Backend Software Engineer at Jobs at Contentful

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Backend Software Engineer

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

full-timemid Remotedigital experience platform

Tech Stack

Description

Join the Entity Architecture team to build core backend systems for dynamic content resolution and delivery, enabling personalized, AI-enhanced digital experiences at enterprise scale. You will design APIs, solve complex engineering problems, and own production systems serving billions of requests per month.

Requirements

Strong backend skills and knowledge of system design, performance, and maintainability
Experience owning and maintaining complex production systems
Experience evolving APIs and data models used by other teams or customers
Product mindset with empathy for content practitioners and developers
Ability to work effectively in ambiguity and make sound technical tradeoffs

Responsibilities

Design and build core backend systems for dynamic content resolution and delivery
Define and evolve APIs, schemas, and versioning strategies for billions of monthly requests
Solve complex engineering and content modelling problems across multiple layers
Implement deterministic, cache-aware execution pipelines with strong performance guarantees
Own system in production including observability, debugging, and operational reliability

Jobs at Contentful

Contentful is a leading digital experience platform that helps modern businesses meet the growing demand for engaging, personalized content at scale. By blending composability with native AI capabilities, Contentful enables dynamic personalization, automated content delivery, and real-time experimentation, powering next-generation digital experiences across brands, regions, and channels for more than 4,200 organizations worldwide. More than 700 people from more than 70 nations contribute their energy and creativity to Contentful, working from hubs in Berlin, Denver, San Francisco, London, New York, and distributed around the world.