Engineering Manager, Developer Productivity

Webflow; Canada; Remote; CAD 199,000 - 282,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading website experience platform is seeking an Engineering Manager, Developer Productivity, to optimize validation, build, and deployment systems for rapid software delivery. This remote-first role requires proven leadership in CI/CD, strong technical skills, and a passion for improving developer experience. The ideal candidate will build and coach a high-performing engineering team, fostering an environment of growth and operational excellence.

Benefits

Equity ownership (RSUs)

100% employer-paid healthcare

Flexible PTO

Access to mental wellness resources

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience leading high-performing engineering teams.
• Proven experience as an Engineering Manager leading CI/CD, DevOps, or Developer Productivity teams.
• Hands-on experience with AWS, Buildkite (or similar CI tools), and ephemeral/pre-production environment management.

Responsibilities

• Lead a high-performing team of engineers focused on CI/CD.
• Own and evolve build and deployment systems.
• Improve testing environments for stability and faster iteration.

Skills

CI/CD tooling

Deployment automation

Infrastructure as code

Testing frameworks

Leadership

Communication

Collaboration skills

AWS

AI/ML techniques

Tools

Buildkite

ArgoCD

Node

TypeScript

MongoDB

Datadog

Job description

Overview

We are Webflow, a Website Experience Platform. We seek to empower developers to move faster and build high-quality web experiences. This role is for an Engineering Manager, Developer Productivity with responsibility for validation, build, and deployment systems to drive high-velocity product delivery, rapid incident resolution, and developer satisfaction.

About the role

• Location: Remote-first (United States; BC & ON, Canada)
• Employment type: Full-time, Permanent, Exempt
• Compensation: The cash compensation is structured in geographic zones; base pay ranges vary by location and experience. Zone figures are provided for United States and Canada, with details below. The role may participate in Webflow's company-wide bonus program. Base pay is determined by geographic location, experience, knowledge, qualifications, and skills.
• United States (zones and ranges provided in USD): Zone A: $175,800 - $247,700; Zone B: $164,500 - $232,200; Zone C: $154,200 - $217,600
• Canada (Ontario & British Columbia, CAD): CAD $199,300 - CAD $281,100
• Note: Please confirm the zone for your location with your recruiter. See Careers page for more information on geographic pay zones.
• Reporting to the Director of Engineering, Productivity

As the Engineering Manager, Developer Productivity, you’ll lead and optimize the validation, build, and deployment systems to enable fast, reliable software delivery.

• Lead a high-performing team of engineers focused on CI/CD, testing, and pre-prod environments
• Own and evolve build and deployment systems
• Improve testing environments and pre-production workflows to enable faster iteration with stability
• Introduce and operationalize AI-driven workflows that assess risks, monitor rollouts, and recommend or execute rollbacks based on live metrics
• Partner with product engineering teams to ensure smooth integration of changes into production
• Drive operational excellence by reducing triage workload, deployment risk, improving observability, and enforcing reliability and testing best practices
• Coach and mentor engineers, foster growth, and manage on-call rotation/expectations

Webflow will support you in identifying development opportunities and help you incorporate them into your role.

About you

Requirements:

• You have 3+ years of experience leading high-performing engineering teams, driving both people development and technical execution

You’ll thrive as an Engineering Manager, Developer Productivity if you:

• Proven experience as an Engineering Manager leading CI/CD, DevOps, or Developer Productivity teams
• Strong technical background in CI/CD tooling, deployment automation, infrastructure as code, and testing frameworks
• Hands-on experience with AWS, Buildkite (or similar CI tools), ArgoCD and ephemeral/pre-production environment management
• Experience applying AI/ML techniques to DevOps processes, including automated monitoring, testing, rollouts, and rollbacks
• Experience with core technologies such as Node, TypeScript, MongoDB, Nx, Statsig, Datadog, Nginx, Cloudflare
• Strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills for cross-functional influence
• Passion for developer experience, managing expectations, reliability, and scaling systems
• Ability to balance strategic focus with day-to-day tactical work and ruthlessly prioritize
• Curiosity and openness to growth, including fluency in emerging technologies like AI to accelerate progress

Our Core Behaviors

• Build lasting customer trust. We take actions to earn and keep customer trust.
• Win together. We succeed as one team; Webflow’s success is a collective effort.
• Reinvent ourselves. We imagine what’s possible and pursue continuous improvement.
• Deliver with speed, quality, and craft. We move fast when needed, without lowering quality.

Benefits & wellness

• Equity ownership (RSUs) in a growing, privately-held company
• 100% employer-paid healthcare, vision, and dental insurance for full-time employees (30+ hours/week) and their dependents, with optional additional coverage where applicable
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave for both birthing and non-birthing caregivers, plus 6-8 weeks of pregnancy disability leave in eligible jurisdictions
• Flexible PTO and sabbatical program
• Access to mental wellness resources, professional coaching, therapy, and Employee Assistance Program
• Monthly stipends to support work and wellness
• 401k or pension schemes (where required) and other financial wellness benefits

Remote, together: Webflow is an equal opportunity employer and values an inclusive global team. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status. We may consider applicants with arrest and conviction records as required by applicable law.

Remote, together (EEO & compliance)

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations in the application or interview process. Your right to work will be verified as required by country. Any background checks will be conducted in accordance with applicable laws and will be disclosed as required.