Staff Software Engineer, Developer Productivity

Webflow is the agentic web marketing platform for modern marketing teams, helping organizations build, manage, and optimize high-performing web experiences. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer, Developer Productivity to drive engineering innovation, guide architectural decisions, and mentor other engineers within the company.

Responsibilities:

• Drive engineering innovation across the entire company
• Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies
• Spearhead research initiatives to explore new tools, frameworks, and methodologies
• Guide the approach and execution of a particular team or group of teams
• Dig deep into arbitrarily complex and critical problems and find an appropriate path forward until resolution
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to understand requirements to architect, design and deliver high-quality solutions
• Conduct thorough architectural reviews to help guide and shape Webflow’s technology stack
• Be a model for engineering innovation in the industry working with partners, customers, and investors
• Mentor and coach other engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning

Requirements:

• BS / BA college degree or relevant experience
• AI-first is your default operating mode
• Genuine passion for building internal platforms where agents are first-class tenants; designing the APIs, guardrails, and observability that let humans and autonomous systems ship together without friction
• Proficiency in programming languages such as JavaScript, TypeScript with hands-on experience with modern web technology such as React, Node.js, Tailwind.css, and frameworks such as Next.js and Remix
• Solid grasp of containerization and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes and extensive experience designing APIs
• Deep understanding of monorepo management, including the design and architectural patterns required to maintain performance and developer sanity at scale
• Ability to navigate the trade-offs between Developer Experience (DX) and platform-native technologies, ensuring our stack (JavaScript, TypeScript, React, etc.) remains both modern and maintainable
• Commitment to establishing 'paved paths' and self-service capabilities that allow teams to bundle, build, and deploy code—both within and outside the monorepo—with minimal friction
• Ability to effectively connect the dots across multiple engineering teams, collaborating with senior leaders to architect high-quality solutions that balance speed with security and stability
• Commitment to cultivating an inclusive team culture and mentoring other engineers to foster a high-performance, continuous-learning environment
• Curiosity and openness 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