Senior Staff Software Engineer, CMS and Localization
Webflow is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to lead the technical strategy for its Compose pillar, encompassing CMS, Localization, and Commerce systems. This role involves driving multi-team initiatives and aligning architecture with ambitious product goals. The Compose pillar supports millions of production websites and over 1% of global internet traffic, positioning this role at the forefront of Webflow's platform evolution.
Key responsibilities include owning and driving the technical strategy for the Compose pillar, identifying and leading multi-team initiatives that unlock new competitive capabilities, translating product vision into concrete technical problems and execution plans, leading high-impact efforts from architecture through delivery, establishing and evolving architectural guardrails and governance processes, strengthening cross-pillar alignment with Design, Develop, and Infrastructure, eliminating structural sources of technical debt, increasing engineering leverage through thoughtful automation, and mentoring senior engineers while contributing to hiring and developing future staff-level leaders.
The ideal candidate will have over 12 years of experience building and evolving complex, distributed SaaS systems, demonstrated ownership of large-scale architectural initiatives, deep backend systems experience in modern server environments such as Java, Go, Python, or Node.js, experience designing and operating API-driven systems backed by relational databases like Postgres or Aurora, a track record of solving scalability, data modeling, or interoperability challenges, experience influencing cross-team architecture in platform environments, a principled yet pragmatic approach to decoupled architectures and sound design principles, and a thoughtful perspective on AI-assisted development.
Compensation for this role is tailored to align with the cost of labor in different geographic markets. In the United States, base pay ranges from $204,800 to $290,000, depending on location and experience. In Canada, the range is CAD 253,000 to 316,000. This role is also eligible to participate in Webflow's company-wide bonus program, with target amounts varying by career level and payouts based on company performance against established financial and operational goals.
Webflow fosters a remote-first culture built on trust, transparency, and creativity. The company offers comprehensive benefits, including equity ownership, health coverage, paid parental leave, flexible vacation, mental health resources, and support for retirement savings. Webflow's mission is to empower teams to design, launch, and optimize for the web without barriers, making it an exciting environment for professionals looking to make a significant impact in the digital experience space.