Staff Engineer, Technical Lead, Content Management Systems

Oura; United States; Remote; USD 169,000 - 233,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote role based in the U.S.

Competitive salary and equity packages

Health, dental, and vision insurance +

Product discount for employees,friends

20 days paid time off, 13 paidholidays

Paid sick leave and parental leave

Market-based pay across three U.S.Tier

Job summary

Oura is seeking a staff-level technical lead to stand up and guide a new US-based engineering team building a multi-property CMS. The platform will publish across consumer, blog, and business surfaces with an initial commerce focus, demanding architecture, delivery practices, and stakeholder alignment in a developing environment.

The role is remote within the United States. You will shape technical direction, collaborate with product teams, and establish practices for reliability, observability,

Qualifications

• 8+ years of engineering experience, including leadership of large projects and delivery planning.
• Hands-on experience with content management systems in multi-team settings.
• Familiarity with agentic coding and emerging AI development technologies.
• Strong full-stack proficiency across front-end and back-end codebases.
• Experience designing and operating systems on a modern cloud platform such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Solid software engineering fundamentals including APIs, integrations, data flows, security, and reliability.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to translate between technical and non-technical audiences.
• Comfort operating in an ambiguous environment where team boundaries and roadmap are still forming.

Responsibilities

• Lead a greenfield initiative to build a CMS platform serving multiple business teams and publishing channels.
• Define the technical direction and architecture for a scalable, maintainable CMS platform.
• Partner with product management and stakeholders to understand content workflows and governance requirements.
• Establish engineering practices for system design, delivery quality, observability, and operations.
• Contribute directly to code, design reviews, and key implementation decisions across front-end and back-end systems.
• Balance short-term delivery with longer-term platform investment as the roadmap forms.

Skills

Leadership experience

Full-stack proficiency

Strong communication

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

AI development awareness

Job description

Role overview

A staff-level technical lead is being recruited to stand up and guide a new engineering team building a multi-property content management system. The platform will support publishing across consumer, blog, and business digital surfaces, with an initial commerce-aligned focus. The role is remote within the United States and calls for someone comfortable shaping architecture, delivery practices, and stakeholder alignment in a still-forming environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead a greenfield engineering initiative to build a CMS platform that serves multiple business teams and publishing channels.
• Define the technical direction and architectural decisions for a scalable, maintainable, and reliable content platform.
• Partner with product management and cross-functional stakeholders to understand content workflows, governance requirements, and long-term platform opportunities.
• Establish engineering practices for system design, delivery quality, observability, and operational excellence.
• Contribute directly to code, design reviews, and key implementation decisions across front-end and back-end systems.
• Balance short-term delivery against longer-term platform investment while the team and roadmap take shape.

Requirements

• 8+ years of engineering experience, including leadership of large projects and delivery planning.
• Hands-on experience with content management systems, covering selection, implementation, integration, or evolution in multi-team settings.
• Familiarity with agentic coding and emerging AI development technologies.
• Strong full-stack technical proficiency across front-end and back-end codebases.
• Experience designing and operating systems on a modern cloud platform such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Solid software engineering fundamentals including APIs, integrations, data flows, security, and reliability.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to translate between technical and non-technical audiences.
• Comfort operating in an ambiguous environment where team boundaries and roadmap are still forming.

Nice to have

• Experience building or supporting multi-site, multi-channel, or headless CMS architectures.
• Background partnering with marketing, content, or digital teams on publishing workflows and content operations.
• Experience in e-commerce, growth, or customer-facing web platforms.
• Familiarity with modern web architecture, experimentation, personalization, SEO, and content performance considerations.

Benefits and work setup

• Remote role based in the U.S.
• Competitive salary and equity packages.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance plus mental health resources.
• Product discount for employees, friends, and family.
• 20 days paid time off, 13 paid holidays, and 8 flexible wellness days.
• Paid sick leave and parental leave.
• Market-based pay across three U.S. region tiers, with ranges approximately $169,150–$233,000 depending on location.