Senior Staff Engineer - Infrastructure and Architecture

<p>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.</p> <p> </p> <p>Webflow is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer to join our team and build the next generation of agentic AI products. We've already shipped AI-powered experiences across our platform - from SiteBuilder to MCP, to many more. As we expand into more AI-driven products across a wider range of user scenarios, we need someone who can architect systems that scale across all of them - and own delivery end to end.</p> <h1><strong>About the role:</strong></h1> <ul> <li>Location: Remote-first (United States; BC ON, Canada; Ireland; United Kingdom; Mexico; Argentina)</li> <li>Full-time</li> <li>Permanent </li> <li>Exemption status </li> <li>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.</li> <ul> <li>United States (all figures cited below are in USD and pertain to workers in the United States)</li> <ul> <li>Zone A: [220,000 - 285,000]</li> <li>Zone B: [207,000 - 268,000]</li> <li>Zone C: [194,000 - 251,000]</li> </ul> <li>Canada (figures cited below are in CAD and pertain to workers in ON BC, Canada)</li> <ul> <li>[251,000 - 324,000]</li> </ul> </ul> </ul> <p> </p> <p>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. </p> <p> </p> <p>Please visit our <a href="https://webflow.com/careers#pay-zones">Careers page</a> 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.</p> <p><br><br></p> <ul> <li>Application Information:</li> <ul> <li>Application deadline: applications accepted on an ongoing basis until position is closed and filled</li> <li>This posting is for an existing vacancy.</li> </ul> </ul> <p><br><br></p> <p>As a Senior Staff Engineer, you’ll … </p> <ul> <li>Partner with engineering leadership, EMs, and Product Managers to define and deliver AI products across a broad set of user scenarios</li> <li>Architect scalable, high-performance systems that support a growing number of AI-powered products</li> <li>Drive technical strategy and make architectural decisions that compound - enabling the team to ship more AI experiences faster</li> <li>Own the engineering quality, reliability, and performance of AI products as complexity and scale increase</li> </ul> <p> </p> <h3><strong>Own architectural direction across teams</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Define long-term backend and infrastructure architecture for major product initiatives.</li> <li>Ensure systems are designed for durability, scalability, observability, and cost efficiency.</li> <li>Identify architectural risks early and drive alignment on sustainable solutions.</li> <li>Partner with engineering leaders to evolve experimentation-heavy systems into platform-grade services.<br><br></li> </ul> <h3><strong>Build and guide critical systems</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Architect and contribute to large-scale, backend-h ... (truncated, view full listing at source)