Staff Software Engineer, Developer Productivity
Webflow$154,160 - $247,690/year
Full Time
Expert & Leadership (9+ years)
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
SaaS, TechnologyIndustries
Requirements
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Experience rolling out team-wide process/tooling changes
- Ability to identify the tradeoffs & needs of companies as they scale; ideally you’ve seen how both start-ups & mature companies operate
- Understanding of developer tool chains, including IDEs, text editors, compilers, debuggers and shells
- Experience writing documentation, including technical guides, coding standards and tutorials
- 8+ years experience in software development
- Our stack is TypeScript, React, and Postgres (bonus points if you are familiar with these, but it's not required)
Responsibilities
- Conducting internal research to understand each of our engineers and how they work
- Building cross-functional trust by listening to and understanding each of your teammates
- Synthesizing the variety of needs and asks into a cohesive strategy that leadership will understand and support
- Interfacing with leadership & vendors to procure the right tools and environments to suit your teammates
- Improving internal tooling across the company
- Crafting a long-term strategy that makes appropriate tradeoffs with short-term needs and asks
- Being a credible and visible voice at the company to make sure people know they’re being heard and understood
- Optimizing codebase patterns, building toolchains, CI
Skills
Key technologies and capabilities for this role
Questions & Answers
Common questions about this position
What is the salary range for this Software Engineer role?
The annual US base salary falls within the range of $150,000 to $250,000, with final compensation determined by factors like experience, skills, and qualifications. This range does not include additional benefits such as equity.
Is this position remote or does it require office work?
The role offers fully remote working arrangements as part of WorkOS's fully-distributed team across North America time zones.
What skills and experience are required for this position?
Candidates need 8+ years of software development experience, excellent interpersonal skills, experience rolling out team-wide process/tooling changes, ability to identify tradeoffs as companies scale, and understanding of developer tool chains like IDEs, compilers, and shells.
What benefits does WorkOS offer?
Benefits include competitive pay, substantial equity grants, healthcare insurance covering medical, dental, and vision for you and your family, paid parental leave, paid-time off, and fully remote working arrangements.
What makes a strong candidate for this Productivity Software Engineer role?
Strong candidates have 8+ years in software development, experience with developer toolchains and scaling companies, excellent interpersonal skills for building cross-functional trust, and the ability to synthesize needs into strategies while rolling out tooling changes.
WorkOS
API platform for integrating enterprise features
About WorkOS
WorkOS provides an API platform that helps software as a service (SaaS) companies easily integrate important enterprise features into their products. The platform includes tools for User Management, Single Sign-On (SSO), Directory Sync (SCIM), and Audit Logs, allowing companies to quickly become enterprise-ready. This means that instead of taking months to add these features, companies can do it in just minutes, which helps them secure larger enterprise contracts. What sets WorkOS apart from its competitors is its unified approach and developer-first design, making it user-friendly for engineers. The goal of WorkOS is to enable SaaS companies to focus on their unique product offerings while efficiently adding essential enterprise functionalities, ultimately speeding up their time-to-market and increasing the value of their products.
San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2019Year Founded
$77.8MTotal Funding
SERIES_BCompany Stage
Consumer Software, Enterprise SoftwareIndustries
51-200Employees
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
401(k) Company Match
Unlimited Paid Time Off
Paid Vacation
Paid Sick Leave
Paid Holidays
Hybrid Work Options
Company Equity
Wellness Program
Remote Work Options
Parental Leave
Risks
Increased competition may dilute WorkOS's market share.
Technological advancements require continuous platform updates, straining resources.
Integration challenges from Modulz acquisition may disrupt service delivery.
Differentiation
WorkOS offers a unified API platform for enterprise-ready SaaS features.
The platform simplifies integration with pre-built features like SSO and Directory Sync.
Developer-first design accelerates time-to-market for SaaS companies.
Upsides
Rising demand for no-code solutions boosts WorkOS's market potential.
Modulz acquisition enhances UI offerings, attracting more developers.
Partnerships expand WorkOS's reach into new customer bases.
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