Senior Software Engineer - Backend & Infrastructure (f/m/d)

About the Opportunity

• Senior Software Engineer focused on content storage infrastructure domain
• Innovating and maintaining Contentful’s storage infrastructure and adjacent services
• Opportunity to impact scalability and performance features
• Team of collaborative engineers in the infrastructure group

What to expect?

• Design and develop content storage infrastructure
• Work with AWS using Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code
• Collaborate with teams in content storage and delivery domains
• Develop and maintain services in Typescript and Go
• Anticipate operational risks and prevent issues

What you need to be successful?

• Proven software development and systems engineering experience
• Understanding of relational database engines, preferably PostgreSQL
• Thorough AWS knowledge, including core services like RDS, S3, Lamda, SNS/SQS
• Expertise in Terraform and Kubernetes
• Kafka experience is a plus
• Proficiency in modern programming languages, like Typescript and Go
• Experience with observability stacks and tools like Splunk and DataDog
• Problem-solving skills and collaborative mindset
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Excellent English communication skills
• Lead by example, mentor others, and embrace continuous improvement

What’s in it for you?

• Ambitious tech company reshaping how people build digital experiences
• Stock Options for full-time employees
• Comprehensive healthcare package covering 100% of monthly health premiums
• Fertility and family building benefits
• Generous paid time off and wellbeing stipend
• Annual education budget and learning events
• Communication phone/internet stipend and office equipment stipend