Squarespace is looking for a Senior Frontend Engineer to join the Communications Platform team within the Building Blocks Platform Engineering group. The Communications Platform powers customer engagement across Squarespace, offering internal teams a scalable, reliable, & secure infrastructure for sending communications via email, push notifications, & in-product messaging. The team also owns the end-to-end Forms & Form Submissions experience, enabling customers to create, manage, & respond to forms across their websites.

As a Senior Frontend Engineer, you'll play a key role in shaping both the user experience & the underlying platform that supports these critical capabilities. You'll collaborate closely with product managers, designers, & backend engineers to deliver thoughtful & performant user interfaces & frontend platform tooling.

You will report to our Engineering Manager & this is a hybrid role out of our NYC office.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will:

• Design & build new product features for our Forms & Notifications platforms
• Own & evolve shared frontend infrastructure & component libraries used across Communications products
• Collaborate with designers & product managers to craft intuitive & accessible UIs
• Lead architectural decisions & mentor other engineers on frontend best practices
• Keep our stack current by evaluating & integrating modern frontend technologies
• Write high-quality, maintainable code with strong test coverage & participate in code reviews
• Help define & uphold frontend engineering standards across the organization

Desired Experience:

• 6+ years of frontend development experience, with at least 2+ years working on frontend platforms or reusable UI infrastructure
• Expertise in JavaScript (ES6+) & experience with React (or similar frameworks like Vue or Angular)
• A strong command of the DOM, HTML5, CSS3, & modern browser APIs
• Experience building & maintaining design systems or reusable component libraries
• Familiarity with testing frameworks like Jest, React Testing Library, or Cypress
• A product mindset you care about performance, accessibility, usability, & visual polish

Benefits & Perks

• A choice between medical plans with an option for 100% covered premiums
• Fertility & 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 & 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 & snacks
• Private rooftop
• Hack week twice per year

Cash Compensation Range: $153,500 - $247,250 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 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 & 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 1,500 is headquartered in bustling New York City, with offices in Dublin, Ireland, Aveiro, Portugal, & coworking spaces in the UK, Netherlands, & Australia. For more information about our company culture, 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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