Content Engineers build and improve the systems that help organizations create, manage, and deliver content at scale. Combining technical skills with an understanding of content strategy and user needs, they make information easier to structure, maintain, personalize, and publish across digital channels. Explore vetted Content Engineer opportunities on Ladders, including roles that pay $100,000 or more.
Content Engineer responsibilities vary by organization, but often include designing structured content models, configuring and integrating content management systems, automating publishing workflows, and improving content quality and discoverability. They may partner with writers, editors, product managers, designers, and software engineers to make content systems reliable and accessible.
Employers may seek experience with content management platforms, APIs, content modeling, metadata, taxonomy, and structured formats such as XML or JSON. Depending on the role, useful skills can also include scripting, data analysis, search and SEO fundamentals, version control, accessibility, and workflow automation. Strong communication helps Content Engineers translate editorial and business needs into practical technical solutions.
Content Engineers can find opportunities across technology, media, financial services, healthcare, ecommerce, and other industries with complex digital content needs. Some roles focus on platform architecture and integrations; others emphasize content operations, personalization, localization, or tools that support content teams.
Browse Content Engineer openings on Ladders to discover vetted professional opportunities with salaries of $100,000 or more. Compare role requirements, explore employers, and find positions that match your experience in content technology and systems.
$120K - $145K *
Help us craft intuitive user experiences by designing clear, compelling in-product language. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to shape innovative products that engage billions globally, leverag...
4 days ago
$110K - $130K *
Join a dynamic team to design intuitive product experiences that engage billions. Leverage your UX writing expertise to craft compelling in-product language, collaborate across disciplines, and shape...
4 days ago
$112K - $135K *
Elevate user experiences by designing clear, impactful in-product language. Collaborate across teams to create intuitive products and features that resonate with billions, leveraging your UX writing e...
4 days ago
Content Engineer (Product Videos and Motion Graphics)
$100K - $120K *
Join our team as a creative video content creator to craft compelling visual narratives that showcase our product and resonate with diverse audiences across modern marketing channels...
Reposted 3 weeks ago
$110K - $130K *
Engage with a dynamic C&M team to develop compelling content strategies that illuminate ground autonomy. Drive narratives across multiple platforms, collaborating closely with technical teams to trans...
2 weeks ago
Content Strategist, Help Center
$120K - $145K *
Contribute to the development and optimization of self-serve help content, enhancing user experience across Meta products. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create reliable, AI-powered suppor...
5 days ago
Content Strategist, Help Center
$110K - $130K *
Collaborate to develop and optimize self-serve help content for diverse Meta products. Drive AI-powered support initiatives, ensuring clarity and accessibility while managing multiple projects in a fa...
5 days ago
Content Strategist, Help Center
$120K - $145K *
Drive innovation in self-serve help content by developing strategies that enhance user experience across Meta's product portfolio. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create reliable, accessibl...
5 days ago
Content Strategist, Help Center
$120K - $145K *
Contribute to the development of innovative self-serve help content, optimizing user experience across Meta products. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance AI-powered support and ensure c...
5 days ago
Content Strategist, Help Center
$110K - $130K *
Champion innovative content strategies to enhance self-serve help resources, collaborating with cross-functional teams to optimize AI-driven support for diverse Meta products, ensuring clarity and acc...
5 days ago
Head of Content, Live and Digital
$150K - $170K *
Drive strategic content initiatives that elevate brand authority and engage audiences year-round. Leverage industry insights to create compelling narratives across platforms, fostering relationships w...
1 week ago
$80K - $90K *
Shape and execute innovative social media strategies to enhance brand storytelling, drive engagement, and support corporate communications initiatives while collaborating with diverse teams to achieve...
2 weeks ago
Project Manager, Content and Integrity Operations
$95K - $115K *
Join a dynamic team focused on enhancing community safety through strategic project management. Collaborate cross-functionally to drive data-informed solutions and improve user experiences while addre...
5 days ago
Project Manager, Content and Integrity Operations
$95K - $115K *
Engage in impactful project management to enhance community safety through data-driven insights and cross-functional collaboration, driving operational excellence in a dynamic environment focused on u...
5 days ago
Project Manager, Content and Integrity Operations
$110K - $130K *
Lead cross-functional projects to enhance community safety through data-driven insights and scalable solutions, ensuring effective operations and collaboration across teams to mitigate real-world harm...
5 days ago
Founding Product Marketing Lead
$150K - $180K *
Redefine content impact by leading the creation of engaging technical materials. Collaborate across teams to transform complex topics into clear, audience-focused content that drives measurable busine...
Reposted 2 weeks ago
$90K - $140K *
Innovate workflows and elevate quality by mastering AI in media content operations. Lead and inspire a creative team to ensure stellar standards while driving efficiency and adopting cutting-edge prod...
2 weeks ago
$120K - $145K *
Join a team that's redefining content evaluation for generative media. You'll develop and implement quality standards, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and ensure model outputs meet high edito...
2 weeks ago
$135K - $160K *
Transform the evaluation of generative media by designing quality rubrics, executing assessments, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance model performance and ensure high standards i...
2 weeks ago
$130K - $155K *
Join a team that's redefining content evaluation for generative media. You'll develop quality standards, execute human evaluations, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance model perform...
2 weeks ago
$130K - $155K *
Join a team that's redefining content evaluation for generative media. Leverage your expertise in video production and quality assessment to shape model behavior and enhance media experiences across p...
2 weeks ago
Content Production Manager (AEM)
$120K - $140K *
Lead the charge in establishing integrated delivery plans and governance processes. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to prioritize and execute projects, ensuring alignment with business objecti...
5 days ago
$116K - $145K *
Create engaging, original copy that shapes market perceptions. Collaborate closely with marketing leaders to drive content across various platforms, enhancing brand voice and messaging while maintaini...
Reposted 6 days ago
$90K - $115K *
Transform your career by managing digital content across multiple platforms. Ensure accuracy, accessibility, and user engagement while collaborating with stakeholders to enhance the digital experience...
4 days ago
Lead, Product Content Engineering
$150K - $180K *
Partner with us to lead media generation evaluations, defining quality standards for generative image and video experiences. Collaborate with product and research teams to translate human judgment int...
2 weeks ago
What is a Content Engineer?
A Content Engineer designs, builds, or improves the technologies and processes used to structure, manage, and deliver digital content. The role often connects content teams with product and engineering teams.
What does a Content Engineer do?
Typical work includes creating content models and metadata structures, configuring CMS platforms, integrating content systems, automating workflows, and helping teams publish accurate, accessible content across channels.
What skills are useful for Content Engineer jobs?
Relevant skills may include CMS administration, content modeling, APIs, metadata and taxonomy, structured formats such as XML or JSON, scripting, workflow automation, and collaboration with editorial and technical teams. Requirements differ by employer.
What industries hire Content Engineers?
Technology, media, ecommerce, financial services, healthcare, and other organizations with substantial digital publishing needs may hire Content Engineers.
What do Content Engineer jobs pay?
Pay varies based on experience, location, industry, and scope of responsibilities. Ladders focuses on vetted professional jobs paying $100,000 or more, so candidates can explore opportunities in that range.