Backend JavaScript Developer
We are an API-first content management platform for web and mobile applications and the first cloud-based service to allow content to be distributed across any device, application or platform, with one single input.
Content is managed in a completely presentation-independent format and can be served to all current and future platforms, including iOS, Android, Google Glass or interactive JavaScript apps.
We are funded by the world’s leading VCs, Benchmark’s European sister Balderton (MySQL, Redhat, Twitter, New Relic, Dropbox) and SaaS expert Point Nine Capital (ZenDesk, Unbounce, Server Density). Our advisory board includes key personalities from the Apple, Heroku, BBC, Symantec as well as thought leaders in the Web and Content Management space.
We showed significant traction and have paying customers who host big internet properties on Contentful.
Do you enjoy building scalable systems out of small, reliable, components? If so, you might be interested in joining our backend team here at Contentful. As a backend developer your primary area of responsibility will be developing, testing, and deploying the Node.js based services that power our public APIs.
Main requirements
- Solid experience writing maintainable and well tested JavaScript applications
- Good knowledge of the JavaScript ecosystem (Node.js, AltJS languages)
- Experience with a variety of databases infrastructure tools such as ElasticSearch, Redis, RabbitMQ, S3, and MySQL
- Experience with unit and integration testing of HTTP APIs in a service oriented infrastructure
- Good knowledge of Linux servers and some experience in building and deploying your own code in a Linux environment
- Experience with AWS, Ubuntu/Debian, and Knowledge of OO and functional programming paradigms
- Excellent English communication skills, verbal and written
- You get stuff done. We are looking for someone we can trust to do a good job without much handholding - you should enjoy responsibility
Nice to have
- Chef knowledge is a plus
- Experience with other languages such as Erlang, or Ruby considered a plus
Perks
- Join a technology Company that counts among its investor and advisors people like Adam Wiggins (Heroku) and Francesco Cesarini (Erlang Solutions)
- Enjoy a significant training budget (money and time) that you can spend on conferences and courses
- Pick your own equipment to get the best out of your working days
- A fun workplace right in the heart of Berlin
- Competitive salary and stock options
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