Senior Staff Software Engineer, Webflow
Distributed Systems
$204.8-290k
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Webflow is the agentic web marketing platform for go-to-market teams.
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Webflow is the agentic web marketing platform for go-to-market teams.
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$204.8-290k
Salary dependent on location
More information about location
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To bring development superpowers to everyone.
Role
Who you are
- BS / BA college degree or relevant experience
- Bring 12+ years of software engineering experience, including extensive expertise architecting and operating backend systems and distributed systems at significant scale
- Have a strong technical foundation across multiple programming languages such as Python, Java, or Go, with deep fluency in modern frameworks, distributed systems patterns, and large-scale system design
- Have designed, built, and operated high-throughput, data-intensive distributed systems in production — with deep understanding of scalability, fault tolerance, consistency tradeoffs, observability, and performance optimization
- Have demonstrated technical leadership across ambiguous, cross-pillar initiatives, influencing architecture, execution, and engineering strategy well beyond your immediate team
- Partner effectively with product, design, data science, and ML stakeholders to translate evolving business needs and customer outcomes into scalable technical solutions
- Bring strong judgment, communicate clearly with both technical and executive audiences, and make pragmatic tradeoffs in fast-moving environments
- Demonstrate 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
- 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
Desirable
- Experience with experimentation platforms (A/B testing, feature flagging, multi-armed bandits), personalization or recommendation systems, marketing analytics, or customer data platforms
- Familiarity with the statistical foundations of online experimentation (variance reduction, sequential testing, CUPED, etc.) and the infrastructure required to support them at scale
- Experience with Node.js and TypeScript in large production systems is a plus, but not required
What the job involves
- 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
- We're looking for a Senior Staff Software Engineer to help lead the technical future of Convert — our suite of products that give marketing and growth teams the tools to experiment, personalize, and drive real revenue from their web presence
- The next chapter is ambitious: we're serving some of the world’s largest enterprises and rethinking what a modern, AI-native conversion platform can be
- This is a cross-team technical leadership role, which means you’re working across a large, complex, revenue-generating system and figuring out what it needs to become
- You'll partner directly with senior leaders across Engineering, Product, and Design to turn that vision into something you can actually ship
- Set the long-term technical vision and architecture for backend systems powering experimentation, personalization, analytics, and conversion optimization across Webflow
- 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
- Lead foundational platform investments and the data infrastructure that supports them, that unlock new product capabilities for years to come
- Partner closely with data scientists, ML engineers, and product engineers to productionize statistical and AI/ML capabilities into reliable, real-time backend infrastructure
- 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
- Influence the engineering roadmap and technical strategy across the Convert pillar and partner pillars, identifying the highest-leverage investments and aligning teams behind them
- 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
- Mentor and grow staff and senior engineers, multiplying your impact through the people you develop and the technical culture you help shape
- 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
- Translate product vision into concrete technical problems and execution plans
Our take
Webflow is an AI-native web experience platform that enables teams to design, build, manage, and optimize high-performing digital experiences across the entire website lifecycle — from creation to conversion — without relying on fragmented tools or constant developer handoffs.
Unlike traditional website builders or legacy CMS platforms, Webflow combines visual development, content management, optimization, analytics, localization, governance, and enterprise-grade hosting into a single, integrated system. This allows marketing, design, development, and growth teams — and increasingly AI agents — to collaborate in one shared environment while maintaining brand consistency, security, and control.
Built for a world where websites must perform for both humans and AI systems, Webflow helps organizations stay discoverable and relevant as search, personalization, and content consumption evolve. Native AI capabilities are embedded directly into core workflows, accelerating everything from site creation and content updates to experimentation, personalization, and AEO (AI Engine Optimization).
Today, over 3,000 organizations — from startups and agencies to global enterprises including Dell, Spotify, Dropbox, and Upcwork — use Webflow to build brand-forward digital experiences that drive measurable business results. With a strong partner ecosystem, enterprise adoption momentum, and more than $330M in funding, Webflow is redefining how modern teams build and scale on the web.
Rather than replacing developers, Webflow shifts development effort to where it matters most — freeing teams to move faster, operate more efficiently, and evolve their digital presence without replatforming as their needs grow.
