Engineering Manager Personalization (fmd)

Contentful; Berlin; Vor Ort; EUR 60.000 - 80.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading digital experience platform is seeking an Engineering Manager in Berlin. You'll lead a senior cross-functional team to develop personalization and experimentation capabilities for real-time content delivery. The role requires a strong background in TypeScript and leadership experience, with a focus on coaching and technical direction for product outcomes. Enjoy the benefits of working in an inclusive environment at a company reshaping digital experiences.

Leistungen

Stock Options

Fertility and Family Benefits

Generous Paid Time Off

Annual Education Budget

Wellbeing Stipend

Communication Stipend

New Hire Office Equipment Stipend

Qualifikationen

• Strong background in TypeScript.
• Proven ability to lead senior engineers.
• Invests in developing engineers and fostering growth.
• Strong product mindset linking technical decisions to business value.

Aufgaben

• Guide a senior cross‑functional engineering team.
• Take ownership of personalized content experiences.
• Lead architectural and design decisions.
• Collaborate with Product and Design teams.
• Support engineers in their development.

Kenntnisse

TypeScript

APIs

SDKs

frontend frameworks

edge workers

Leadership Experience

Management Experience

Team Management

Tools

Node.js

AWS

React

Redux

Jobbeschreibung

About the Opportunity

Join the Contentful Personalization team and help deliver real‑time data‑driven content experiences for every audience.

At Contentful we were building the platform that helps the worlds leading brands create connected and dynamic digital experiences. The Personalization team enables customers to deliver the right content to the right audience through real‑time personalization and experimentation. As Engineering Manager you’ll guide a senior cross‑functional team owning the Personalization product end‑to‑end including SDKs, APIs, UIs and apps that make this possible.

What to expect

• Lead the team: Guide a senior cross‑functional engineering team building Contentfuls personalization and experimentation capabilities
• Own key experiences: Take end‑to‑end ownership of how customers manage and deliver personalized content across SDKs, APIs, UIs and marketplace apps
• Drive technical direction: Lead architectural and design decisions for real‑time edge‑powered experiences and developer integrations (e.g. Cloudflare Workers, multi‑platform SDKs, micro‑frontends)
• Collaborate cross‑functionally: Partner closely with Product and Design to align the roadmap with customer needs and business outcomes
• Coach and empower: Support engineers in growing their impact through clear context, trust and ownership
• Foster team culture: Build an inclusive collaborative environment where diverse perspectives and strong opinions lead to better outcomes

What you need to be successful

• Technical expertise: Strong background in TypeScript and familiarity with modern web and edge technologies (e.g. APIs, SDKs, frontend frameworks, edge workers)
• Product mindset: Able to connect technical decisions to customer value and drive product outcomes through engineering excellence
• Leadership experience: Proven ability to lead senior engineers and cross‑functional teams through complex product‑focused initiatives
• Coaching and growth: Invests in developing engineers and fostering an environment of ownership and continuous learning
• Execution and delivery: Demonstrated track record of shipping high‑quality software that balances innovation and maintainability

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 value Work‑Life balance and Your 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.

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 4,200 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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Required Experience

Manager

Key Skills

Hospitality Experience, Go, Management Experience, React, Redux, Node.js, AWS, Mechanical Engineering, Team Management, Leadership Experience, Mentoring, Distributed Systems

Employment Type

Full Time

Experience

years

Vacancy

1