Software Engineering Intern - Summer 2025

Posted 5 Days Ago
New York, NY
Internship
Consumer Web • eCommerce • Marketing Tech • Payments • Software • Design • SEO
We build products that help entrepreneurs stand out and succeed.
The Role
As a Software Engineer Intern at Squarespace, you will collaborate with Backend or Frontend teams to enhance the web platform technologies. You'll develop your technical skills while working on projects that serve millions of users worldwide. The role requires a foundation in computer science, including data structures and algorithms.
Summary Generated by Built In

Squarespace is looking for passionate and eager students to join our Software Engineering Internship Program this summer in New York City. We have a variety of evolving teams at Squarespace who are pushing out the next generation of web platform technologies. Over the course of our 12 week paid program, you will contribute, grow your technical skills, and explore all that Squarespace and NYC have to offer!

Our Intern Roles

Backend: Backend teams work with our Frontend counterparts to build the website creation and editing experience. Backend teams are also responsible for evolving Squarespace's massive engine that serves millions of users worldwide. For Backend, you will need experience in Java and a strong ability in data structures and algorithms.

Frontend: Our Frontend teams build one of the most advanced interfaces on the web with an intricate eye for design. For Frontend, you will need experience in JavaScript.

How to Apply

  • Please review team descriptions and note the team language requirements.
  • Select the language you would like to take the assessment in. Your selection will determine which role you will be considered for.
  • We'll review your application, and if your experience is a match, we'll send you a take-home assessment before moving on to interviews.

Qualifications for All Roles

  • Currently enrolled student, graduating in December 2025 or Spring 2026.
  • Pursuing a BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
  • A foundation in computer science with competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design practices.

Compensation: $54.00 USD hourly rateAbout 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 https://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.

Thank you in advance for providing the following details about your work history from your resume! This helps us ensure that your candidate information is accurate and consistent during the hiring process.

 

Squarespace will never solicit your personal banking information or ask you to transfer money in connection with a job offer or interview. We also will not reach out to you via phone or SMS without your permission or knowledge.

Top Skills

Java
JavaScript

What the Team is Saying

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The Company
HQ: New York, NY
1,723 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2003

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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