Technical Lead with Contentful

Wpp Group; Katowice; Hybrid; PLN 248,000 - 317,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Net hourly rate PLN 180–230 (B2B)

Hybrid work model with four days in-fit

Career development opportunities

Private medical care

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

WPP Enterprise Solutions seeks a Contentful-focused Technical Lead to guide enterprise platform delivery, workshops, and architecture in a hybrid Poland team. You will balance technical leadership with hands-on engineering, shaping decisions across CMS, frontend, and backend layers.

You will work with Contentful, React/TypeScript, and AWS-based services, engaging with client stakeholders and driving discovery to actionable backlogs. English fluency is required.

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 CMS/frontend/middleware/backend boundaries.
• Experience integrating CMS platforms with APIs and enterprise systems.
• Proven experience leading technical discovery, requirements analysis and solution design.
• Strong client-facing communication skills and the ability to explain technical decisions to stakeholders.
• Experience providing technical leadership while remaining hands-on.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Contentful and headless CMS

React

TypeScript

AWS

API design

Enterprise architecture

Technical leadership

Client-facing communication

Hands-on coding

English fluency

Tools

Contentful

React/TypeScript

AWS

Job description

Who We Are

VML is a global creative company that combines brand experience, customer experience, and commerce to create connected brands that drive growth. Guided by a Human First philosophy, VML is known for its innovative work for brands and consistently ranks among the world's leading creative companies, including the WARC Creative 100. VML's global network spans 55+ markets with principal offices in Buenos Aires, Kansas City, London, New York, São Paulo, Shanghai and Singapore.

VML is part of WPP, the trusted growth partner for the world's leading brands. Powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform WPP Open, WPP unites cutting‑edge media intelligence and data solutions, creativity, production, enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel.

For more information, please visit www.vml.com and follow along on LinkedIn #WeAreVML.

Contentful Technical Lead wanted to join a high-profile digital experience project for a major global brand.

The opportunity

This is a high-impact technical leadership role combining ownership of enterprise platform delivery, client-facing discovery and technical workshops with strong architectural influence and a balance between technical leadership and hands‑on engineering.

You will help shape a modern, composable platform built around Contentful, React and an AWS-based integration and service layer, working closely with architects, engineers and client stakeholders. The project's technical landscape includes Contentful, AWS infrastructure, APIs and identity/profile services.

A key part of the role is understanding Contentful as part of a wider technology ecosystem. You will make pragmatic technical decisions about what should be handled by Contentful out of the box, what belongs in the frontend or AWS middle layer, and how integrations with existing services should be designed.

The initial phase will focus heavily on technical discovery, turning requirements, existing architecture and integration constraints into clear technical decisions and an actionable implementation backlog.

What you'll get to do

• 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.

What you should have

• 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, rather than a standalone platform.
• 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.

Technical environment

• Contentful
• React / TypeScript
• AWS‑based services and integration layer
• REST APIs and service integrations
• Identity and profile services
• Server‑side rendering
• CI/CD and automated testing
• Performance, security, monitoring and observability

Bonus points if you have

• Experience with Contentful Personalisation or similar personalisation capabilities.
• Experience with composable or MACH‑style architectures.
• Experience with server‑side rendered React applications.
• Experience with AWS infrastructure as code and automated environment provisioning.
• Relevant Contentful or AWS certifications.

What we can offer you

We offer net hourly rate for B2B cooperation ranging from 180 - 230 PLN/ hr, dependent on your skills and experience.

Alongside the opportunity to work with some of the most exciting brands around the world, we'll also prioritise your career development and help you grow your skills. We'll empower you to make a difference, allow you to be yourself, and respect who you are.

Our culture thrives on our core values, designed for impact‑driven individuals: Heart, Brains and Courage.

We lead with Heart, fostering empathy and trust where genuine connections and human‑centric work flourish.

We empower your Brains for innovation, valuing relentless curiosity and collaborative intelligence to solve complex challenges.

And we champion Courage, inspiring you to speak up, embrace experimentation, and advocate for bold solutions that push our thinking to be better than yesterday.

Learn more about us on our LinkedIn page, visit our YouTube channel and follow us on Instagram WPP Poland.

Please note that this job is a full-time position located in Poland, but the selection process will be conducted in English.

We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we've adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office an average of four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

WPP (VML) is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.

Poland Pay Range

15 000 zł-31 667 zł PLN

You will collaborate with our UK project team, so we'll need you to be available until 18:00 PL.

The gross salary for this position at the time of this posting is indicated below. This range reflects our broader group's compensation framework across diverse agencies and disciplines. For this specific role, our offer will be determined within this range based on our internal benchmark, reflecting the specific market conditions for our discipline. Individual compensation varies based on job‑related factors, including business needs, experience, level of responsibility and qualifications.

In addition to the salary range provided, we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support our employees' well‑being and professional growth. While specific details may vary by agency, typical benefits often include: private medical care, professional development opportunities, training programmes and flexible working arrangements (where applicable). Some agencies may offer additional benefits.

In compliance with Polish regulations, VML Enterprise Solutions is committed to fostering a transparent and ethical work environment. We encourage reporting of any potential irregularities or misconduct. For detailed information on our whistle‑blower policy and reporting procedures, please refer to our dedicated document.

At WPP Enterprise Solutions

WPP Enterprise Solutions designs, builds, and operates the growth systems that competitive businesses rely on. In a world where AI is reshaping how companies drive growth, we lead clients in business transformation and marketing modernisation, connecting strategy directly to execution.

Our 12,000 experts in engineering and platforms, commerce, consulting, content transformation, CRM, and CX, work within a unified global operating unit across 40+ markets. WPP Enterprise Solutions works alongside best‑in‑class partners including Adobe, AWS, Braze, Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, and Shopify, as well as innovators in AI, to deliver growth solutions tailored to the needs of our clients' businesses. We have received distinction as a leader in Commerce Services and CX Strategy Consulting by the Forrester Wave™.