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What they do

Squarespace is a design-driven platform that helps people build brands and businesses online. Its products include websites, domains, ecommerce, marketing tools, Acuity Scheduling, Bio Sites, and Unfold. Millions of customers in more than 200 countries and territories use it. It was founded in 2003, and its headquarters is in New York City.

What they value

• Be the customer: understand customer needs, and give them the tools you want for yourself.
• Design is not a luxury: great design is for everyone.
• Build the ideal: bet on big ideas, and improve them step by step.
• Learn fast, act fast: find the fastest path to learning, and act.
• Protect creativity: ideas can come from anyone and need space to grow.

Where they hire

Most Postings are in New York City. Six are in Dublin and one is in Aveiro, Portugal. Four roles can be remote in the United States, and one of them only in California. Most roles are hybrid, and many ask for three days a week in the office. Postings do not say if Squarespace sponsors visas.

Teams and roles

The board has many senior and leadership roles.

• Engineering: staff and senior backend engineers, a frontend engineer, a security engineer, engineering managers, and a VP of engineering. The backend uses Java, Spring, Go, Kafka, MongoDB, CockroachDB, Kubernetes, and Google Cloud.
• Domains and applications: roles for domains, email, payments, and Acuity Scheduling, such as product managers and a pricing lead.
• Product: product directors for mobile and for customer engagement.
• Finance: FP&A, financial systems, procurement, and finance managers.
• Marketing and operations: growth and international marketing, business development, and corporate development.
• People: talent management and people technology.

What they look for

Most roles ask for senior experience. Many ask for ten or more years, and director roles ask for twelve to fifteen years or more. The frontend engineer role asks for three years. Many Postings ask people to use AI tools, such as Claude, Cursor, or ChatGPT, in their work. Engineering roles ask for experience with large-scale systems.