Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Communications Platform)
Squarespace · New York City
Posted 21 days ago · $185,500 - $299,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 21 days Squarespace's roles stay open a median of 36 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 72% of Squarespace's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Squarespace
- moderate 10 stale, 1 reposted of 29 open
- Hiring momentum
- 37 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Squarespace's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Squarespace.
About this role
The Staff Software Engineer will lead the technical direction of the Communications Platform team at Squarespace, focusing on architecture, design, and implementation of systems for email delivery, push notifications, and in-product messaging. This hands-on role involves mentoring engineers, driving platform modernization, and ensuring the reliability and security of the infrastructure that supports customer engagement. The position requires significant technical leadership and collaboration across teams to enhance engineering quality and address systemic risks.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Squarespace as an employer.
What you need
- 10+ years of backend engineering experience
- Deep expertise in Java and backend service development
- Strong experience with distributed systems in production
- Proven track record of technical leadership at the Staff or Senior-plus level
- Experience evolving existing systems
- Experience operating within platform engineering contexts
Nice to have
- Strong understanding of multi-channel communication infrastructure
What you get
- 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
Worth weighing
- Hybrid role requires 3 days per week in the NYC office
- No specific mention of remote work options beyond the hybrid model
- Technologies include some legacy systems that may require modernization
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Listed by Squarespace on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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