Contentful · 1 day ago
Platform Engineer
Denver, Colorado, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$119K/yr - $161K/yr
5+ years expContentful is a leading digital experience platform that helps modern businesses meet the growing demand for engaging, personalized content at scale. They are seeking a Data Platform Engineer to design, build, and scale a next-generation data platform centered on Snowflake, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver a robust data ecosystem.
Cloud ComputingCMSContentDeveloper ToolsPublishingSaaSSoftware
Responsibilities
Design, implement, and evolve a scalable, secure Snowflake-based enterprise data architecture
Build robust data transformation pipelines using dbt Cloud, ensuring adherence to modeling standards and best practices
Develop and maintain orchestrated workflows
Implement data governance and catalog capabilities through Atlan
Partner with analytics teams to enable performant, governed data assets for Tableau and other downstream tools
Implement Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform for provisioning data infrastructure components and foundational infrastructure in AWS
Manage identity and access control through Okta, ensuring secure, role-based authentication and authorization
Maintain CI/CD pipelines in CircleCI, supporting reliable and automated deployment processes
Configure monitoring, observability, and data reliability workflows with Monte Carlo
Own and operate platform components encompassing incident response, observability, performance and cost optimization
Maintain high availability and resilience across data pipelines and platform infrastructure
Define and uphold SLAs, runbooks, and best practices for operational support
Participate in an on-call rotation and help improve operational processes over time
Work closely with data engineering, analytics, product, and security teams across geographies
Support a product-led approach: gather requirements, shape roadmap priorities, and continuously deliver iterative improvements
Provide technical guidance and evangelize engineering best practices within the data ecosystem
Qualification
Required
5+ years experience in data engineering, platform engineering, or similar technical roles
Hands-on experience with Snowflake, including warehouse design, performance tuning, security, and governance
Strong proficiency with dbt (Cloud or Core) and modern data modeling approaches
Experience configuring Airflow for orchestrating complex workflows
Solid understanding of Terraform (or equivalent IaC tooling)
Experience with CI/CD: pipeline implementation, testing automation, etc
Familiarity with Okta or similar identity management platforms
Exposure to data reliability tools such as Monte Carlo (or similar)
Strong SQL skills and familiarity with Python for pipeline scripting
Experience supporting production systems (incident management, SLAs, monitoring)
Ability to work effectively in distributed, cross-functional teams
Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset
Preferred
Experience implementing data governance frameworks or catalogs (e.g., Atlan, Alation, Collibra)
Background in platform or product engineering environments
Experience supporting analytics tools such as Tableau at scale
Knowledge of secure data architectures and compliance best practices
Experience utilizing AI for development
Benefits
Stock Options for the opportunity to share in the success of our company
Comprehensive healthcare package covering 100% of monthly health premiums for employees and 85% of costs for your dependents.
Fertility and family building benefits, including a lifetime reimbursable wallet to support your growing family.
A generous amount of paid time off, including vacation days, sick days, compassion days for loss, education days, and volunteer days
Company paid parental leave to care for and focus on your growing family
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 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.
Company
Contentful
Contentful offers a headless content management system that helps organizations deliver content across channels.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$349.6MKey Investors
Tiger Global ManagementSapphire VenturesGeneral Catalyst
2021-07-28Series F· $175M
2020-06-17Series E· $80M
2018-12-05Series D· $33.5M
Leadership Team
Karthik Rau
Chief Executive Officer
Steve Sloan
CEO
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