The Squarespace Developer Experience team is looking for a Senior Software Engineer, Developer Tools to develop tools that help engineers ship code more efficiently. Our Developer Experience team empowers our engineering organization with internal platforms and automation that streamline development, debugging, and deployment workflows. We are a collaborative, empathetic, and technically curious team working across a modern cloud infrastructure. You will work closely with engineers across Product, Platform, and Infrastructure teams, and while you will not have direct management responsibilities, you'll have opportunities to mentor others and influence team strategy.
This is an opportunity for you to drive the next generation of internal tooling at Squarespace. You will lead the AI developer tooling guidance and adoption that directly improves developer productivity across the engineering organization. We are looking for someone with a passion for AI developer tools, who enjoys advocating for their use and promoting best practices and adoption within a large engineering organization.
This is a hybrid role working from our NYC office 3 days per week. You will report to the Developer Tools Team Manager based in New York.
You'll Get To…- Build and support tools to make the life of developers at Squarespace easier.
- Work with other engineers to negotiate, design and implement solutions that improves their efficiency, with an emphasis on frequent iterations.
- Write high-quality code with industry best practices in mind. (Resilient architecture, automated testing, etc.)
- Focus on finding scalable, reliable, automated solutions to meet the engineering department's scale.
- Sponsor the growth of your team and teammates.
- Experience evaluating and advocating for AI developer tools.
- 8+ years of experience writing software in mainstream programming languages such as Go, Python or Java.
- Experience programming in JavaScript or TypeScript.
- Experience communicating updates and resolutions to users and other partners.
- Appetite for solving problems, supporting developers, and learning new technologies.
- Experience with containers, Kubernetes, Prometheus, or other CNCF software is a big plus.
- Be comfortable working in a team distributed across multiple time zones
- Degree in Computer Science or equivalent industry experience.
- 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
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 SquarespaceSquarespace 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 CommitmentToday, 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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