Squarespace is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead our Business Email organization a high-impact, high-growth product area that plays a critical role in helping entrepreneurs establish & scale their online presence.

You will own the technical & organizational leadership of our Business Email platform, overseeing a mature, high-scale ecosystem while driving the development of next-generation communication products. This includes everything from seamless purchase & provisioning flows to complex partner integrations & foundational email infrastructure.

This role requires balancing operational excellence & platform reliability with innovation & new product incubation. You will shape long-term strategy in partnership with Product & Design while building & developing the team.

This is a hybrid role based in our NYC office (3 days per week), reporting to the Head of Domains Engineering

You'll Get To

• Lead, grow, & develop a team of engineers through hiring, coaching, performance management, & career development.
• Partner with Product & Design to define & execute the long-term vision for Business Email, including expansion of our email suite & new communication offerings.
• Drive Zero-to-One product initiatives from concept through launch, while maintaining & modernizing existing systems.

• Provide technical direction through architecture reviews, system design guidance, & thoughtful trade-off analysis.
• Build a strong, inclusive engineering culture grounded in accountability, technical excellence, & continuous growth.
• Ensure long-term system health, scalability, reliability, & operational excellence across distributed systems.

• Collaborate closely with Business Development, Marketing, Growth, Data, & external partners to align roadmaps & deliver shared outcomes.

You Bring:

• 5+ years of experience managing software engineering teams building customer-facing products & distributed systems.
• Experience managing managers and/or leading multiple teams, with demonstrated success scaling organizations & developing senior engineering talent.
• A track record of driving alignment & execution across multiple workstreams while balancing new product investment with operational excellence.
• Experience leading Zero-to-One product launches, including defining scope, sequencing work, & navigating ambiguity.
• Experience setting technical & product direction in close partnership with Product & Design.
• Strong architectural judgment, particularly in backend & distributed systems, with the ability to guide teams through complex technical trade-offs.
• Experience operating & evolving high-scale production systems with a focus on reliability, performance, & maintainability.
• A passion for mentoring engineers & managers while fostering an inclusive, growing team.

Benefits & Perks

• A choice between medical plans with an option for 100% covered premiums including medical, dental, & vision
• Supplemental Life & Disability Insurance plans
• Fertility & adoption benefits
• Headspace mindfulness app subscription
• Global Employee Assistance Program
• Retirement benefits with employer match
• Flexible paid time off
• 12 weeks paid parental leave & 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 & snacks
• Private rooftop
• Hack week twice per year

Cash Compensation Range: $223,000 - $358,800 USD

The base salary for this position will vary based on job-related criteria including relevant skills, experience, & 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.

About Squarespace

Squarespace is a design-driven platform helping entrepreneurs build brands & businesses online. We empower millions of customers in more than 200 countries & territories with all the tools they need to create an online presence, build an audience, monetize, & scale their business. Our suite of products range from websites, domains, ecommerce, & marketing tools, as well as tools for scheduling with Acuity & creating & managing social media presence with Bio Sites & Unfold. Our team of more than 1,700 is headquartered in New York City, with offices in Dublin, Ireland, & Aveiro, Portugal. For more information about our company, visit https://www.squarespace.com/about/careers.

Our Commitment

Today, more than a million people around the globe use Squarespace to share different perspectives & experiences with the world. Not only do we embrace & 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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