Engineering Team Lead, Squarespace
Product Backend, Content Data
Website builder and ecommerce platform
Job no longer available
Website builder and ecommerce platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help people with creative ideas stand out and succeed.
Role
Who you are
- Strong Object Oriented development skills and proficiency in Java or another Object Oriented language
- Experience managing teams of 2-5 engineers
- Experience developing large-scale software
- A solid foundation in computer science, with competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design practices
- A sincere commitment to crafting readable and reliable code
- Strong understanding of database schema design, caching and scalability
- BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or related or equivalent industry experience
What the job involves
- Write server-side code, create robust high-volume production applications, and develop prototypes quickly
- Design and build new features into the Squarespace platform, building backend services with Java
- Mentor junior engineers on the team, actively participate in code reviews, and provide higher level technical guidance as necessary
- Collaborate with other engineers and designers to deliver strong customer-focused experiences
- Ensure the reliability of systems critical to Squarespace users and businesses powered by Squarespace
- Practice disciplined software engineering (e.g. automated testing, code reviews, and writing beautiful, pragmatic code)
- Actively contribute to team and company standards
Our take
Chances are you have already landed on a website developed using Squarespace. Millions of small businesses, entrepreneurs, creatives, and professionals have used the company's suite of products manage their projects and businesses through websites, domains, e-commerce, marketing tools and scheduling.
Thanks to its ability to allow anybody to build a website without any coding knowledge, Squarespace has positioned itself as an industry leader, despite fierce competition from the likes of WordPress and Shopify, who are both larger businesses on paper.
Since its creation in a dorm room in 2003, Squarespace launched a direct-listing on the New York Stock Exchange in May 2021 with a valuation of $6.8 billion, though this has dropped to $4.8 billion in the proceeding few years. Nevertheless, Squarespace has expanded to offer a wide range of tools that go beyond simple website production. The company remains focused on further developing new capabilities, all whilst maintaining its overall goal of simplicity.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
2% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Mar 2021
$300m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Jul 2019
$0.1m
GRANT
Total funding: $378.8m
Company benefits
- 100% health, dental and vision coverage for you and your dependents
- Up to 20 weeks of paid family leave
- Fertility & adoption benefits
- 401k match
- Flexible PTO
- Mental health coverage, including free access to Talkspace, Headspace, and Ginger
- Equity plan for all employees
- Donation match
Company HQ
Hudson Square, New York, NY
Leadership
Anthony Casalena
(CEO)Studied Computer Science at University of Maryland. Founded Squarespace in 2003 and has served as CEO since its inception. Remains actively involved in the engineering, design, and product teams within the organization.
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