Full Stack Software Engineer, Javascript

About Contentful

Contentful is the leading content platform that powers digital experiences for over 30% of the Fortune 500 companies and thousands of global brands. Our platform unifies content in a single hub, structures it for use in any digital channel and integrates seamlessly with hundreds of tools through open APIs. It lets developers and content creators work in parallel, increasing team efficiency and happiness. Companies such as Shopify, Staples, Atlassian, Electronic Arts, Chanel, Roche, Vodafone use Contentful to build their mobile and web products, voice controlled apps and more.

We’re growing rapidly and we have secured over $330 million in funding from top-tier partners such as Tiger Global, Sapphire Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, General Catalyst and Benchmark.

More than 750 people from 70 nations contribute their energy and creativity to Contentful, working from hubs in Berlin, San Francisco, Denver and distributed around the world.

Position

• Collaborate with product owners, designers, and other developers to build a best-in-class experience for our customers
• Transcend the traditional boundaries of Frontend and Backend, designing and delivering performant, maintainable, and scalable features and services
• Think in terms of components and systems while considering a holistic user experience
• Rapidly fix bugs and solve problems for our customers
• Practice data-informed product development through analytics, A/B testing, etc.

What to expect?

• Test and ship new features, improving how we onboard developers to Contentful either through our Web Application or Node.js CLI
• Constantly evolve the Authoring experience for content creators
• Ship powerful and complex features, like SSO authentication, for our largest customers
• Consider new and alternative ways – GraphQL, for example – to express and consume our APIs
• Build the next generation of Contentful web applications leveraging UI frameworks such as React
• Develop on our Platform with with modern services like AWS, Docker, Kubernetes and Terraform

Your qualification

• Demonstrated expertise in JavaScript application development including asynchronous programming, Promises, ES6
• Significant experience developing and maintaining stateful, sophisticated Single-page Applications
• Keen to stay up to date with modern JavaScript libraries and tooling
• Understanding of functional programming principles
• Excellent English communication skills, both verbal and written (German is not required)

What we offer

• Join an ambitious tech company reshaping the way people build digital products
• We set you up for success, equipping you with the latest and greatest hardware
• Enjoy a full range of events, including workshops, Contentful-hosted meetups, guest speakers and team activities. Meet your team members from across the globe at our annual offsite
• Get fit! We offer a variety of health and fitness classes and a discount on Urban Sports Club
• Use your personal education budget to improve your skills and grow in your career. Join a free German class or one of our many internal learning initiatives!
• Plus, Contentful socks! Oh yeah!