Senior Software Engineer, Cloud (Backend / Infrastructure)

📋 Job Overview

Webflow is the agentic web marketing platform for modern marketing teams, helping organizations build, manage, and optimize high-performing web experiences that drive predictable growth and strengthen brand trust. Building at Webflow will need grit, because we move fast, without ever sacrificing craft or quality.

We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to build and evolve Webflow Cloud, helping builders and marketing practitioners build, deploy, and run full-stack web applications with the assistance of cloud based AI agents.

🏢 About Webflow

Webflow is the agentic web marketing platform for modern marketing teams, helping organizations build, manage, and optimize high-performing web experiences that drive predictable growth and strengthen brand trust. Building at Webflow will need grit, because we move fast, without ever sacrificing craft or quality.

🎯 The Role

As a Senior Software Engineer, Cloud, you'll build and evolve Webflow Cloud, helping builders and marketing practitioners build, deploy, and run full-stack web applications with the assistance of cloud based AI agents.

✅ Key Responsibilities

• Build and operate reliable cloud services on AWS and Cloudflare, drawing on experience with compute, storage, networking, and managed infrastructure.
• Evolve the infrastructure that powers web applications and AI agents on Webflow Cloud.
• Participate in the team’s on-call rotation, investigate production incidents, and drive improvements that prevent recurring issues.
• Utilize CDN and edge compute capabilities that help customers deliver fast, resilient websites and applications around the world.
• Own features from customer problem through design, implementation, rollout, and ongoing improvement.
• Use AI-assisted development practices to accelerate delivery while applying sound engineering judgment, rigorous validation, and clear accountability for code quality.
• Participate in engineering citizenship activities such as co-authoring engineering blogs, strengthening our hiring processes, and leading internal hackathon teams.

📌 Required Qualifications

• BA/BS Degree or equivalent experience
• 5+ years building and operating backend services in production
• Demonstrated experience in backend service design defining service boundaries, contracts and data ownership, not only implementing within them
• Business-level fluency to read, write and speak in English

⭐ Desirable Experience

• Have experience building and operating production services on AWS, Cloudflare, or similar cloud platforms.
• Have experience designing data models, optimizing queries, and operating production databases such as PostgreSQL or MongoDB.
• Are fluent in TypeScript and Node.js, and comfortable with edge runtimes.
• Understand modern website and web application architecture, including HTTP, caching, CDNs, and edge compute.
• Apply best practices for performance, security, accessibility, and reliability.
• Take ownership of features from early discovery and technical design through delivery and ongoing operation.
• Use AI effectively in your personal or professional development practices.
• Make pragmatic technical decisions that balance customer needs, delivery speed, and long-term maintainability.

🎁 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.

🛂 Visa & Eligibility

To join Webflow, you'll need a valid right to work authorization depending on the country of employment. If you are extended an offer, that offer may be contingent upon your successful completion of a background check, which will be conducted in accordance with applicable laws. We may obtain one or more background screening reports about you, solely for employment purposes.