{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"2f4328fb9a3a4b0ff0559a9c","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/2f4328fb9a3a4b0ff0559a9c","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/2f4328fb9a3a4b0ff0559a9c","title":"Staff Data Engineer","description":"Webflow is the agentic web marketing platform for modern marketing teams, helping organizations build, manage, and optimize high-performing web experiences that drive predictable growth and strengthen brand trust. Building at Webflow will need grit, because we move fast, without ever sacrificing craft or quality.\n\nWe're looking for a Staff Data Engineer who can take ownership of and drive key initiatives across Data Platform Engineering, including the data lake, event instrumentation, data quality, and data governance.\n\nAbout the role:\nLocation: Remote-first (United States)\nFull-time\nPermanent\nExempt\nThe 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.\nUnited States (all figures cited below are in USD and pertain to workers in the United States)\n\nZone A: $212,500 - $255,000\nZone B: $200,000 - $240,000\nZone C: $186,500 - $224,000\n\nThis 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.\n\nPlease 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.\n\nApplication Information:\nApplication deadline: applications accepted on an ongoing basis until position is closed and filled\nThis posting is for an existing vacancy\nReporting to the Manager, Data Engineering\n\nAs a Staff Data Engineer, you'll…\n\nDesign data solutions across batch, streaming, and real-time workloads.\nDesign and build reliable data pipelines using Spark, Kafka, Iceberg, and Airflow/MWAA.\nContribute to the evolution of data lake and data platform, including ingestion, processing, storage, and serving patterns.\nBuild, maintain and scale cloud data infrastructure that includes Kafka, Airflow, Druid, EMR on EKS with reliability and observability in mind.\nImplement and improve data quality, observability, reliability, and governance across data pipelines and systems.\nDefine and improve standards for event instrumentation and governance, including event schemas, validation, and schema evolution.\nBuild platform solutions for centralized PII handling, data retention, deletion, and residency to support GDPR and CCPA requirements.\nBuild agent harness capabilities that encode data engineering standards, pipeline patterns, and quality gates into AI tools, enabling agents to safely generate, review, and operate on data platform code.\nContribute hands-on to complex technical initiatives, troubleshoot production issues, mentor engineers, and collaborate with Analytics Engineering and other teams.\nBuild agent harnesses that embed data engineering standards, pipeline patterns, and quality gates into AI-assisted development workflows.\nAbout you:\n\nRequirements:\n\nBA/BS degree or equivalent experience\n5+ years of experience in data engineering, building and operating production data pipelines and platforms.\nStrong experience with Spark and distributed data processing, including designing and optimizing production data pipelines.\nExperience designing batch, real-time, and streaming data solutions using technologies such as Kafka, Spark Structured Streaming, and CDC.\nExperience implementing data quality, observability, and reliability across production data systems.\nExperience with cloud data infrastructure, CI/CD, and infrastructure-as-code.\nDemonstrated experience leading complex data engineering initiatives end-to-end, from technical design and decomposition through implementation and production.\nStrong Programming and SQL skills, with experience building reliable and maintainable data systems.\n\nYou'll thrive as a Staff Data Engineer if you:\n\nCan navigate ambiguous problems, evaluate architectural tradeoffs, and make pragmatic technical decisions.\nThink beyond individual pipelines and consider the end-to-end data ecosystem, from data producers through downstream consumers.\nBring experience with data governance and privacy, including PII management, retention, deletion, data residency, GDPR, or CCPA.\nBring experience with event instrumentation and governance, including event schemas, validation, and schema evolution.\nCollaborate with engineers on complex technical problems and help establish practical engineering best practices.\nEmbrace AI and emerging technologies, applying them in your development workflow and helping the team adopt new tools through shared learnings and best practices.\nStay 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.\nOur Core Behaviors:\nBuild lasting customer trust. We build trust by taking action that puts customer trust first.\nWin together. We play to win, and we win as one team. Success at Webflow isn't a solo act.\nReinvent ourselves. We don't just improve what exists, we imagine what's possible.\nOwn it all the way. We move fast because the moment demands it, and we hold ourselves accountable to deliver outcomes — for each other, and for customers.\nBenefits\nOwnership in what you help build. Every permanent Webflower receives equity (RSUs) in our growing, privately held company.\nHealth coverage that actually covers you. Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans for full-time employees and their dependents, with Webflow covering most premiums.\nSupport 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.\nTime off that's actually off. Flexible vacation, paid holidays, and a sabbatical program to help you recharge and come back inspired.\nWellness for the whole you. Access to mental health resources, therapy and coaching.\nInvest 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.\nMonthly stipends that flex with your life. Localized support for work and wellness expenses — from Wi-Fi to workouts.\nBonus for building together. All full-time, permanent, non-commission employees are eligible for our annual WIN bonus program.\n\nTemporary 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.\n\nRemote, together\n\nAt 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.\n\nStay connected\n\nNot 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.\n\nPlease note:\n\nWe 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.\n\nTo join Webflow, you'll need a valid right to work authorization depending on the country of employment.\n\nIf you are extended an offer, that offer may be contingent upon your successful completion of a background check, which will be conducted in accordance with applicable laws. We may obtain one or more background screening reports about you, solely for employment purposes.