
Senior Backend Engineer, Assets
Webflow
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $132,050 - $207,100 per year
Job Level
About the role
- 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.
- Own definition and delivery of well-scoped projects that contribute to the Assets team's deliverables.
- Contribute to architectural decisions within the Assets team and help evaluate technical tradeoffs for team projects.
- Bring technical expertise that strengthens the Assets team and contribute to our team's technical direction.
- Produce and elevate the quality of maintainable, tested, performant, and scalable code.
- Author and collaborate on design documents for team-level initiatives.
- 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.
- Support teammates through code review, pairing, and knowledge-sharing to raise the bar on engineering quality.
- Participate in engineering citizenship activities such as co-authoring engineering blogs, strengthening and improving our hiring processes, and leading internal hackathon teams.
Requirements
- Bring 5+ 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.
- Experience contributing to the design and evolution of 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.
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.
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Hard Skills & Tools
ReactJavaScriptTypeScriptHTMLCSSNode.jsMongoDBExpress.jsJestMocha
Soft Skills
collaborationmentorshipknowledge-sharingproblem-solvinginclusivitycommunicationmotivationcuriosityadaptabilityleadership
Certifications
BA/BS degree