Senior Backend Engineer, Assets

Webflow; Remote; CAD 171,000 - 236,000; Full time

Job summary

A top-tier digital experience platform provider is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer for a remote-first team. The candidate will tackle complex technical challenges, collaborate with designers and PMs, and enhance product development. Requirements include backend experience with Node.js, Express, and MongoDB, along with strong web development principles. The position offers competitive compensation and benefits, supporting flexibility and growth.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans

12 weeks of paid parental leave

Flexible vacation and sabbatical program

401(k) with employer match

Annual WIN bonus program

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience shipping features and products.
• Possess strong understanding of web development principles.
• Communicate effectively with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with designers and PMs to build product capabilities.
• Tackle complex technical challenges on a distributed team.
• Build, document, and test production code.

Skills

Backend development experience with Node.js

Experience with Express

MongoDB knowledge

Strong understanding of web development best practices

Effective communication

Adaptability to new technologies

Ability to debug production issues

Education

BA/BS degree or equivalent experience

Job description

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.

The Assets team is building a next‑generation, AI‑native Digital Asset Manager (DAM) as a core component of Webflow’s WXP vision. Today, critical assets (images, video, PDFs) are scattered across tools and teams, making reuse, governance, organization, and performance insights hard. The Webflow DAM integrates these asset workflows with the overarching WXP platform, enabling customers to manage their content at enterprise scale while keeping creation fast and on‑brand.

We’re a zero‑to‑one team building a startup within a startup. We’re looking for a Senior Engineer who’s excited to solve challenging problems to address emerging customer needs and behaviors. The ideal candidate can move fast but with high quality, and views the early stages of product development as a creative canvas and opportunity for high impact. If that’s you, we’d love to talk.

About the role

• Location: Remote‑first (United States; BC & ON, Canada)
• Full‑time
• Permanent
• Exemption status
• 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.
• United States (USD):
  • Zone A: $150,100 – $207,100
  • Zone B: $141,550 – $194,800
  • Zone C: $132,050 – $182,400
• Canada (CAD):
  • CAD 171,000 – CAD 235,600

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.

As a Senior Backend Engineer, Assets you’ll…

• Collaborate with designers, PMs, data scientists and engineers to plan and build product capabilities that enable our ambitious visual development goals.
• 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.

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.

About you

• Have 5+ years of experience shipping features and products.
• BA/BS degree or equivalent experience.
• Have backend development experience with Node.js, Express, and MongoDB.
• Possess strong understanding of web development best practices and principles, including responsive design and accessibility standards.
• Effectively communicate and collaborate with cross‑functional teams.
• Are 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.
• Are 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.
• Are comfortable working in an agile, safe‑to‑fail environment.

Even if you don’t meet 100% of the above qualifications, you should still seriously consider applying. Research shows that you may still be considered for a role if you meet just half of the requirements.

Our Core Behaviors

• 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.

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.

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