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Senior Software Engineer, Data InfrastructureWebflow • Madison, WI, United States
Senior Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure

Senior Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure

Webflow • Madison, WI, United States
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Senior Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure

At Webflow, our mission is to bring development superpowers to everyone. As the pioneer of the Website Experience Platform (WXP), we're redefining how teams Build, Manage, and Optimize for the web combining visual development, powerful content management systems, AI-driven personalization, seamless hosting, and end-to-end analytics in a single, unified platform. With AI at the core, Webflow helps teams move faster, create more performant digital experiences, and scale without heavy engineering support. From independent designers and creative agencies to global enterprises, hundreds of thousands of organizations use Webflow to turn ideas into reality and to power what's possible on the web.

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.

About the Role

Location : Remote-first (United States; BC & ON, Canada; Ireland; United Kingdom; Mexico)

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.

  • United States (all figures cited below are in USD and pertain to workers in the United States)
  • Zone A : $150,100 - 207,100
  • Zone B : $141,600 - 194,800
  • Zone C : $132,100 - 184,400
  • Canada (figures cited below are in CAD and pertain to workers in ON & BC, Canada)
  • CAD $171,000 - 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.

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.

    About You

    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).
  • 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.
  • Benefits & Wellness

  • 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
  • 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.

    Be You, With Us

    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.

    Stay Connected

    Not ready to apply, but want to be part of the Webflow community? Consider following our story on our Webflow Blog, LinkedIn, X (Twitter), and / or Glassdoor.

    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

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