{"id":3984281,"url":"https://alion.io/job/contentful-demo-software-engineer-fmd-2","title":"Demo Software Engineer (f/m/d)","company":{"id":51714,"name":"Contentful","domain":"contentful.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/contentful","size_band":"501-1000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Greenhouse","truth_index":null},"role":"Backend","role_family":"Backend","seniority":"senior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["London, United Kingdom"],"countries":["GB"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":6,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Algolia","optional":false},{"name":"CI/CD","optional":false},{"name":"GraphQL","optional":false},{"name":"JavaScript","optional":false},{"name":"OpenAI","optional":false},{"name":"React.js","optional":false},{"name":"Slack","optional":false},{"name":"Svelte","optional":false},{"name":"TypeScript","optional":false},{"name":"Vercel","optional":false},{"name":"Vue.js","optional":false},{"name":"Agentforce","optional":true},{"name":"AI Agents","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-09T18:05:33Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-09","last_verified_at":"2026-11-09T21:04:09Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"About The Opportunity\nAs a Demo Software Engineer (f/m/d) you will be responsible for developing digital applications showcasing the use of Contentful within well-established categories and emerging areas. You will be the first to see new product features and play a critical role in bringing them to the market by building demos featured in product launches, analyst calls and annual customer conferences. In the off-season, you will help Contentful users get the most out of the product by developing how-to guides and tutorials, recording technical videos, and - occasionally - conducting in-person workshops.\nThis is a hands-on position that requires solid development skills and experience in shipping successful digital applications. You will be routinely asked to create things from scratch and craft delightful interaction loops, so creative thinking and good UX instincts are important for this role. Expect to be working on a wide range of tasks - frontend, backend, QA, devops - and a diverse set of projects spanning web, mobile, internal tooling, and AI. The demo team operates a modern technology stack and has a lot of say in deciding what tools and architectural patterns to use on the job. \nWhile the core Demo team is small, we work with numerous stakeholders to deliver on our goals. We partner with Sales, Product, Engineering and Partnership teams to identify key business requirements and technical specifications for demo assets. We are experienced at augmenting our team with freelancers, agencies, and partners when tackling large-scale development projects. And we work closely with other marketing teams to drive product adoption through long-term educational programs and ad hoc campaigns.\nWhat To Expect?\nBe a part of an agile development team with a high impact across the organization: \nSupport popular customer use cases and enable integrations with leading cloud providers, AI services and SaaS vendors\nIdentify high-value technical problems and prototype quick solutions in the form of components, apps, integrations or full-fledged demo environments to address them.\nMaster technical topics underpinning effective use of the Contentful platform, including content modeling, design systems, content orchestration, composable architectures, etc\nDevelop expertise in using the customer-facing Contentful platform (e.g. APIs, CLI, webhooks, Forma36 design system, App framework, etc.) and internal systems (e.g. monitoring, deployment, AI-assisted development work)\nEffectively leverage devops infrastructure and AI tools to automate repetitive tasks, conduct effective QA, and support end-to-end workflows for internal users\nPrototype new integrations with our tech partners (among them OpenAI, Vercel, Algolia, Commercetools, Bynder, Ninetailed, Slack)\nCollaborate with Sales Engineering, Developer Relations, Solutions Architecture, and Product Marketing to create polished demo sites and apps\nCollaborate with Product Management, Engineering, and Design to implement new features in demo environments and provide effective product feedback\nCoach junior engineers and peers, act as a tech lead for cross-functional projects and projects delivered by external contractors\nWhat You Need To Be Successful\n6+ years of software development experience and/or systems engineering experience\nStrong technical experience with JavaScript, TypeScript and React\nSolid understanding of modern frontend frameworks (React/Vue/Svelte)\nExtensive experience working with APIs (including GraphQL API)\nUnderstanding of CI/CD workflows and devops best practices\nAbility to identify and prioritize high-impact problems and independently deliver solutions that provide reasonable effort/quality trade-offs \nInnate curiosity and ability to empathize with end users\nGood communication skills and ability to present complex technical concepts in an accessible way\nProactive attitude and ability to master new topics quickly (there is a lot to learn on the job)\nExperience in full-stack development, working with AI, implementing design systems in production, launching mobile apps, and leading product development workshops is a plus\nMore details about our company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com.\n\nContentful is now officially part of Salesforce.\nUnleash Your Potential\nWhen you join Salesforce, you’ll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance and be your best, and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can do your best. Together, we’ll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love. Apply today to not only shape the future - but to redefine what’s possible - for yourself, for AI, and the world.\nMore details about company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com\nIf you need reasonable accommodations at any point during the application or interview process, please let your Recruiter know.\nEqual Opportunity Statement\nSalesforce is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a policy of non-discrimination with all employees and applicants for employment. What does that mean exactly? It means that at Salesforce, we believe in equality for all. And we believe we can lead the path to equality in part by creating a workplace that’s inclusive, and free from discrimination.\nKnow your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal. Any employee or potential employee will be assessed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications - without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, transgender status, age, disability, veteran or marital status, political viewpoint, or other classifications protected by law. This policy applies to current and prospective employees, no matter where they are in their Salesforce employment journey. It also applies to recruiting, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, assessment of job performance, discipline, termination, and everything in between. Recruiting, hiring, and promotion decisions at Salesforce are fair and based on merit. The same goes for compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, reduction in workforce, recall, training, and education.\nPlease be aware of scammers who may fraudulently claim to be from Contentful. These types of fraud can occur through copycat websites, fake email addresses claiming to be from our company, or social media. We do not ask for your personal information, such as bank account numbers, identification numbers, etc., through social media or chat-based apps, nor do we request or send money to purchase business equipment. 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