Staff Software Engineer, Developer Productivity

At Webflow, we're looking for a Staff Software Engineer, Developer Productivity to define and drive the future of how Webflow engineers build, test, and deliver software. As a technical leader, you'll own the end-to-end deployment strategy and shape the systems that enable engineering velocity at scale.

In this role, you'll operate as a technical leader owning the end-to-end deployment strategy and shaping the systems that enable engineering velocity at scale. This is a high-impact role focused on reducing cycle time, increasing reliability, and enabling world-class developer experience across Webflow.

Responsibilities:

• Define and drive Webflow's end-to-end deployment strategy, from CI pipelines to production rollout.
• Own and evolve our GitOps-based deployment platform (e.g., ArgoCD, Argo Rollouts), ensuring scalability, reliability, and ease of use.
• Design and implement safe, progressive delivery mechanisms (canary, blue/green, feature flags, automated rollback).
• Set technical direction across teams, guiding architecture decisions that improve developer velocity and system reliability.
• Establish and evangelize best practices for CI/CD, release engineering, and environment management across the organization.
• Identify and eliminate bottlenecks to drive step-function improvements in developer productivity and cycle time.
• Build and evolve internal tooling to improve testing, and deployment workflows.
• Ensure high reliability and operational excellence through strong observability, monitoring, and incident-driven improvements.
• Mentor engineers and act as a force multiplier, influencing teams through technical leadership, design reviews, and cross-team collaboration.

About You:

• Requirements:

+ BS / BA degree or equivalent experience + 7+ years in Devops, Site Reliability or Infrastructure Engineering roles + Business-level fluency to read, write and speak in English

• You'll thrive as a/an Staff Software Engineer, Developer Productivity if you:

+ Have deep expertise in modern deployment systems, including Kubernetes, GitOps workflows, and tools like ArgoCD and Argo Rollouts. + Have successfully designed and scaled CI/CD systems for large engineering organizations. + Are comfortable owning ambiguous, cross-cutting problems and turning them into clear technical strategies. + Have a strong track record of improving developer velocity, reliability, and system scalability + Possess deep knowledge of cloud infrastructure (AWS), containerization (Docker), and distributed systems. + Have experience implementing progressive delivery techniques (canary, blue/green, feature flags) + Are skilled in infrastructure as code (e.g., Pulumi, Terraform) and system automation. + Balance short-term execution with long-term architectural vision. + Influence engineering teams through technical leadership, not just direct ownership. + Communicate complex ideas clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. + Stay curious and open to growth , demonstrating a proactive embrace of AI, and actively building and applying fluency in emerging technologies to elevate how we work, drive faster outcomes, and expand collective impact.

Benefits:

• 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.

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.