Staff Software Engineer, Assets - Distributed Systems

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.

About the role

• Location: San Francisco HQ, US Remote, or ON/BC, Canada
• Full-time
• Permanent
• 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.
  • Zone A: $175,800 - $247,700
  • Zone B: $164,500 - $232,200
  • Zone C: $154,200 - $217,600
  • CAD 199,300 - CAD 281,100
• United States (all figures cited below are in USD and pertain to workers in the United States)
• Canada (All figures cited below in CAD and pertain to workers in ON & BC, Canada)

• Application Information:
  • Application deadline: applications accepted on an ongoing basis until position is closed and filled
  • This posting is for an existing vacancy
• Reporting to the Engineering Manager

As a backend-leaning Staff Fullstack Engineer, you’ll:

• Architect, design, and implement accessible user interfaces, scalable data architectures, distributed tasks, and API endpoints.
• Co-create new and improved functionality across multiple areas of the Webflow technology stack using technologies such as React, Javascript/Typescript, HTML, CSS, Node.js, and MongoDB.
• Improve reliability and scalability by contributing to distributed backend systems, including concurrent, synchronous, and asynchronous processes, and evolving eventually-consistent algorithms.
• Leverage state-of-the-art AI tools to enhance your impact.
• Coordinate projects that directly impact team and engineering organization's deliverables.
• Drive architectural solutions for our team and shape technical approaches across Webflow engineering.
• Lead with technical expertise and guidance that strengthens multiple teams and drives progress on the engineering organization’s strategy.
• Produce and elevate the quality of maintainable, tested, performant, and scalable code.
• Author and collaborate on design documents and influence pillar-level technical priorities.
• Foster an inclusive environment that motivates and empowers teammates to do their best work.
• Collaborate with product managers and designers in an autonomous, supportive team environment.
• Mentor other engineers in technical skills, best practices, and quality.
• Participate in engineering citizenship activities such as co-authoring engineering blogs, strengthening and improving our hiring processes, and leading internal hackathon teams.

About you

You’ll thrive in this role if you:

• Bring 7+ years of experience developing and deploying complex web applications, with a track record of delivering high-quality, performant code.
• BA/BS degree or equivalent experience
• Skilled with modern web technologies, including web browsers, Node.js and TypeScript and experienced building user interfaces and scalable APIs using React, Express.js, and MongoDB.
• Curious and motivated by complex challenges, with a commitment to finding thoughtful, scalable solutions.
• Able to debug production issues across services and multiple levels of the stack.
• Experienced in designing and evolving complex web systems that balance reliability, performance, and maintainability.
• Familiar with testing frameworks such as Jest, Mocha, Playwright, and Cypress.
• Find energy in highly collaborative, cross-functional environments, working closely with engineers, designers, and product managers
• Comfortable working in an agile, iterative, and supportive environment, clarifying ambiguous requirements and designing well-scoped solutions.
• Value mentorship, knowledge-sharing, and empowering teammates to do their best work.
• Committed to inclusive practices, whether in coding standards, design discussions, or strengthening team culture.

Our Core Behaviors

• Build lasting customer trust.
  We build trust by taking action that puts customer trust first.
• Win together.
  We play to win, and we win as one team. Success at Webflow isn't a solo act.
• Reinvent ourselves.
  We don't just improve what exists, we imagine what's possible.
• Deliver with speed, quality, and craft.
  We move fast because the moment demands it, and we do so without lowering the bar.

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.

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.

Remote, together

At Webflow, equality is a core tenet of our culture. We are an Equal Opportunity (EEO)/Veterans/Disabled Employer and are committed to building an inclusive global team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, beliefs, and experiences. Employment decisions are made on the basis of job-related criteria without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Webflow will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Please note:

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Upon interview scheduling, instructions for confidential accommodation requests will be administered.

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