Senior Backend Engineer, Assets

Webflow

4d • Remote

About The Position

At Webflow, we’re building the world’s leading AI-native Digital Experience Platform, and we’re doing it as a remote-first company built on trust, transparency, and a whole lot of creativity. This work takes grit, because we move fast, without ever sacrificing craft or quality. Our mission is to bring development superpowers to everyone. From entrepreneurs launching their first idea to global enterprises scaling their digital presence, we empower teams to design, launch, and optimize for the web without barriers. We believe the future of the web, and work, is more open, more creative, and more equitable. And we’re here to build it together. The Assets team is building a next-generation, AI-native Digital Asset Manager (DAM) as a core component of Webflow’s WXP vision. Today, critical assets (images, video, PDFs) are scattered across tools and teams, making reuse, governance, organization, and performance insights hard. The Webflow DAM integrates these asset workflows with the overarching WXP platform, enabling customers to manage their content at enterprise scale while keeping creation fast and on-brand. We’re a zero-to-one team building a startup within a startup. We’re looking for a Staff Engineer who’s excited to solve challenging problems to address emerging customer needs and behaviors. The ideal candidate can move fast but with high quality, and views the early stages of product development as a creative canvas and opportunity for high impact. If that’s you, we’d love to talk.

Requirements

• Have 3-5 years of experience building and shipping backend systems and APIs in production environments.
• Have strong development experience in Python or similar backend languages, and are comfortable working across services, data systems, and infrastructure.
• Think in terms of scalability, reliability, and operability, and enjoy owning systems that require strong production rigor.
• Have experience designing backend services, data models, and service interfaces with attention to maintainability and performance.
• Are comfortable working with databases, asynchronous systems, and modern backend tooling.
• Write high-quality, well-tested code and collaborate effectively through design discussions and code review.
• Can independently drive meaningful projects, break down ambiguous problems, and deliver thoughtful, pragmatic solutions.
• Communicate clearly and collaborate effectively across engineering, product, design, and data/ML partners.
• Enjoy solving complex technical problems on a collaborative, distributed team.
• Get excited about building reliable backend systems that unlock better experiences for customers.
• Stay curious and open to growth, including building fluency in emerging technologies like AI to amplify your impact.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain backend systems and APIs using Python and related technologies.
• Partner with data scientists and machine learning engineers to bring AI/ML capabilities into reliable, production-ready backend systems.
• Build scalable and performant backend services that support growing data volumes and evolving product needs.
• Develop secure and efficient data storage and retrieval systems with a focus on integrity, resilience, and operational excellence.
• Collaborate closely with frontend engineers to design APIs that power intuitive, high-quality product experiences.
• Work across the full product lifecycle, from early technical design through implementation, launch, and production support.
• Contribute to backend architecture and system design decisions, balancing speed, scalability, and long-term maintainability.
• Improve service reliability through strong testing, observability, debugging, and performance optimization practices.
• Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code and help raise the quality bar through thoughtful code reviews and collaboration.
• Stay curious about emerging technologies and identify practical opportunities to improve our backend systems, workflows, and customer experience.

Benefits

• Ownership in what you help build. Every permanent Webflower receives equity (RSUs) in our growing, privately held company.
• Health coverage that actually covers you. Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans for full-time employees and their dependents, with Webflow covering most premiums.
• Support for every stage of family life. 12 weeks of paid parental leave for all parents and 6+ weeks of additional paid leave for birthing parents. Plus inclusive care for family planning, menopause, and midlife transitions.
• Time off that’s actually off. Flexible vacation, paid holidays, and a sabbatical program to help you recharge and come back inspired.
• Wellness for the whole you. Access to mental health resources, therapy and coaching.
• Invest in your future. A 401(k) with 100% employer match (up to $6,000/year) in the U.S., and support for retirement savings globally.
• Monthly stipends that flex with your life. Localized support for work and wellness expenses — from Wi-Fi to workouts.
• Bonus for building together. All full-time, permanent, non-commission employees are eligible for our annual WIN bonus program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees