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

As an Engineering Manager at Contentful, you are responsible for advancing and maintaining healthy engineering teams, ensuring that we’re building a great product for our customers.

• Lead a team of software engineers in implementing high-quality applications and services including design, development, and deployment of new business functionality
• Mentor and guide the professional and technical development of your team members. Help develop their careers and match them with projects tailored to their skill levels, personalities, work styles, and professional goals
• With your team, develop technical and product roadmaps then identify, plan, and deliver against those roadmaps
• Build a team culture that is collaborative, inclusive, and respectful. Encourage, empower, and celebrate
• Maintain a balance between building sustainable, high-impact projects and shipping things quickly
• Instill a spirit of continuous improvement in the team’s code, architecture, and processes
• Work closely with the Contentful recruiting team to hire high potential engineers from diverse backgrounds
• This role requires being in an office 1 day per week

• You already have previous experience in managing engineers 
• Very familiar with principles of APIs, stateful Web (Single Page) Applications, developer platforms (Github, Heroku), and latest platform trends like containers and serverless architectures
• Experience with continuous improvement and the Agile software delivery process, particularly in collaboration with product, business
• You have experience recruiting and hiring engineering talent, combined with bringing new starters up to speed
• In-depth, proven software engineering background that allows you to establish credibility with brilliant engineers quickly
• Excellent English communication skills, verbal and written (German not required)

• 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 value Work-Life balance and You 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!

To view more career opportunities, visit https://www.contentful.com/careers/

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