Staff Distributed Systems Engineer, Webflow
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$164-289k
US Salary dependent on location. Canada; $212,000 - $328,000 CAD + Equity + Bonus
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Webflow is the agentic web marketing platform for go-to-market teams.
Open for applications
Webflow is the agentic web marketing platform for go-to-market teams.
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$164-289k
US Salary dependent on location. Canada; $212,000 - $328,000 CAD + Equity + Bonus
More information about location
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To bring development superpowers to everyone.
Role
Who you are
- BA/BS degree or equivalent experience
- At least 7, preferably 10+ years of building and operating large-scale production distributed systems where latency, correctness, and reliability (99.99% uptime) are non-negotiable
- Deep backend systems experience in one or more modern server environments (e.g., Java, Go, Rust, Python, Node.js, etc.), with the ability to ramp and adapt quickly in new stacks
- Expertise with distributed systems, concurrency, scaling, and debugging multi-layer systems
- Strong operational judgment: you define SLIs/SLOs, build observability, and improve systems via incidents and feedback loops, not heroics
- Staff behaviors: you lead multi-team initiatives, write decision-quality design docs, influence architecture beyond your immediate team, and communicate across the organization.
- Ability to make decisions with incomplete information, understand and communicate one-way vs. two-way doors, and move with urgency while keeping critical code operational
- Stay curious and open to growth — actively building fluency in emerging technologies like AI to unlock creativity, accelerate progress, and amplify impact
What the job involves
- Reporting to the Senior Manager, Engineering
- Collaborate with exceptional engineers on building systems and services for the world's largest companies. This platform powers millions of production websites and supports massive scale, including over 1% of global Internet traffic and more than 10 billion monthly visits
- Lead architecture for distributed services at scale that synchronize shared state across clients, including clear correctness guarantees (eg: ordering, idempotency, convergence). These services require low latency and high availability, with SLO of 99.99% uptime
- Define concurrency and conflict-resolution semantics for concurrent changes, including trade-offs and constraints
- Design for failure: retries, partial outages, reconnection, and safe recovery paths, with explicit degradation behavior
- Own operational excellence: define SLIs/SLOs, instrument tracing/metrics/logging, and drive reliability improvements through incident learning
- Drive cross-team technical alignment via design docs and decision records; unblock execution across org boundaries
- Raise the bar through design and code reviews, mentoring, and pragmatic standardization that increases leverage
- Deliver maintainable, tested, performant systems and evolve them with a “crawl, walk, run” plan
- Use modern tooling (including AI-assisted coding, debugging and code review) to improve developer velocity and reduce time-to-diagnosis in production
- Participate in engineering citizenship activities such as co-authoring engineering blogs, strengthening and improving our hiring processes, and leading internal hackathon teams
Application process
- Application deadline: applications accepted on an ongoing basis until position is closed and filled
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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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
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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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