Senior Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure

At Webflow, we’re building the world’s leading AI-native Digital Experience Platform, and we’re doing it as a remote-first company built on trust, transparency, and a whole lot of creativity. This work takes grit, because we move fast, without ever sacrificing craft or quality. Our mission is to bring development superpowers to everyone. From entrepreneurs launching their first idea to global enterprises scaling their digital presence, we empower teams to design, launch, and optimize for the web without barriers. We believe the future of the web, and work, is more open, more creative, and more equitable. And we’re here to build it together.

We’re excited for a Senior Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure to join our Data Platform team. In this role, you’ll help design, build, and operate the core data systems that power analytics, governance, and intelligent decision-making across Webflow. You’ll work across infrastructure, orchestration, and metadata systems — ensuring that our data is discoverable, compliant, and trustworthy.

• Location: Remote-first (United States; BC & ON, Canada)
• Full-time 
• The cash compensation for this role is tailored to align with the cost of labor in different geographic markets. We've structured the base pay ranges for this role into zones for our geographic markets, and the specific base pay within the range will be determined by the candidate’s geographic location, job-related experience, knowledge, qualifications, and skills.
  • Zone A: $150,100 - 207,100
  • Zone B: $141,600 - 194,800
  • Zone C: $132,100 - 184,400
  • CAD $171,000 - 235,600
• United States  (all figures cited below are in USD and pertain to workers in the United States)
• Canada (figures cited below are in CAD and pertain to workers in ON & BC, Canada)

This role is also eligible to participate in Webflow's company-wide bonus program. Target amounts are a percentage of base salary and vary by career level. Payouts are based on company performance against established financial and operational goals. 

Please visit our Careers page for more information on which locations are included in each of our geographic pay zones. However, please confirm the zone for your specific location with your recruiter.

• Reporting to the Senior Manager of Engineering, Data Platform

As a Senior Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure, you’ll … 

• Build and operate core data infrastructure across Airflow, Spark, and AWS to support both batch and streaming pipelines, ensuring reliability, scalability, and performance.
• Implement and extend metadata and catalog systems (e.g., OpenMetadata) to deliver capabilities like dataset discovery, lineage, and documentation — empowering data users with visibility and self-service.
• Develop platform capabilities and event governance frameworks that enable consistent event instrumentation and publishing across data systems, ensuring schema integrity, quality, and compliance.
• Implement secure and compliant data access and policy enforcement, leveraging IAM roles, schema registries, and automation to meet governance and residency requirements (GDPR, CCPA).
• Design and operate resilient infrastructure — including VPCs, networking, high availability, and disaster recovery — with Pulumi-based automation across compute, storage, and data lake components (S3, Iceberg).
• Collaborate with Analytics, ML, and Security teams to embed metadata-driven observability, enforcement, and streamlined onboarding of datasets, pipelines, and workflows into the platform.

Participate in incident response, code reviews, and design discussions, contributing to an operationally excellent and collaborative team culture.

In addition to the responsibilities outlined above, at Webflow we will support you in identifying where your interests and development opportunities lie and we'll help you incorporate them into your role.

You’ll thrive as a Senior Software Engineer if you:

• 5+ years of experience in data infrastructure, platform, or backend engineering, with hands-on expertise managing systems like Kafka, Spark, and Airflow.
• Strong proficiency with cloud environments (compute, storage, networking, IAM) and infrastructure as code using Pulumi or Terraform.
• Experience building and operating containerized workloads with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Understanding of the foundations of data governance and metadata management — including schema evolution, lineage, and access control.
• Familiarity with event instrumentation frameworks and governance practices, ensuring event schemas, naming conventions, and data contracts remain consistent and high-quality.
• Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and observability tools, ensuring reliability and performance across distributed systems.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Stay curious and open to growth — actively building fluency in emerging technologies like AI to unlock creativity, accelerate progress, and amplify impact.

Bonus points if you have:

• Experience contributing to or deploying data catalogs (DataHub, OpenMetadata) or schema registries.
• Knowledge of privacy and compliance requirements (PII detection, residency, access audits).
• Interest in applying ML/AI techniques for catalog enrichment (e.g., embedding-based search, documentation generation).

• Build lasting customer trust. We build trust by taking action that puts customer trust first.
• Win together. We play to win, and we win as one team. Success at Webflow isn't a solo act.
• Reinvent ourselves. We don't just improve what exists, we imagine what's possible.
• Deliver with speed, quality, and craft. We move fast because the moment demands it, and we do so without lowering the bar.

• 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.

Temporary employees may be eligible for paid holiday and time off, statutory leaves of absence, and company-sponsored medical benefits depending on their Fixed Term Contract and their country/state of employment.

At Webflow, equality is a core tenet of our culture. We are an Equal Opportunity (EEO)/Veterans/Disabled Employer and are committed to building an inclusive global team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, beliefs, and experiences. Employment decisions are made on the basis of job-related criteria without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Webflow will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Upon interview scheduling, instructions for confidential accommodation requests will be administered.

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.

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