Senior Engineering Manager (f/m/d)
Company Description
Company Name: Contentful
Job Description
Are you a motivated, people-focused technical manager that is passionate about tackling big challenges? Do you have an entrepreneurial mindset, enjoy building new products, and have a talent for growing people and teams? If so, read on. This opportunity at Contentful just might be for you.
We are looking for a motivated and experienced engineering manager to grow and manage teams that will discover and build new products for Contentful. As a key member of the product development team, you’ll be responsible for hiring and actively managing software engineers, working closely with Product and Design leaders to build an ambitious roadmap, organizing the team’s work and project delivery timelines, and building a high-performing team culture. The ideal candidate for this role will need to be a champion for iterative software development, and skilled at bringing organization to projects with uncertainty as we discover the right features to build for customers and bring an ambitious new product to market.
This is an opportunity to have a big impact as we expand our product development teams in Berlin. 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?- Hire, lead and manage 1-2 teams of software engineers focused on new product development
- Establish team practices and culture in service of forming high-performing teams
- Partner closely with Product Management and Design to define and deliver our strategic roadmap
- Be an outspoken champion for iterative, rapid, customer-driven product development
- Build a team culture of innovation, collaboration, inclusivity, and respect
- Collaborate with other Product Development teams in the US and Europe
- Instill a spirit of continuous improvement in the team’s code, architecture, and process
- Mentor and guide the professional and technical development of your team members
- Obsess about software delivery, enabling your team to continuously deliver value to our customers
- 5+ years of experience leading and managing teams of software engineers
- An in-depth, proven software engineering background that allows you to quickly establish credibility with talented engineers
- Strong organizational and project management skills
- First-hand experience with teams building early-stage new products, either at a startup or innovation team
- A good understanding of modern web application and front-end technologies
- Ability to make data-informed decisions in situations with high uncertainty
- A passion for learning and experimentation
- A creative, entrepreneurial mindset and a burning desire to build and deliver valuable products to customers
- Experience recruiting, hiring and onboarding exceptional engineering talent
- A passion for mentoring, coaching and enabling growth and development
- Excellent communication skills and ability to cultivate empathy and openness toward people from all over the globe
- [Bonus] Experience leading teams building AI-powered customer-facing features in production environments.
- [Bonus] Experience working with internal AI platforms, as well as external AI APIs and services.
- [Bonus] Strong understanding of AI ethics, bias mitigation, and responsible AI development practices.
- 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 value Work-Life 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
- 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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Contentful is the intelligent composable content platform that unlocks all of an organization’s 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 nations contribute 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 [dis]ability, or length of time spent unemployed. We invite you to apply and join us!
If you need reasonable accommodations at any point during the application or interview process, please let your recruiting coordinator know.
Please be aware of scammers who may fraudulently allege to be from Contentful. These types of fraud can be carried out through copycat websites, fake email addresses claiming to be from our company, or social media. We do not ask for your personal information such as bank account numbers, identification numbers, etc through social media or chat-based apps, nor do we request or send money for the purchase of business equipment. If you suspect fraud, please report it to your local authorities, as well as reaching out to us at [email protected] with any information you may have.
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