Squarespace

Software Engineer, Frontend

Squarespace$110K — $178K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience in software development, focused on modern frontend technologies (HTML/CSS/TypeScript/React) and user interfaces.
  • Proven experience with large-scale application software development.
  • Motivated by tackling complex challenges and measuring success in terms of impact.
  • Knowledge and interest in OAuth, WebAuthN, Identity Providers, and Identity and Access Management services.
  • Familiarity with backend technologies such as Node.js, Java, or Go.
  • Solid understanding of web application development best practices.
  • BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent relevant experience.

Responsibilities

  • Own and solve problems across various systems, processes, and technologies.
  • Create user experiences enabling authentication, authorization, and security feature integration.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product, design, and legal.
  • Define frontend architecture, establish engineering standards, and enhance developer experience.
  • Integrate frontend applications with OAuth, OIDC, and authorization services.

Benefits

  • 100% covered premiums for medical, dental, and vision plans.
  • Fertility and adoption benefits.
  • Headspace mindfulness app subscription.
  • Global Employee Assistance Program.
  • Retirement benefits with employer match.
  • Flexible paid time off policy.
  • 12 weeks paid parental leave and family care leave.
  • Education reimbursement options.
  • Employee donation match program for community organizations.
  • Dog-friendly workplace with free lunch and snacks.
  • Private rooftop access and hack week events twice a year.
Full Job Description
Squarespace is looking for a frontend-focused engineer who enjoys owning features end-to-end. While your expertise is building exceptional user experiences, you're comfortable working across the stack to deliver secure, scalable identity solutions.

You will join the Identity & Access Management (IAM) team, where we architect the mission-critical authentication, authorization, and account security frameworks that safeguard millions of users worldwide. We own the systems powering sign-in, sign-up, account recovery, multi-factor authentication, passkeys, OAuth, and identity verification. Our mission is to make security seamless - creating intuitive user experiences while building highly reliable and secure backend systems.

If you are a Frontend Engineer who strives to go beyond what is possible in a web browser, we want to hear from you! You will report to the Engineering Manager in our New York City headquarters.
You'll Get To...
  • Work with a wide range of systems, processes, and technologies to own and solve problems across all business units.
  • Build elegant user experiences that enable Squarespace teams to easily add authentication, authorizations and security features to products and services.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization such as product, design, infrastructure, platform, data, security and legal.
  • Help define frontend architecture, engineering standards, testing strategies, and developer experience.
  • Integrate frontend applications with OAuth, OIDC, session management, and authorization services.
Who We're Looking For
  • 3+ years of software development experience, with an emphasis on modern frontend technologies (HTML/CSS/TypeScript/React) and building delightful user interfaces.
  • Extensive experience developing large-scale application software
  • Are motivated by solving hard problems, and measure your success in terms of impact doing so.
  • Have experience and interest in contributing to services around OAuth, WebAuthN, IdentityProviders, Identity and Access Management
  • Familiarity with backend development using Node.js, Java, Go, or similar technologies.
  • A strong understanding of, and practical experience with, web application development
  • A sincere commitment to crafting readable and dependable code
  • BS or MS in Computer Science or related or equivalent industry experience
  • 3+ years of experience
Benefits & Perks
  • A choice between medical plans with an option for 100% covered premiums including medical, dental, and vision
  • Supplemental Life and Disability Insurance plans
  • Fertility and adoption benefits
  • Headspace mindfulness app subscription
  • Global Employee Assistance Program
  • Retirement benefits with employer match
  • Flexible paid time off
  • 12 weeks paid parental leave and family care leave
  • Pretax commuter benefit
  • Education reimbursement
  • Employee donation match to community organizations
  • 7 Global Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
  • Dog-friendly workplace
  • Free lunch and snacks
  • Private rooftop
  • Hack week twice per year
Cash Compensation Range: $110,500 - $178,250 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 overtime pay), Squarespace employees are eligible to be granted an option to purchase our common stock. Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive structure in addition to base salary.

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About Squarespace

Squarespace is a website building and hosting company headquartered in New York City. The company provides a platform that allows users to create and manage websites, blogs, and online stores. Squarespace was founded in 2003 by Anthony Casalena and has since grown to become one of the leading website building and hosting platforms in the world. The company has over 1,200 employees and serves millions of customers worldwide. Squarespace is known for its user-friendly interface, customizable templates, and powerful e-commerce tools.
Learn more about Squarespace
Size
1,200 employees
Market Cap
$2.9 billion
Industry
Founded
2003
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