Staff Software Engineer, Assets

Webflow

1d • $186,700 - $255,000 • Remote

About The Position

Webflow is the agentic web marketing platform for modern marketing teams, helping organizations build, manage, and optimize high-performing web experiences that drive predictable growth and strengthen brand trust. Building at Webflow will need grit, because we move fast, without ever sacrificing craft or quality. We’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer, Assets to help us 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.

Requirements

• BA/BS degree or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of software engineering experience, including deep expertise in backend engineering and distributed systems at scale.
• A strong technical foundation in software design and development, with experience across multiple programming languages such as Python, Java, or Go, and a strong grasp of modern frameworks, system design, and architectural patterns.
• Designed, built, and operated reliable distributed systems and data-intensive services in production, with a strong understanding of scalability, fault tolerance, observability, and performance optimization.
• Highly proficient in backend API design, service-oriented architecture, asynchronous processing, and data modeling.
• Experience building secure systems and implementing robust approaches to data integrity, privacy, and access control.
• Comfortable working hands-on in the code and use your technical depth to lead through implementation, not just direction-setting.
• Demonstrated technical leadership across ambiguous, cross-functional initiatives, influencing architecture, execution, and engineering strategy beyond your immediate team.
• Partner effectively with product, design, data, and ML stakeholders to translate evolving business needs into scalable technical solutions.
• Excel at code review, technical mentorship, and raising the quality bar for system design, engineering practices, and operational excellence.
• Strong judgment, communicate clearly, and make pragmatic tradeoffs in fast-moving environments.
• Experience supporting and growing other engineers through mentorship, and ideally have helped shape hiring and team-building efforts.
• Hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or bring equivalent practical experience
• Stay curious and open to growth — demonstrating a proactive embrace of AI, and actively building and applying fluency in emerging technologies to elevate how we work, drive faster outcomes, and expand collective impact.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and evolve backend systems, platform services, and APIs using Python and related technologies.
• Partner closely with data scientists and machine learning engineers to productionize AI/ML capabilities and integrate models into reliable backend infrastructure.
• Design and scale distributed systems that process large volumes of data with strong performance, availability, and operational excellence.
• Build secure, resilient data storage and retrieval systems, with a focus on data integrity, privacy, and governance.
• Work across the full product lifecycle, from early concept exploration and technical design through implementation, launch, and ongoing production ownership.
• Lead complex, cross-team technical initiatives that influence roadmap execution and raise the engineering bar across the organization.
• Produce maintainable, well-tested, observable code and improve the systems, tooling, and standards that support long-term engineering quality.
• Mentor engineers across the team, sharing expertise in backend architecture, distributed systems, and engineering best practices.
• Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies, and proactively identify opportunities to improve our backend platform, infrastructure, and development workflows.

Benefits

• Ownership in what you help build. Every permanent Webflower receives equity (RSUs) in our growing, privately held company.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans for full-time employees and their dependents, with Webflow covering most premiums.
• 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.
• Flexible vacation, paid holidays, and a sabbatical program to help you recharge and come back inspired.
• Access to mental health resources, therapy and coaching.
• A 401(k) with 100% employer match (up to $6,000/year) in the U.S., and support for retirement savings globally.
• Localized support for work and wellness expenses — from Wi-Fi to workouts.
• All full-time, permanent, non-commission employees are eligible for our annual WIN bonus program.
• Temporary employees may be eligible for paid holiday and time off, statutory leaves of absence, and company-sponsored medical benefits depending on their Fixed Term Contract and their country/state of employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree