At Squarespace, our backend engineers work on Product Engineering teams, which are dedicated to creating the most seamless, integrated products possible. This is a hybrid role working from our NYC office 3 days per week. You will report to the Product Engineering Team Lead.
We are hiring for the following product team(s):
- Websites Content: This team is responsible for advancing how our customers manage, populate, and create content for their Squarespace websites. We have historically built systems that allow users to intuitively upload and organize images and videos, and we are looking to the future by exploring new ways by which users can generate content using generative AI applications.
- Website Foundations: This team is responsible for maintaining and evolving the core technology that powers the Squarespace CMS on the backend. High performance, reliable APIs and efficient database access, caching customer requests and splitting apart a monolithic codebase are all within this team's purview. This team owns and maintains the crown jewel of Squarespace, our website builder
You'll Get To…
- Practice disciplined software engineering, writing server-side code, create high-volume production applications, and developing prototypes quickly.
- You will lead the development of new features and build backend services with Java.
- Collaborate with other engineers and designers to provide intuitive customer-focused experiences.
Who We're Looking For
- 7+ years of development experience in Java, Python, Go or another Object-oriented language. Experience developing large-scale software.
- A solid foundation in computer science, with competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design practices.
- A degree in Computer Science or related or equivalent industry experience.
Benefits & Perks
- A choice between medical plans with an option for 100% covered premiums
- Fertility and adoption benefits
- Access to supplemental insurance plans for additional coverage
- Headspace mindfulness app subscription
- Global Employee Assistance Program (available January 2025)
- Retirement benefits with employer match
- Flexible paid time off
- 20 weeks for parental leave and up to 12 weeks to care for an ill family member
- Pretax commuter benefit
- Education reimbursement
- Employee donation match to community organizations
- 6 Global Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
- Dog-friendly workplace
- Free lunch and snacks
- Private rooftop
- Hack week twice per year!
Cash Compensation Range: $128,500 - $231,500 USD
The base salary for this position will vary based on job-related criteria including relevant skills, experience, and location, among other factors.
In addition to the cash compensation above (which includes base salary and, where applicable for eligible roles, may include on-target commissions or overtime pay), Squarespace employees are eligible to receive an incentive award as part of their total compensation.
About Squarespace
Squarespace is a design-driven platform helping entrepreneurs build brands and businesses online. We empower millions of customers in more than 200 countries and territories with all the tools they need to create an online presence, build an audience, monetize, and scale their business. Our suite of products range from websites, domains, ecommerce, and marketing tools, as well as tools for scheduling with Acuity and creating and managing social media presence with Bio Sites and Unfold. Our team of more than 1,500 is headquartered in bustling New York City, with offices in Dublin, Ireland, Aveiro, Portugal, and coworking spaces in the UK, Netherlands, and Australia. For more information about our company culture, visit www.squarespace.com/about/careers.
Our Commitment
Today, more than a million people around the globe use Squarespace to share different perspectives and experiences with the world. Not only do we embrace and celebrate the diversity of our customers, but we also work toward the same in our employees. At Squarespace, we are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or parental status, disability, veteran status, or other class protected by applicable law. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
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What We Do
Squarespace is a design-driven platform helping entrepreneurs build brands and businesses online. We empower millions of customers in more than 200 countries and territories with all the tools they need to create an online presence, build an audience, monetize, and scale their business.
At Squarespace, we celebrate creative possibility. With a culture rooted in curiosity, Squarespace aims to provide its employees with the support to turn possibility into reality – learning from challenges and celebrating progress. At Squarespace we root for customer and employee success, uplifting them with the tools needed to achieve their goals, while also applauding what makes them unique and fulfilled. Our customers and employees alike are imaginative, with the confidence to put their ideas out into the world and welcoming input and iteration. And our people run towards the next frontier to create our success, motivated by the unknown and inspired by “first-ever” opportunities, truly embracing a sense of possibility.
Why Work With Us
Squarespace employees are ownership-minded, builders, tenacious, resourceful, hands-on, humble, self-motivated, experimental, curious, resilient, inclusive, and empathetic.
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