Senior Software Engineer, Frontend - Core Web Platform
Senior Software Engineer, Frontend - Core Web Platform
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$ 128500 - 207000
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Job Description
Squarespace is looking for a Senior Software Engineer on the Core Web Platform team within the Building Blocks Platform Group. You will collaborate with experienced engineers to design our web performance platform ensuring adherence to Core Web standards. You will focus on developing foundational features that guarantee our components meet the highest standards of accessibility speed efficiency and reliability. You will help enhance user experience and empowering teams to build scalable and maintainable digital products at scale. You will report to an Engineering Team Manager and will work from our headquarters in NYC (hybrid 2-3 days per week in office).
Youll Get To
- Lead Platform Development: Guide the creation of web solutions including the Optimization Platform.
- Conduct Audits: Perform performance audits for products and components identifying improvements and ensuring compliance.
- Build Foundational Tools: Design platform features and APIs that support web performance including primary components for the Optimization Platform.
- Promote Best Practices: Create tools and frameworks to help product teams implement performance best practices providing technical guidance.
- Automate Quality: Implement automated performance testing in CI/CD pipelines.
- Mentor & Share: Act as a subject matter expert mentoring engineers and contributing to knowledge sharing.
- Optimize Performance: Troubleshoot and resolve complex web performance issues.
- Influence Architecture: Contribute to the technical direction of the Core Web Platform.
Who Were Looking For
- Experience: 5-7 years in full stack software development with focus on platform solutions.
- Technical Expertise: Knowledge of web performance standards proficient in modern programming languages (e.g. JavaScript TypeScript Python Java) and frameworks (e.g. React Angular ) with an understanding of both front-end and back-end development.
- Platform Design: Background in designing scalable and performant full stack platforms.
- Tools: Experience with performance profiling/monitoring tools (e.g. WebPageTest Lighthouse) Real User Monitoring (RUM) platforms and optimization tools.
- Web Fundamentals: In-depth knowledge of HTML CSS DOM browser internals and HTTP protocols.
- CI/CD: Experience integrating performance testing into CI/CD pipelines.
- Mentorship: Ability to educate and empower others on web performance.
- Cloud & Modern Stacks: Experience with GCP or other cloud platforms is desirable.
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
- 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
- 8 Global Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
- Dog-friendly workplace
- Free lunch and snacks
- Private rooftop
- Hack week twice per year
Cash Compensation Range: $128500 - $207000 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 be granted an option to purchase our common stock.
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 1500 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 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.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full Time
