Senior Backend Engineer - AI Feature Innovation (f/m/d)

at  Contentful

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

At Contentful, we empower thousands of customers to manage content at scale with speed, flexibility, and precision. We are seeking experienced Senior Backend Engineers (f/m/d) to join our AI Feature Innovation team—a group dedicated to pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with AI-driven content solutions.
As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will play a key role in architecting and developing scalable, high-performance backend services that power AI-driven features. You will focus on building robust APIs, integrating AI models, and designing backend systems that enable intelligent automation, personalization, and content augmentation within Contentful.
This role is perfect for an engineer with deep backend expertise who is passionate about AI-driven development, distributed systems, and cloud-native architectures. You will work closely with fullstack engineers, product managers, designers, and AI specialists to design and implement AI-powered features that redefine intelligent content management.

SOFT SKILLS & LEADERSHIP

• Problem-Solving & Innovation: Ability to break down complex technical challenges, identify scalable solutions, and drive backend architecture decisions.
• Technical Leadership: Proven experience mentoring engineers, establishing backend development best practices, and driving technical initiatives.
• Cross-Team Communication: Ability to articulate backend requirements and AI integration strategies to frontend engineers, AI specialists, and product teams.
• Agile & Fast-Paced Execution: Comfortable working in an iterative, fast-moving development environment, balancing short-term needs with long-term backend strategy.

Preferred:

• AI/ML Feature Development: Experience building AI-powered backend services, particularly in automated content generation, NLP, or personalization.
• Foundational AI Knowledge: Understanding of LLMs (GPT, BERT), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and AI-driven backend architectures.
• AI Ethics & Responsible AI Practices: Awareness of bias mitigation, fairness, and security considerations in AI-driven products.

Please refer the Job description for details