Contentful Developer – Fixed-Term Contract
Help shape an enterprise-scale digital transformation project
We’re looking for a hands-on Contentful Developer to join an established technology team working on a major digital transformation initiative.
You’ll play an important role in designing, implementing and supporting a scalable headless CMS solution, working closely with developers, designers and content specialists to deliver a modern digital platform.
📍 Location: Fully Remote from New Zealand or Australia
🌏 Working hours: Australian AEST time zone
💼 Contract: 3–4 months
🚀 Start: Immediate
💻 Employment type: Fixed-term contract
🧑💻 About the Role
As a Contentful Developer, you’ll be responsible for supporting the architecture and implementation of Contentful across an enterprise-scale environment.
This is a hands-on role where you’ll work across content modelling, integrations, APIs, automation and content migration, helping establish scalable and reusable content foundations.
What You'll Do
🧩 Design and implement Contentful content models, spaces, and environments aligned with business requirements
🔗 Build and maintain integrations between Contentful and frontend frameworks such as React, Next.js, and Vue, as well as backend services
⚙️ Develop custom scripts for content type creation, migration, and automation
🔌 Work with REST, GraphQL and Contentful APIs
🤝 Collaborate with content strategists, designers, and engineers to create scalable content structures
🌍 Optimise content delivery and manage localisation and multi-locale configurations
📦 Support the migration of legacy content into Contentful
🔄 Establish and maintain best practices around content governance, webhooks, and CI/CD
🏗️ Contribute to the ongoing architecture and technical direction of the headless CMS platform
✅ What You'll Need
3–5+ years of commercial experience with Contentful or a similar headless CMS
Strong JavaScript and/or TypeScript skills
Experience with modern frontend frameworks
Hands-on experience with Contentful:
Content Management API (CMA)
Content Delivery API (CDA)
GraphQL API
Strong understanding of content modelling, scalability, and reusability
Understanding of API-first and headless architecture principles
Experience working in production environments with enterprise-scale applications
⭐ Nice to Have
Experience with Contentful Merge
Experience with the Contentful App Framework / Apps SDK
Experience with Contentful migration tooling
Previous involvement in digital transformation, replatforming, or CMS migration projects
Familiarity with DevOps and CI/CD workflows
Experience working with localisation and multi-region content platforms
🌏 How We Work
This is a fully remote role, with core working hours aligned to the Australian AEST time zone.
We value flexibility and trust our people to manage their workload effectively. You’ll work closely with the wider technology team using tools such as Slack, Google Workspace and email.
Clear communication, ownership, and a proactive approach are important to success in this role.
🤝 Why Join?
You’ll have the opportunity to:
Work on an enterprise-scale digital transformation
Have a direct impact on the architecture and implementation of a modern headless CMS
Work with experienced developers, designers, and content specialists
Take ownership of meaningful technical outcomes
Work remotely with a flexible and collaborative team
🌱 We value potential as much as experience. If you don’t tick every box but believe you could be a strong fit for the role, we’d still love to hear from you.
Please note: This is a 3–4 month contract position with an immediate start.
👉Apply Now! 📩
SourceIn (sourcein.co) has been formally appointed by the client to provide recruitment and candidate pre-screening services for this role.