At Webflow, our mission is to bring development superpowers to everyone. Webflow is the leading visual development platform for building powerful websites without writing code. By combining modern web development technologies into one platform, Webflow enables people to build websites visually, saving engineering time, while clean code seamlessly generates in the background. From independent designers and creative agencies to Fortune 500 companies, millions worldwide use Webflow to be more nimble, creative, and collaborative. It’s the web, made better.
The Subscriptions & Payments team works at the intersection of several key, company-wide initiatives, collaborating extensively across functions to enhance payment systems for enterprise-level and self-serve products. Our mission is to develop and expand billing infrastructures with speed and precision, crafting solutions that are not only robust and scalable but also tailored to facilitate Webflow's growth while anticipating and meeting the evolving needs of our customers.
We are currently seeking a Backend Engineer to join the Subscriptions & Payments team to tackle challenges ahead including helping to lay the groundwork for Subscriptions and Plan Management. You will also be optimizing and expanding our dynamic integration with Stripe. You will be working on systems like low latency API for entitlement services used by all teams, payment APIs, taxation/compliance systems, expanding payment offerings and pricing experimentation. The focus is to build strong pricing and packaging foundations for Webflow as we scale up product led growth (PLG) while growing enterprise business.
About the role
- Location: Remote-first (United States; BC & ON, Canada)
- Full-time
- Permanent
- Exempt
- 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.
- Zone A: $137,700 - $179,050
- Zone B: $129,500 - $168,400
- Zone C: $121,200 - $157,600
- CAD 156,400 - CAD $203,250
- United States (all figures cited below in USD and pertain to workers in the United States)
- Canada (All figures cited below in CAD and pertain to workers in ON & BC, Canada)
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.
- Reporting to the Senior Engineering Manager
As a Software Engineer, you’ll …
- Design and implement scalable multi-tenant backend services and APIs.
- Work on technologies such as Node.js, Javascript/Typescript, MongoDB, GraphQL, Apollo, Amazon Web Services EC2, S3, Lambdas, Kafka, and more.
- Have a strong understanding and expertise in at least one technical domain.
- Contribute to building and executing on functional strategy.
- Scope and implement technical solutions with minimal guidance.
- Produce and elevate the quality of maintainable, tested, performant, and scalable code.
- Collaborate product managers and designers in an autonomous, supportive team environment.
- Participate in engineering citizenship activities such as co-authoring engineering blogs, strengthening and improving our hiring processes, and internal hackathon teams.
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 Backend Engineer, if you
- Have 3+ years developing and deploying web applications, with a proven track record of shipping code.
- Are familiar with Node.js and TypeScript and can write scalable services and APIs using Express.js, GraphQL, Apollo, and MongoDB.
- Can debug production issues across services and multiple levels of the stack.
- Proven experience building complex web systems.
- Experience with testing frameworks (e.g. Jest, Mocha, Playwright, Cypress).
- Are comfortable working in an agile, safe-to-fail, environment.
Our Core Behaviors:
- Obsess over customer experience. We deeply understand what we’re building and who we’re building for and serving. We define the leading edge of what’s possible in our industry and deliver the future for our customers
- Move with heartfelt urgency. We have a healthy relationship with impatience, channeling it thoughtfully to show up better and faster for our customers and for each other. Time is the most limited thing we have, and we make the most of every moment
- Say the hard thing with care. Our best work often comes from intelligent debate, critique, and even difficult conversations. We speak our minds and don’t sugarcoat things — and we do so with respect, maturity, and care
- Make your mark. We seek out new and unique ways to create meaningful impact, and we champion the same from our colleagues. We work as a team to get the job done, and we go out of our way to celebrate and reward those going above and beyond for our customers and our teammates
Benefits & wellness
- Equity ownership (RSUs) in a growing, privately-owned company
- 100% employer-paid healthcare, vision, and dental insurance coverage for employees and dependents (full-time employees working 30+ hours per week), as well as Health Savings Account/Health Reimbursement Account, dependent care Flexible Spending Account (US only), dependent on insurance plan selection where applicable in the respective country of employment; Employees may also have voluntary insurance options, such as life, disability, hospital protection, accident, and critical illness 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 for birthing parents to be used before child bonding leave (where local requirements are more generous employees receive the greater benefit); Employees also have access to family planning care and reimbursement
- Flexible PTO with a mandatory annual minimum of 10 days paid time off for all locations (where local requirements are more generous employees receive the greater benefit), and sabbatical program
- Access to mental wellness and professional coaching, therapy, and Employee Assistance Program
- Monthly stipends to support health and wellness, smart work, and professional growth
- Professional career coaching, internal learning & development programs
- 401k plan and pension schemes (in countries where statutorily required) financial wellness benefits, like CPA or financial advisor coverage
- Discounted Pet Insurance offering (US only)
- Commuter benefits for in-office employees
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.
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Please note:
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.
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