Webflow

Professional website design and publishing platform.

Senior Software Engineer

Location
San Francisco, CA or Remote (US Only) / Remote
Job Type
Full-time
Experience
3+ years
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About the role

Join us if you want to work on the next generation web publishing platform. Work on our CMS, use powerful technology like GraphQL, node.js, and OpenResty on our robust AWS infrastructure. Monitor, build, and scale a node.js, MongoDB, and redis stack on a resilient AWS deployment all coordinated by Rancher, Terraform, and running on Docker. Architect and implement a performant web publishing platform for people of all backgrounds. We are working on some incredible products and we need your expertise to do it.

This is a full-time, salaried position. In addition to a competitive salary and equity package, we include: awesome medical, dental, and vision plans, employer-funded HRA plan, 4+ weeks of paid vacation, catered lunches and stocked kitchen, new apple gear, commuter benefits, $100 monthly Lyft credit, paid parental leave programs, in-office bicycle storage, and fun team-building events.

Learn more about our engineering culture on our KeyValues profile: https://www.keyvalues.com/webflow

What you'll do:

  • Write scalable services in node.js, AWS Lambda, and OpenResty (Lua)
  • Architect and build scalable infrastructure using Terraform, Kubernetes (EKS), and Docker
  • Write new APIs and rewrite old ones using GraphQL and Apollo
  • Contribute to our codebase and add your own features
  • Work on our high-performance web hosting infrastructure in Lua
  • Write high-performance, concurrent node.js code that powers all of our APIs
  • Use your experience running highly scalable systems to improve our development and deployment processes
  • Collaborate with our team of top designers and engineers
  • Work on a highly technical platform that empowers hundreds of thousands of people, and serves millions of page views an hour

We'd love to hear from you if you have:

  • Have significant experience (4+ years) in engineering scalable, multi-tenant environments
  • Previous experience in either Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Chef, Puppet, or Ansible
  • Exceptional JavaScript/node.js skills
  • Experience in React.js/GraphQL is a plus
  • Deep understanding of data design and modeling
  • Built and worked on complex web applications
  • A deep understanding of design patterns — and an even better knowledge of when to apply them
  • Very comfortable behind a linux terminal

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About Webflow

Webflow is the leading visual development platform for building powerful websites without writing code. By combining modern web development technologies into one platform, Webflow enables people to build websites visually, saving engineering time, while clean code seamlessly generates in the background. From independent designers and creative agencies to Fortune 500 companies, millions worldwide use Webflow to be more nimble, creative, and collaborative. Webflow powers websites for innovative companies like Zendesk, Lattice, Getaround, Upwork, Allianz, and Dell.

We have over 400 team members all over the world, with headquarters in San Francisco. We pride ourselves on work-life balance, transparency, and upholding our Core Behaviors, which are:

  1. Earn customer trust
  2. Get it done, do it right
  3. Practice candor with care
  4. Dream big, ship often
Webflow
Founded:2013
Team Size:600
Location:San Francisco
Founders
Bryant Chou
Bryant Chou
CTO
Sergie Magdalin
Sergie Magdalin
CPO
Vlad Magdalin
Vlad Magdalin
Founder