Engineering Manager - Content Platform (f/m/d)

About the Opportunity

We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead a high-performing globally-distributed web development team responsible for shaping and executing the technical strategy for semantics and search. This role will focus on enhancing and maintaining the platforms core content capabilities including taxonomies ontologies tags and search. Youll partner closely with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment between technical goals and business objectives driving scalable high-performance solutions that power Contentfuls website and user experiences.

What to expect

In this role youll get to work closely with senior stakeholders across the business to understand business strategy & goals and work with internal teams and external partners to ensure our technical architecture tech stack and development strategy are aligned to drive success for our site visitors and internal site users and deliver impact against business goals.

• Lead and grow a globally-distributed web development team ensuring a culture of high performance collaboration and continuous improvement. Mentor and develop team members across all levels.
• Define the team roadmap with a particular focus on managing content structures including taxonomies ontologies and tagging systems as well as optimizing search functionality (both backend and storage). The EM is accountable for collaborating with Product and Design to craft the roadmap and ensuring its successful execution.
• Work closely with stakeholders in Product Design Research Infrastructure and Security to translate business needs into technical solutions ensuring seamless integration of the Content Platforms capabilities (APIs entities etc.) into the web experience.
• Oversee the technical approach for integrating and scaling the platforms content management features (such as taxonomies and search) on . Ensure that the architecture remains performant secure and scalable as user needs grow.
• Guide the team through solutioning coding testing and deployment. Ensure adherence to best practices in coding architecture and testing. Foster a collaborative innovative development environment.
• Mentor junior and senior developers promoting technical excellence and helping to build individual and team growth through hands-on leadership and ongoing feedback.
• Oversee day-to-day web development operations ensuring that the team has the capacity to cover all technical tasks maintenance and new feature development all while ensuring global coverage for continuous web operations.
• Work with Product Managers to define prioritize and execute the roadmap balancing user impact with business objectives. Ensure clear communication of goals progress and blockers to stakeholders.

What you need to be successful

Were looking for an enthusiastic Engineering Manager who is excited to build a cutting-edge web experience. To succeed in this role you:

• 2 years of experience leading development teams with a track record of delivering complex high-impact technical solutions.
• Are proficient in web technologies (e.g. JavaScript React ) and familiar with headless CMS platforms (preferably Contentful).
• Excel at optimizing performance and scalability with experience handling complex content structures and large datasets.
• Balance innovation with immediate impact overseeing technical delivery while driving team capabilities and capacity. Youre eager to work with the latest technologies and products.
• Collaborate effectively across teams (Product Design Data Engineering) aligning technical work with business goals.
• Have a strong mentoring track record fostering a culture of continuous learning technical excellence and quality within a distributed team.
• Bring people management experience with familiarity in performance reviews check-ins and calibration sessions to ensure consistent feedback and growth.
• Embrace continuous learning staying up to date with industry trends and encouraging growth within your team.

Bonus:

• Experience with API-first platforms and optimizing front-end systems that consume complex API data.
• Familiarity with search engines and technologies like Elasticsearch or Solr.
• Knowledge of data privacy and security best practices in web technologies.
• Good understanding of content organization metadata systems (taxonomies ontologies) and how they integrate into web platforms.
• PostgreSQL knowledge including designing optimizing and maintaining relational databases with a focus on ensuring scalability reliability and performance of data-driven applications

Whats in it for you

• Join an ambitious tech company reshaping the way people build digital experiences
• Full-time 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 valueWork-Life balanceandYou 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 in-person 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 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 4200 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 worldwide.

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 we 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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