Director of Engineering, Foundation

We are seeking a Director of Engineering, Foundation to lead our Productivity and Platform teams at Webflow. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional peers, setting goals and defining business strategy, and driving execution and high-quality results. The ideal candidate has extensive technical experience in engineering and developing internal design systems, accessibility features, and frontend web infrastructure, as well as experience leading teams with modern web technology stacks.

• Advocate for team career growth and personal development
• Scale the organization by attracting and retaining top talent
• Collaborate with cross-functional peers to set goals and define business strategy
• Prioritize execution and support the team in delivering high-quality results
• Drive goal-setting and hold the team accountable for results
• Create and iterate on processes to increase team effectiveness
• Guide the team in making sound architecture decisions and fostering technical innovation
• Exemplify Webflow's Core Behaviors in pursuit of the company's mission
• Support team members in identifying and incorporating their interests and development opportunities
• Manage geographically distributed teams

• 7+ years of leadership experience managing managers
• 4+ years of technical experience as an individual contributor focused on delivering results for internal developers
• Extensive technical experience in engineering and developing internal design systems, accessibility features, frontend web infrastructure, and coding standards
• Experience leading or being part of an engineering organization that develops technical solutions for web site publishing, DOM rendering, CSS style guides, and API libraries
• Experience with modern web technology stacks such as Javascript, React, Node.js, Mongodb
• Deep understanding of Agile fundamentals and strong execution
• Ability to rapidly scale teams and develop a growth strategy
• Commitment to cultivating an inclusive team culture
• Experience managing geographically distributed teams

• Equity ownership (RSUs) in a growing, privately-owned company
• 100% employer-paid healthcare, vision, and dental insurance coverage for employees and dependents (US; full-time Canadian workers working 30+ hours per week), as well as Health Savings Account/Health Reimbursement Account, dependent on insurance plan selection. Employees also have voluntary insurance options, such as life, disability, hospital protection, accident, and critical illness
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave for both birthing and non-birthing caregivers, as well as an additional 6-8 weeks of pregnancy disability for birthing parents to be used before child bonding leave. Employees also have access to family planning care and reimbursement
• Flexible PTO with an mandatory annual minimum of 10 days paid time off, and sabbatical program
• Access to mental wellness coaching, therapy, and Employee Assistance Program
• Monthly stipends to support health and wellness, as well as smart work, and annual stipends to support professional growth
• Professional career coaching, internal learning & development programs
• 401k plan and financial wellness benefits, like CPA or financial advisor coverage
• Commuter benefits for in-office workers