Webflow · 1 month ago
Senior Backend Engineer, Assets
Webflow is the Website Experience Platform that empowers users to create dynamic web experiences. They are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join their Assets team, focusing on the development of an AI-native Digital Asset Manager that integrates with their platform and enhances asset management capabilities.
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Responsibilities
Collaborate with designers, PMs, data scientists and engineers to plan and build product capabilities that enable our ambitious visual development goals
Co-create new and improved functionality across multiple areas of the Webflow technology stack using technologies such as React, Javascript/Typescript, HTML, CSS, Node.js, and MongoDB
Tackle complex technical challenges on a collaborative and geographically distributed team
Solve problems in a highly technical platform that empowers hundreds of thousands of people
Apply web best practices, including performance optimization techniques, accessibility standards and secure data exchange between different domains
Build, document, and test production code that impacts all Webflow customers
Participate in all engineering activities including incident response, interviewing, designing and reviewing technical specifications, code review, and releasing new functionality
Improve our planning, development, and deployment processes to help you and your fellow team members
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience shipping features and products
BA/BS degree or equivalent experience
Backend development experience with Node.js, Express, and MongoDB
Strong understanding of web development best practices and principles, including responsive design and accessibility standards
Effectively communicate and collaborate with cross-functional teams
Eager to learn and adapt to new technologies and tools
Love thinking through large technical problems and working through that complexity on a collaborative, distributed team
Comfortable building up a mental model of a product and architecture through reading code and debugging existing software
Can debug production issues across services and multiple levels of the stack
Take pride in taking ownership and driving projects to business impact
Have consistently communicated trade-offs throughout a project to meet both technical and business requirements
Comfortable working in an agile, safe-to-fail environment
Benefits
Equity ownership (RSUs) in a growing, privately-owned company
100% employer-paid healthcare, vision, and dental insurance coverage for full-time employees (working 30+ hours per week) and their dependents. Full-time employees may also be eligible for voluntary insurance options where applicable in the respective country of employment
12 weeks of paid parental leave for both birthing and non-birthing caregivers, as well as an additional 6-8 weeks of pregnancy disability leave for birthing parents to be used before child bonding leave (note: where local requirements are more generous, employees receive the greater benefit); full-time employees also have access to family planning care and reimbursement
Flexible PTO for all locations and sabbatical program
Access to mental wellness and professional coaching, therapy, and Employee Assistance Program
Monthly stipends to support work and wellness
401k plan or pension schemes (in countries where statutorily required), and other financial wellness benefits, like CPA and financial advisor coverage
Company
Webflow
Webflow is a visual web design platform, CMS, and hosting provider for building production websites and prototypes. It is a sub-organization of Gitshock Finance.
H1B Sponsorship
Webflow has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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2024 (10)
2023 (4)
2022 (8)
2021 (5)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$334.9MKey Investors
Y Combinator Continuity FundAccel
2022-03-16Series C· $120M
2021-01-13Series B· $140M
2019-08-06Series A· $72M
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