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Meet the team
30 people
Petra Ghamlouch, Account Executive, EMEA
Insights
Company
Employee endorsements
Challenging work
"I've learned more in my time at Webflow than I have at any job before, and most of it happened by doing, not by sitting in a training. If you want..."
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Mar 2022
$120m
SERIES C
Jan 2021
$140m
SERIES B
Total funding: $335.1m
Company benefits
- Modern & inclusive healthcare coverage
- Retirement saving matches and financial planning
- Flexible paid time off
- Annual retreat and offsites
- WFH Office setup budget
- Health and wellness stipend
- Remote work reimbursements for phone & wifi
- Webflow subscription discount
- Remote-first flexibility
Company values
- Build Lasting Customer Trust
- Win, Together
- Reinvent Ourselves
- Deliver with Speed, Quality, and Craft
Company HQ
Financial District, London
Articles
Leadership
Vlad Magdalin
(Co-Founder & Chairman)Vlad Magdalin is Webflow's co-founder and Chief Vision Officer, leads the vision for a more accessible, expressive, AI-powered web, and never misses a chance to nerd out about great design.
Sergie Magdalin
(Co-Founder)Sergie spent 4 years as a freelance Graphic Designer before joining NameMuir Skate as a Web & UX Designer.
Linda Tong
(CEO)Linda became CEO in 2024 after serving as Webflow’s President and COO. She’s shaping the next era of the web and leads with a people-first approach grounded in clarity, trust, and learning.
Adrian Rosenkranz
(Chief Revenue Officer)CRO at Webflow, guiding teams that support customers at every step. He’s a seasoned GTM leader who believes AI should amplify creativity—and that strong, people-first teams drive meaningful growth.
Rachel Wolan
(Chief Product Officer)Webflow’s CPO and a builder at heart, Rachel leads product, and design teams with creativity and clarity. With 20+ years of experience, she’s focused on scaling AI-native products that empower people.
Allan Leinwand
(Chief Technology Officer)Webflow’s CTO with a passion for empowering builders. Former tech leader at Shopify, Slack, and ServiceNow, he’s spent his career scaling platforms that shape how people work, create, and connect.
Craig Mestel
(Chief Financial Officer)Webflow’s CFO, known for scaling teams, leading IPOs, and making sense of complexity with data. He’s at his best in high-growth environments where he can build, mentor, and help teams win together.
Mike Podobnik
(SVP, People)Webflow’s SVP of People, known for scaling global teams and shaping cultures where people do their best work. He brings clarity, accountability, and deep partnership to every stage of growth.
People progressing
Five roles in five years at Webflow, each one built from scratch. Now leading GTM Strategy & Operations, turning product releases into go-to-market impact.
From Webflow community builder to Senior Solutions Architect, Jon spent nearly a decade building with the platform before joining the team behind it.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Webflow
Ulysses Smith (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Lead)
- Webflow exists so anyone can bring ideas to life on the web. The same belief drives how we build our team. Diverse perspectives spark new ideas, and when everyone's empowered to create, we all Flow Forward faster. The web is for everyone, and so is the team building it.
- Behind any exceptional web experience is an effort to bring in diverse, unique perspectives that understand how different people interact with the web (and the world). We’re committed to better understanding the people we work with and build for. Our work is never done — but here’s how we’re doing so far: https://webflow.com/company/diversity-equity-inclusion
- Webflow has eight identity-based Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that we call our Flow Communities.They're our spaces to connect, collaborate, and lead together. They bring together employees who share a common identity, lived experience, or allyship interest to foster inclusion, spark innovation, and shape a culture of belonging across our global teams. Our Flow Communities include: 1️⃣ Asians@Webflow 2️⃣ Blackflow 3️⃣ Caregivers@Webflow 4️⃣ Disability@Webflow 5️⃣ Latinoflow 6️⃣ Queerflow 7️⃣ Webflow Vets 8️⃣ Women@Webflow
- “Fostering a diverse and inclusive culture at Webflow is imperative. It encourages new ways of thinking and collaboration, helping us better understand each other and who we’re serving. By valuing varied perspectives and experiences, we become more creative, better at problem-solving, and engage in richer discussions, ultimately leading to stronger business outcomes.” - Linda Tong, Webflow CEO
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