Storyblok is the enterprise-ready headless CMS that empowers developers and marketers to bring ideas to market faster. It supports the entire content lifecycle—from creation and management to delivery—streamlining workflows, boosting productivity, and ensuring exceptional performance and accessibility. Storyblok frees you from the pain of legacy CMS platforms and empowers your teams to ship content quickly and build with complete flexibility.
Designed for global scalability and secure collaboration, Storyblok enables teams to deliver seamless, engaging digital experiences at scale. Trusted by leading brands like Oatly, Virgin Media O2, Deliveroo, Renault, and Education First, Storyblok helps businesses of all sizes unlock new opportunities, channels, and markets—delivering a bigger, faster market impact.

JOB SUMMARY

We are seeking a talented and passionate Senior Backend Engineer to join our growing Product Engineering team at Storyblok. In this role, you will be instrumental in designing, developing, and maintaining our flagship CMS platform, enabling businesses to create and deliver seamless digital content experiences. You will work closely with product owners, designers, and fellow developers to implement scalable server-side solutions, ensuring high performance and reliability. If you have a strong background in backend development, expertise in Ruby on Rails, and a passion for solving complex technical challenges, we’d love to hear from you.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of 7+ years of relevant experience as a Backend Engineer
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field
• Comprehensive knowledge developing APIs with Ruby on Rails
• Working knowledge of PostgreSQL
• Comprehensive knowledge of testing tools based on behavior-driven development such as RSpec
• Comprehensive knowledge of design patterns and development best practices
• Comprehensive knowledge of object-oriented design, data structures, algorithms and problem solving
• Thorough knowledge of tools such as Redis, Memcached, Sidekiq
• Thorough knowledge of RESTful services and microservices
• Thorough knowledge of Git and other contemporary development technologies
• Experience with database design and management
• Experience with cloud-based infrastructure (specifically AWS; GCP and Azure a plus)
• Experience working with a software management system (JIRA is preferred)
• Ability to write efficient, secure, well-documented and clean code
• Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities
• Excellent communication skills that facilitate interaction with multiple stakeholders
• You are confident, detail-oriented, and highly motivated to contribute to Storyblok’s growth as part of a high-performing team

MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

Remote (home) work opportunity or funded by Storyblok co-working space

Please refer the Job description for details