Job Title: Fullstack Contentful Platform Engineer

Company Name: Robots & Pencils

Job Url: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/robotsandpencils/jobs/5021301008?gh_src=atc6tqc08us

Job Description: Fullstack Contentful Platform Engineer
USA, Remote Friendly
About the Role 

At Robots & Pencils, we build meaningful, scalable digital solutions that help innovative organizations move faster and smarter. We’re hiring a Fullstack Contentful Platform Engineer to help architect, implement, and scale a modern digital experience platform powering interoperable web, mobile, and kiosk applications across a multi-venue hospitality and entertainment environment. 

In this role, you’ll support the development of a headless architecture ecosystem that includes Contentful, MuleSoft, and modern multi-channel front-end experiences. You’ll work alongside engineers, architects, designers, and data teams to deliver end-to-end product slices that enable personalized user journeys, cross-platform content delivery, and seamless, real-time experience orchestration. 

This is a hands-on engineering role for someone who loves solving complex system challenges, thrives in product-driven environments, and takes pride in building reliable, scalable, modern content platforms. 

 

Key Responsibilities 

Platform Engineering & Fullstack Development 

Build and maintain scalable Contentful-driven backend and API-enabled systems supporting web, mobile, and kiosk applications. 
Develop extensions, automation, CI/CD pipelines, schema migration scripts, and operational tooling to support multi-environment deployments. 
Implement composable architecture patterns to support reliable and reusable content experiences. 
Integration & Cloud-Native Delivery 

Integrate Contentful with front-end applications, MuleSoft middleware, CDNs, external data platforms, and real-time orchestration services. 
Optimize caching, performance, and delivery layers using Vercel and modern edge architecture patterns. 
Ensure stability and consistency across development, testing, staging, and production environments. 
Quality, Reliability & Observability 

Monitor platform behavior, diagnose system issues, and improve operational resilience. 
Implement governance guardrails including roles, access controls, auditability, and maintenance processes. 
Ensure solutions meet accessibility, scalability, security, and performance standards. 
Collaboration & Thought Leadership 

Partner with UX, product, engineering, and content teams to align architectural decisions with user experiences and editorial workflows. 
Document reusable patterns, system behaviors, and deployment frameworks for internal teams. 
Participate in planning, refinement, and agile cycles to support iterative delivery. 
 

Required Skills & Experience 

5+ years of fullstack engineering experience with modern JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, React, or Next.js (Vercel preferred). 
Hands-on experience with Contentful APIs, webhooks, SDKs, app framework, GraphQL, and schema migration tooling. 
Experience building CI/CD pipelines and content deployment workflows across multiple environments. 
Familiarity with cloud-native delivery—edge computing, caching, observability tooling, and platform governance. 
Experience collaborating across multi-disciplinary, cross-functional teams building complex digital ecosystems. 
Travel Requirements: Occasional, based on team or project needs 

 

Soft Skills & Behaviors 

Collaborative mindset 
Clear communication 
Comfort with ambiguity and iteration 
Product thinking and user empathy 
Proactive problem solving 
Ownership mentality 
High attention to detail 
Low-ego teamwork and craft pride 
 

Why Join Robots & Pencils? 

You’ll work alongside world-class designers, engineers, and strategists on a highly visible, high-impact platform powering modern connected experiences. If you enjoy building scalable systems that enable personalization, speed, and seamless cross-channel journeys, we’d love to meet you.