Senior Staff Software Engineer

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Key Responsibilities

• 1
  Set the long-term technical vision and architecture for backend systems powering experimentation, personalization, analytics, and conversion optimization across Webflow.
• 2
  Architect and evolve high-throughput distributed systems and APIs that ingest, process, and serve large volumes of visitor and event data with low latency, high availability, and strong consistency guarantees where it matters.
• 3
  Lead foundational platform investments and the data infrastructure that supports them, that unlock new product capabilities for years to come.
• 4
  Partner closely with data scientists, ML engineers, and product engineers to productionize statistical and AI/ML capabilities into reliable, real-time backend infrastructure.
• 5
  Lead complex, multi-team, multi-quarter technical initiatives end-to-end: from problem framing and technical strategy through implementation, launch, and long-term operational ownership.
• 6
  Influence the engineering roadmap and technical strategy across the Convert pillar and partner pillars, identifying the highest-leverage investments and aligning teams behind them.
• 7
  Raise the engineering bar across the org through architecture review, technical standards, observability and operational excellence practices, and the systems and tooling that support long-term quality.
• 8
  Mentor and grow staff and senior engineers, multiplying your impact through the people you develop and the technical culture you help shape.
• 9
  Stay current with industry trends in distributed systems, experimentation platforms, real-time data, and AI/ML infrastructure, and proactively identify opportunities to advance Webflow's backend platform and engineering practices.
• 10
  Translate product vision into concrete technical problems and execution plans.

Requirements

• The cash compensation for this role is tailored to align with the cost of labor in different geographic markets. We've structured the base pay ranges for this role into zones for our geographic markets, and the specific base pay within the range will be determined by the candidate’s geographic location, job-related experience, knowledge, qualifications, and skills. United States (all figures cited below are in USD and pertain to workers in the United States) Zone A: $ 232,000 - $ 290,000
• 12+ years of software engineering experience, including extensive expertise architecting and operating backend systems and distributed systems at significant scale.
• We've structured the base pay ranges for this role into zones for our geographic markets, and the specific base pay within the range will be determined by the candidate’s geographic location, job-related experience, knowledge, qualifications, and skills.
• About you: Requirements: BS / BA college degree or relevant experience You’ll thrive as a Senior Staff Software Engineer if you have: 12+ years of software engineering experience, including extensive expertise architecting and operating backend systems and distributed systems at significant scale.
• If you are extended an offer, that offer may be contingent upon your successful completion of a background check, which will be conducted in accordance with applicable laws.

Perks & Benefits