Staff Data Infrastructure Engineer
Company: Webflow
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: October 28, 2024
Job Description:
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.
We're looking for a Staff Data Infrastructure Engineer to join our
Data Platform team. In this pivotal role, you'll lead efforts to
build and manage robust, secure, and scalable infrastructure that
powers our data operations. Your responsibilities will include
provisioning, deploying, configuring, managing, and scaling key
components such as Kafka, Spark, Airflow, and query engines like
Athena. You'll work extensively with AWS, containerization
technologies, and infrastructure as code tools to ensure our
systems run smoothly and reliably. Your expertise will be crucial
in integrating these components, providing a solid foundation for
our data-driven products. Additionally, you'll have the opportunity
to mentor junior engineers and drive best practices across the
team. If you're passionate about leveraging cutting-edge
technologies to make a real impact, we'd love to connect with
you!
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 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 (All figures cited below in CAD and pertain to workers
in ON & BC, Canada)
- CAD $212,000 - CAD $299,000
- Please visit our 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 Staff Data Infrastructure Engineer, you'll
- Oversee the provisioning and deployment of infrastructure using
Pulumi, ensuring seamless deployment of Kafka, Spark, Airflow,
Athena, and other critical systems on AWS.
- Design and implement strategies for scaling Airflow, Kafka, and
Spark clusters to accommodate increasing workloads and user
demands.
- Lead efforts in optimizing performance, capacity planning,
ensuring fault tolerance, and implementing failure recovery
strategies across all infrastructure components.
- Configure and manage VPCs, load balancers, and VPC endpoints
for secure communication between internal and external
services.
- Manage IAM roles, apply security patches, plan and execute
version upgrades, and ensure compliance with regulations such as
GDPR .
- Architect and implement high-availability solutions across
multiple zones and regions, including backups, multi-region
replication, and disaster recovery plans.
- Oversee S3 data lake management, including file size
management, compaction, encryption, and compression to maximize
storage efficiency.
- Implement caching strategies, indexing, and query optimization
to ensure efficient data retrieval and processing.
- Implement monitoring and logging using tools like Datadog,
CloudWatch and OpenSearch.
- Lead efforts to develop services, tools and automation to
simplify infrastructure complexity for other engineering teams,
enabling them to focus on building great products.
- Participate in all engineering activities including incident
response, interviewing, designing and reviewing technical
specifications, code review, and releasing new
functionality.
- 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:
You'll thrive as a Staff Data Infrastructure Engineer if you
have
- 8+ years of experience as a Data Infrastructure Engineer or
related roles like Platform Engineer, SRE, DevOps or Backend
Engineer.
- Deep expertise in provisioning and managing data infrastructure
components like Kafka, Spark, and Airflow.
- Extensive experience with cloud services and environments
(compute, storage, networking, identity management, infrastructure
as code, etc.).
- Strong experience with containerization technologies like
Docker and Kubernetes.
- Advanced knowledge of infrastructure as code tools like
Terraform and Pulumi.
- Strong understanding of networking concepts and configurations,
including VPCs, load balancers, and endpoints.
- Extensive experience with monitoring and logging
tools.
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and mentoring skills.
You get extra points if you have:
- AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect,
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer).
- Proven track record of designing and implementing multi-zone
and multi-region high availability and disaster recovery
strategies.
- Prior experience managing data lake storage using Apache
Iceberg.
- Knowledge of compliance standards (GDPR, CCPA) and security
best practices.
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 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.
To join Webflow, you'll need a valid right to work authorization
depending on the country of employment.
If 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.
For information about how Webflow processes your personal
information, please review .
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