Staff Backend Engineer - Access Control

At Webflow, our mission is to bring development superpowers to everyone. Webflow is a Website Experience Platform (WXP) that empowers modern marketing teams to visually build, manage, and optimize stunning websites. With AI-driven personalization baked in, Webflow enables teams to significantly boost conversion rates, translating directly into measurable business growth. From independent designers and creative agencies to Fortune 500 companies, millions worldwide use Webflow to be more nimble, creative, and collaborative.

The Access Control team at Webflow is looking for a Staff Backend Engineer who has experience building and scaling access control systems and values building secure software with great user experience. The Access Control team is responsible for building and maintaining the Roles & Permissions framework used by all of Engineering to make sure the right users have access to the right resources throughout the webflow.com application. The team is also responsible for building and maintaining features that enable customers to define access control control policies for their own workspaces.

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.

  • United States  (all figures cited below are in USD and pertain to workers in the United States)

    • Zone A: $187,000 - $263,500

    • Zone B: $175,000 - $247,000

    • Zone C: $164,000 - $231,500

  • Canada (figures cited below are in CAD and pertain to workers in ON & BC, Canada)

    • CAD 212,000 - CAD 299,000

  • 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 Manager, Engineering 

As a Staff Backend Engineer you’ll:

• Architect, design, and implement scalable backend services related to Role Based Access Control (RBAC) with configurable and granular permissions, for collaboration features 

• Drive cross-pillar collaboration with software engineers, product managers, designers, and QA analysts in an autonomous, supportive team environment 

• Effectively communicate team priorities and strategy to engineering and cross-functional leadership teams 

• Write and update scalable software in modern stacks such as node.js, MongoDB, and AWS, coding primarily in TypeScript

• Collaborate with software engineers, product managers, designers, and QA analysts in an autonomous, supportive team environment

• Build and maintain unit and integration tests, be a stickler for quality and product excellence

• Solve problems in a highly technical platform that empowers hundreds of thousands of people

• Improve our planning, development, and deployment processes to help you and your fellow team members

• Mentor, coach, and inspire a team of engineers of various levels

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:

Requirements:

• Have experience building and scaling access control systems such as RBAC, ReBAC, ABAC, PBAC, ACLs, etc.

You’ll thrive as a Staff Backend Engineer if you:

• Have 7-10+ years of experience in scalable, multi-tenant environments 

• Have 2+ years experience tech-leading feature teams on customer-facing products, including writing technical specifications and collaborating with cross-functional partners, scoping

• Value testing and documentation equally as much as your code

• Have a move-fast attitude while keeping a high quality bar

• Are comfortable with ambiguity and scoping solutions with your teammates

• Have consistently communicated trade offs throughout a project to meet both technical and business requirements

• Enjoy high-visibility work and presenting to executive counterparts

• Get excited about encouraging and developing other engineers

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

Temporary employees are not eligible for paid holiday time off, accrued paid time off, paid leaves of absence, or company-sponsored perks unless otherwise required by law.

Remote, together

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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