Fullstack Software Engineer

Title: Fullstack Software Engineer (JavaScript)

Location: Denver, Colorado, United States

About the opportunity

Contentful is a powerful content management platform built for extensibility and customization. Contentful’s Ecosystem is home to developer tools, frameworks, community apps, and integrations that expand the capabilities of Contentful. Developers can integrate their favorite third-party services, build better workflows and customize what they can do with Contentful. Our mission in the Ecosystem group is to create the tools and frameworks developers use to build with and extend Contentful. This is an opportunity to have a big impact as we form new product development teams in the US and expand our footprint. We are only scratching the surface of our full potential. This means you have an incredible opportunity to join us on this journey to do meaningful, challenging work while growing your career.

What to expect?

• Create tools to build apps that can customize Contentful to fit user and business needs with App Framework
• Develop new marketplace apps that integrate third party SaaS solutions into a unified experience to simplify and improve content editing and delivery with Contentful. Work closely with partners like Gatsby and help them build secure and performant apps for our marketplace.
• Work from home or collaborate with other engineers at our beautiful office in downtown Denver.
• Gain exposure to a wide range of technologies and approaches which will provide you a comprehensive grasp of the entire product and its services
• Practice data-informed product development through analytics, A/B testing, etc.

What you need to be successful?

• 4+ Years experience in JavaScript application development, including asynchronous programming, Promises, and other modern JS concepts
• Experience building SPAs with front end technologies and frameworks like React
• Knowledge of the server-side JavaScript ecosystem (Node.js)
• Knowledge of Typescript
• Experience with REST APIs
• Collaborative, open to diverse opinions, and can give reasons for your technical decisions
• Excited to work with and learn from developers and customers
• A passion for learning and experimentation
• A builder mentality and desire to deliver

What’s 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 ownership and the success of our company
• We valueWork-Life balanceandYou Time!A generous amount of paid time off, including vacation days, education days, and volunteer days
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for information, support, discussion, and counseling for life’s challenges
• 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!
• Use your physical fitness budget to get away from your desk and support your physical wellness
• Enjoy a full range of virtual events, including workshops, guest speakers, and fun team activities, supporting learning and networking exchange beyond the usual work duties
• A monthly phone/internet stipend and phone upgrade reimbursement after 2 years
• Plus, Contentful socks! And other amazing swag as part of company events. Oh yeah!

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Who are we?

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.