Customer Support Engineer

About the opportunity

Contentfuls Customer Support Engineers (f/m/d) are at the forefront of our efforts to assist customers who are building amazing websites apps and other digital experiences using cuttingedge technologies.

Working directly with developers from our customers our Customer Support Engineers help some of them with massive scaling and others with getting started on new integrations. Through ticketbased assistance they identify and research Contentfulrelated issues that users experience and then troubleshoot and help resolve those issues. By providing this assistance and escalating issues when necessary to our Engineering team our Customer Support Engineers give our customers confidence that their needs are represented and addressed. Many large customers rely on Contentful to power their public websites mobile apps and other missioncritical parts of their business; our Customer Support Engineers play a vital role in enabling their success in doing so.

What to expect

• A spirited group from around the globe we keep things lighthearted while also solving difficult customer situations and creating new internal processes
• Intellectual curiosity and interpersonal relationship skills are core to what we do; we seek to understand the why and not just the what
• We practice empathy and the art of anticipating customer needs

What you need to be successful

• Minimum 2 years previous experience with a direct contribution in Support and/or Customerfacing processes and tools like; a ticketing system inapp chat shift handover oncall coverage service level agreements escalation process and incident response
• Experience working with APIs and APIbased SaaS integrations
• Software development exposure/troubleshooting experience in one or more of our supported languages (JavaScript Java Ruby .Net PHP Python ObjectiveC or Swift)
• A good understanding of how web applications and mobile apps are built and work
• Confidence with common UNIXlike commandline tools
• A track record of getting things done in an environment that combines collaboration and individual responsibility
• Ability to read server logs and process them to aggregate/analyze data
• An understanding of Agile processes or experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment
• Strong problemsolving skills
• Ability to clearly explain concepts and produce example code that complements the explanation
• Customercentered high level of empathy and crossteam collaboration mindset
• Results and outcomeoriented; team focused
• Experience with working with global teams open to cultural and thought diversity
• Excellent English communication skills both verbal and written

Whats in it for you

• Join an ambitious tech company reshaping the way people build digital experiences
• Fulltime 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 WorkLife 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 inperson 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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Who are we

Contentful is the intelligent composable content platform that unlocks all of an organizations 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 nationscontribute 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 disability or length of time spent unemployed. We invite you to apply and join us!

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