Engineering Manager - Content API; f​/m​/d

About the Opportunity

We are looking for an Engineering Manager (f/m/d) to lead a high‑performing, remote‑first API development team based in Europe that drives Contentful’s REST and Graph

QL APIs enabling customers to manage and deliver content at scale.

The role will focus on continuously evolving our platform with advanced observability, automation, and AI‑driven capabilities. We aim to help customers accelerate innovation, reduce operational complexity, and unlock new growth opportunities through a secure, performant, and extensible API ecosystem.

You’ll partner closely with cross‑functional teams to ensure alignment between technical goals and business objectives, driving scalable, high‑performance APIs that power Contentful’s website and user experiences.

In this role you’ll get to work closely with senior stakeholders across the business to understand business strategy & goals, and work with internal teams and external partners to ensure our technical architecture, tech stack and development strategy are aligned to drive success for our site visitors and internal site users, and deliver impact against business goals.

• Lead and grow a globally‑distributed API development team, ensuring a culture of high performance, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Mentor and develop team members across all levels.
• Define the team roadmap, with a particular focus on reliable, intelligent, and developer‑friendly APIs that seamlessly connect content, data, and AI. Be accountable for collaborating with Product and Design to craft the roadmap and ensuring its successful execution.
• Work closely with stakeholders in Product, Design, Research, Infrastructure, and Security to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Oversee the technical approach for integrating and scaling the platform’s delivery and management APIs. Ensure that the architecture remains performant, secure, and scalable as user needs grow.
• Guide the team through solutioning, coding, testing, and deployment. Ensure adherence to best practices in coding, architecture, and testing. Foster a collaborative, innovative development environment.
• Hire and mentor junior and senior developers, promoting technical excellence and helping to build individual and team growth through hands‑on leadership and ongoing feedback.
• Oversee day‑to‑day development operations, ensuring that the team has the capacity to cover all technical tasks, maintenance, and new feature development, all while ensuring global coverage for continuous web operations.
• Work with Product Managers to define, prioritize, and execute the roadmap, balancing user impact with business objectives. Ensure clear communication of goals, progress, and blockers to stakeholders.

We’re looking for an enthusiastic Engineering Manager who is excited to build a cutting‑edge web experience. To succeed in this role, you:

• Have 2+ years of experience leading development teams
  , with a track record of delivering complex, high‑impact technical solutions.
• Are proficient in web technologies (e.g., Type Script, JavaScript, React, Node.js) and familiar with headless CMS platforms (preferably Contentful).
• Excel at optimizing performance and scalability
  , with experience handling complex content structures and large datasets.
• Balance innovation with immediate impact
  , overseeing technical delivery while driving team capabilities and capacity. You’re eager to work with the latest technologies and products.
• Collaborate effectively across teams (Product, Design, Data, Engineering), aligning technical work with business goals.
• Have a strong mentoring track record
  , fostering a culture of continuous learning, technical excellence, and quality within a distributed team.
• Embrace continuous learning
  , staying up to date with industry trends and encouraging growth within your team.

• Experience with API‑first platforms.
• Familiarity with Graph
  
  QL.
• Knowledge of data privacy and security best practices in web technologies.
• Postgre
  
  SQL knowledge, including designing, optimizing, and maintaining relational databases, with a focus on ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance of…