Contentful Tech Lead — AWS, React & Enterprise CMS

VML; Województwo wielkopolskie; On-site; PLN 167,000 - 353,000; Full time

Job summary

VML in Poland is seeking a Contentful Technical Lead to own enterprise platform delivery, client‑facing discovery, and architectural leadership. You’ll shape a modern, composable stack built around Contentful, React and AWS services, aligning CMS, frontend, and backend layers with enterprise systems.

You’ll lead technical discovery, guide architecture decisions, and collaborate with client stakeholders. Fluency in English and hands‑on leadership are required for success in a fast‑paced, global

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience with Contentful and headless CMS architectures.
• Strong React and TypeScript experience in production‑grade applications.
• Good practical knowledge of AWS, particularly cloud‑based services and integration layers.
• Strong understanding of API design, middleware and system integration patterns.
• Experience designing solutions where a headless CMS is part of a larger enterprise architecture.
• Ability to make sound architectural decisions about what belongs in the CMS, frontend, middle layer or backend services.
• Experience integrating CMS platforms with APIs, identity/profile services and other enterprise systems.
• Proven experience leading technical discovery, requirements analysis and solution design.
• Strong client‑facing communication skills and the ability to explain technical decisions and trade-offs to both technical and business stakeholders.
• Experience providing technical leadership while remaining hands-on when needed.
• Fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical discovery, facilitating client-facing workshops and translating business requirements into technical decisions.
• Shape the overall implementation approach across Contentful, React, AWS services and enterprise systems.
• Define clear boundaries between CMS capabilities, frontend functionality, integration/middleware services and backend business logic.
• Decide where integrations should be implemented and define appropriate API and integration patterns.
• Review and evolve Contentful content models, composition rules and reusable content patterns.
• Shape the AWS-based integration and service layer connecting Contentful and the frontend with APIs, identity/profile services and other systems.
• Turn discovery outcomes into technical scope, architecture and an actionable implementation backlog.
• Lead engineers throughout delivery, providing hands-on guidance, code reviews and support with complex technical decisions.
• Ensure strong engineering practices around security, performance, automated testing, CI/CD and observability.

Skills

Contentful

React

AWS

API design

Leadership

English fluency

Tools

Contentful

React

TypeScript

AWS

REST APIs

Job description

VML in Poland is seeking a Contentful Technical Lead to own enterprise platform delivery, client‑facing discovery, and architectural leadership. You’ll shape a modern, composable stack built around Contentful, React and AWS services, aligning CMS, frontend, and backend layers with enterprise systems.

You’ll lead technical discovery, guide architecture decisions, and collaborate with client stakeholders. Fluency in English and hands‑on leadership are required for success in a fast‑paced, global