[Remote] Senior Software Engineer, Developer Tooling

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Webflow is building the world’s leading AI-native Digital Experience Platform as a remote-first company. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Developer Tooling to enhance the development experience by building platform primitives, APIs, and tooling that facilitate seamless deployment and dynamic experiences.

Responsibilities

• Work across infrastructure, backend services, CLI tooling, and dashboard interfaces to deliver cohesive platform capabilities
• Drive architectural decisions that balance scalability, security, and developer experience
• Build APIs and internal systems that abstract complex infrastructure into simple, developer-friendly workflows
• Implement and maintain edge compute or middleware capabilities for request handling, authentication, and response transformation
• Architect reliable, scalable, and performant compute infrastructure to support high levels of parallel builds and deployments
• Implement observability across the build pipeline (metrics, tracing, logging) to diagnose bottlenecks and improve system resilience

Skills

• BS / BA college degree or relevant experience
• 5+ years of experience shipping features and products
• Development experience with AWS, Cloudflare, Node.js, and MongoDB
• Passionate about building developer platforms and tooling, especially focused on building and hosting modern web frameworks
• Effectively communicate and collaborate with cross-functional teams
• Love thinking through large technical problems and working through that complexity on a collaborative, distributed team
• Get excited about the mission of making deploying with Webflow as seamless as designing in it
• Think in terms of scalability and operability, and like owning systems that require real production rigor (visibility, troubleshooting, and scale)
• Are comfortable collaborating across product + design + engineering to deliver cohesive experiences that span API/backend services, CLI tooling, and dashboard UX
• Stay curious and open to growth — actively building fluency in emerging technologies like AI to unlock creativity, accelerate progress, and amplify impact

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.

Company Overview

• Webflow is a visual web design platform, CMS, and hosting provider for building production websites and prototypes. It is a sub-organization of Gitshock Finance. It was founded in 2013, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is http://www.webflow.com.

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