Senior Data Platform Engineer (f/m/d)

About the Opportunity

We are looking for a Senior Data Platform Engineer to join our Data Group and help drive forward the evolution of our internal data platform. This is a hands-on engineering role where you’ll be writing code, building tools, and shipping systems that make data more reliable, scalable, and user-friendly across the organization.

You’ll bring a combination of technical depth, data fluency, and platform thinking—not just designing solutions, but delivering them in production. Your work will directly empower our data teams and internal users by making the platform more usable, stable, and future-ready.

You’ll be part of a small, experienced team with end-to-end ownership and a growing focus on data as a product. You’ll help bring structure and stability while enabling innovation.

What to expect? 

• Design and implement core components of the data platform with a focus on scalability, stability, and developer experience
• Write clean, maintainable code in Python and SQL to build orchestration workflows, internal tools, and data servicesv
• Build and maintain systems within the AWS ecosystem for data quality, observability, CI/CD, and infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform)
• Enhance platform resilience through strategic system improvements, to build a foundation for sustainable reliability as we scale.
• Collaborate with Data Engineers, DevOps, and Product teams to align platform features with user needs
• Contribute to the platform roadmap and continuously prioritize based on feedback, usage, and long-term maintainability
• Share best practices and support the team in building a thoughtful engineering culture

What you need to be successful

• 5+ years of experience in data engineering, platform, or infrastructure roles
• Strong hands-on development skills in Python and SQL
• Experience building and maintaining data pipelines with tools like Airflow, dbt, or Spark
• Familiarity with modern data lake/lakehouse architectures and table formats such as Apache Iceberg
• Proficiency with cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS or GCP), including Terraform, Kubernetes, and CI/CD
• A pragmatic, reliable approach to system design, automation, and platform maintenance

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience with data product thinking or internal platform development
• Familiarity with metadata management, data lineage, or data quality tooling
• Previous work in a small, high-ownership engineering team
• Background in software engineering (e.g., Go, Java, or Typescript)

What’s in it for you?

• Join an ambitious tech company reshaping the way people build digital experiences
• Full-time employees receive Stock Options for the opportunity to share in the success of our company
• Fertility and family building benefits, including a lifetime reimbursable wallet to support your growing family.
• We value Work-Life balance and You Time! A generous amount of paid time off, including vacation days, sick days,  education days, compassion days for loss, and volunteer days
• Use your personal annual education budget to improve your skills and grow in your career
• Enjoy a full range of virtual and in-person events, including workshops, guest speakers, and fun team activities, supporting learning and networking exchange beyond the usual work duties 
• An annual wellbeing stipend to care for your physical, financial, or emotional health
• A monthly communication phone/internet stipend and phone hardware upgrade reimbursement.
• New hire office equipment stipend for hybrid or distributed employees. Get the gear you need to work at your best.

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Who are we?

Contentful is a leading digital experience platform that helps modern businesses meet the growing demand for engaging, personalized content at scale. By blending composability with native AI capabilities, Contentful enables dynamic personalization, automated content delivery, and real-time experimentation, powering next-generation digital experiences across brands, regions, and channels for more than 4,200 organizations worldwide. More than 700 people from more than 70 nations contribute their energy and creativity to Contentful, working from hubs in Berlin, Denver, San Francisco, London, New York, and distributed worldwide.

Everyone is welcome here!

“Everyone is welcome here” is a celebrated component of our culture. At Contentful, we strive to create an inclusive environment that empowers our employees. We believe that our products and services benefit from our diverse backgrounds and experiences, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, physical [dis]ability, or length of time spent unemployed. We invite you to apply and join us!

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