\n\nFor information about how Webflow processes your personal information, please review Webflow's Applicant Privacy Notice.","company":"Webflow","rawCompany":"webflow","city":"Millbrae","state":"CA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-09-09T09:19:42.829Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1243.01","title":"Data Warehousing Specialists","slug":"data-warehousing-specialists"},{"code":"15-2051.00","title":"Data Scientists","slug":"data-scientists"},{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Staff Data Engineer","description":"Webflow is the agentic web marketing platform for modern marketing teams, helping organizations build, manage, and optimize high-performing web experiences that drive predictable growth and strengthen brand trust. Building at Webflow will need grit, because we move fast, without ever sacrificing craft or quality.\n\nWe're looking for a Staff Data Engineer who can take ownership of and drive key initiatives across Data Platform Engineering, including the data lake, event instrumentation, data quality, and data governance.\n\nAbout the role:\nLocation: Remote-first (United States)\nFull-time\nPermanent\nExempt\nThe 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.\nUnited States (all figures cited below are in USD and pertain to workers in the United States)\n\nZone A: $212,500 - $255,000\nZone B: $200,000 - $240,000\nZone C: $186,500 - $224,000\n\nThis 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.\n\nPlease 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.\n\nApplication Information:\nApplication deadline: applications accepted on an ongoing basis until position is closed and filled\nThis posting is for an existing vacancy\nReporting to the Manager, Data Engineering\n\nAs a Staff Data Engineer, you'll…\n\nDesign data solutions across batch, streaming, and real-time workloads.\nDesign and build reliable data pipelines using Spark, Kafka, Iceberg, and Airflow/MWAA.\nContribute to the evolution of data lake and data platform, including ingestion, processing, storage, and serving patterns.\nBuild, maintain and scale cloud data infrastructure that includes Kafka, Airflow, Druid, EMR on EKS with reliability and observability in mind.\nImplement and improve data quality, observability, reliability, and governance across data pipelines and systems.\nDefine and improve standards for event instrumentation and governance, including event schemas, validation, and schema evolution.\nBuild platform solutions for centralized PII handling, data retention, deletion, and residency to support GDPR and CCPA requirements.\nBuild agent harness capabilities that encode data engineering standards, pipeline patterns, and quality gates into AI tools, enabling agents to safely generate, review, and operate on data platform code.\nContribute hands-on to complex technical initiatives, troubleshoot production issues, mentor engineers, and collaborate with Analytics Engineering and other teams.\nBuild agent harnesses that embed data engineering standards, pipeline patterns, and quality gates into AI-assisted development workflows.\nAbout you:\n\nRequirements:\n\nBA/BS degree or equivalent experience\n5+ years of experience in data engineering, building and operating production data pipelines and platforms.\nStrong experience with Spark and distributed data processing, including designing and optimizing production data pipelines.\nExperience designing batch, real-time, and streaming data solutions using technologies such as Kafka, Spark Structured Streaming, and CDC.\nExperience implementing data quality, observability, and reliability across production data systems.\nExperience with cloud data infrastructure, CI/CD, and infrastructure-as-code.\nDemonstrated experience leading complex data engineering initiatives end-to-end, from technical design and decomposition through implementation and production.\nStrong Programming and SQL skills, with experience building reliable and maintainable data systems.\n\nYou'll thrive as a Staff Data Engineer if you:\n\nCan navigate ambiguous problems, evaluate architectural tradeoffs, and make pragmatic technical decisions.\nThink beyond individual pipelines and consider the end-to-end data ecosystem, from data producers through downstream consumers.\nBring experience with data governance and privacy, including PII management, retention, deletion, data residency, GDPR, or CCPA.\nBring experience with event instrumentation and governance, including event schemas, validation, and schema evolution.\nCollaborate with engineers on complex technical problems and help establish practical engineering best practices.\nEmbrace AI and emerging technologies, applying them in your development workflow and helping the team adopt new tools through shared learnings and best practices.\nStay 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.\nOur Core Behaviors:\nBuild lasting customer trust. We build trust by taking action that puts customer trust first.\nWin together. We play to win, and we win as one team. Success at Webflow isn't a solo act.\nReinvent ourselves. We don't just improve what exists, we imagine what's possible.\nOwn it all the way. We move fast because the moment demands it, and we hold ourselves accountable to deliver outcomes — for each other, and for customers.\nBenefits\nOwnership in what you help build. Every permanent Webflower receives equity (RSUs) in our growing, privately held company.\nHealth coverage that actually covers you. Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans for full-time employees and their dependents, with Webflow covering most premiums.\nSupport 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.\nTime off that's actually off. Flexible vacation, paid holidays, and a sabbatical program to help you recharge and come back inspired.\nWellness for the whole you. Access to mental health resources, therapy and coaching.\nInvest 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.\nMonthly stipends that flex with your life. Localized support for work and wellness expenses — from Wi-Fi to workouts.\nBonus for building together. All full-time, permanent, non-commission employees are eligible for our annual WIN bonus program.\n\nTemporary 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.\n\nRemote, together\n\nAt 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.\n\nStay connected\n\nNot 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.\n\nPlease note:\n\nWe 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.\n\nTo join Webflow, you'll need a valid right to work authorization depending on the country of employment.\n\nIf you are extended an offer, that offer may be contingent upon your successful completion of a background check, which will be conducted in accordance with applicable laws. We may obtain one or more background screening reports about you, solely for employment purposes.\n\nFor information about how Webflow processes your personal information, please review Webflow's Applicant Privacy Notice.","datePosted":"2026-09-09T09:19:42.829Z","dateModified":"2026-09-09T09:19:42.829Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Webflow","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Millbrae","addressRegion":"CA","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"2f4328fb9a3a4b0ff0559a9c"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/2f4328fb9a3a4b0ff0559a9c"}}