Senior Staff Software Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States, +1 more country.

📋 Description

• Establish the long-term technical vision and architecture for backend systems that drive experimentation, personalization, analytics, and conversion optimization.

• Design and enhance high-throughput distributed systems and APIs that manage substantial volumes of visitor and event data.

• Lead essential platform investments and the supporting data infrastructure.

• Implement statistical and AI/ML capabilities into dependable, real-time backend infrastructure.

• Oversee intricate, multi-team, multi-quarter initiatives from defining the problem to implementation, launch, and operational management.

• Shape engineering roadmaps and technical strategies across the Convert pillar and partner pillars.

• Elevate engineering standards through architecture reviews, observability, operational excellence, systems, and tools.

• Mentor and develop staff and senior engineers.

• Keep abreast of trends in distributed systems, experimentation platforms, real-time data, and AI/ML infrastructure.

• Convert product vision into specific technical challenges and execution strategies.

• Report directly to the Director of Engineering.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience.

• A minimum of 12 years in software engineering.

• Extensive experience in architecting and operating backend and distributed systems at a large scale.

• Strong technical foundation in programming languages such as Python, Java, or Go.

• Profound knowledge of modern frameworks, distributed systems patterns, and large-scale system design.

• Proven experience in designing, building, and managing high-throughput, data-intensive distributed systems in production environments.

• Comprehensive understanding of scalability, fault tolerance, consistency trade-offs, observability, and performance optimization.

• Demonstrated technical leadership in ambiguous, cross-pillar initiatives.

• Capability to collaborate with product, design, data science, and ML stakeholders.

• Excellent judgment and effective communication skills with both technical and executive audiences.

• Proactive approach to AI and familiarity with emerging technologies.

• Valid right-to-work authorization depending on the country of employment.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equity (RSUs) for every permanent Webflower.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans for full-time employees and their dependents, with the majority of premiums covered by Webflow.

• 12 weeks of paid parental leave for all parents.

• An additional 6+ weeks of paid leave for birthing parents.

• Inclusive support for family planning, menopause, and midlife transitions.

• Flexible vacation policy.

• Paid holidays.

• Sabbatical program.

• Access to mental health resources, therapy, and coaching.

• 401(k) plan with a 100% employer match up to $6,000/year in the U.S.

• Global support for retirement savings.

• Monthly localized stipends for work and wellness expenses, including Wi-Fi and fitness activities.

• Annual WIN bonus program for full-time, permanent, non-commission employees.

• Company-wide bonus program.