Monthly communication stipend and phone hardware upgrade reimbursement.
- New hire office equipment stipend for hybrid or distributed employees.
Tech Stack
AWSCloudflareDockerGraphQLKubernetesTerraformTypeScript
Categories
AI & MLBackend