Squarespace is looking for a Software Engineer to design and develop their web performance platform, ensuring adherence to Core Web standards and enhancing user experience by focusing on accessibility, speed, efficiency, and reliability of their digital products.
Requirements
- Experience: 3-5 years in full stack software development, with a focus on platform solutions.
- Technical Expertise: Understanding of web performance standards, proficient in modern programming languages (e.g., JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Java) and frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, Vue.js), with an understanding of both front-end and back-end development.
- Platform Design: Experience designing scalable and performant full stack platforms.
- Tools: Experience with performance profiling/monitoring tools (e.g., WebPageTest, Lighthouse), Real User Monitoring (RUM) platforms, and optimization tools.
- Web Fundamentals: In-depth knowledge of HTML, CSS, DOM, browser internals, and HTTP protocols.
- CI/CD: Experience integrating performance testing into CI/CD pipelines.
- Cloud & Modern Stacks: Experience with GCP or other cloud platforms is desirable.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to Platform Development: Help create web solutions, including the Optimization Platform.
- Help with Audits: Participate in performance audits for products and components, helping identify improvements and ensuring compliance.
- Build Foundational Tools: Design platform features, and APIs that support web performance, including primary components for the Optimization Platform.
- Support Best Practices: Help product teams implement performance best practices, following technical guidance.
- Automate Quality: Help implement automated performance testing in CI/CD pipelines.
- Optimize Performance: Troubleshoot and resolve web performance issues under guidance.
- Contribute to Architecture: Participate in technical discussions and contribute to the direction of the Core Web Platform.
Other
- You will collaborate with experienced engineers.
- You will report to an Engineering Team Manager.
- work from our headquarters in NYC (hybrid 2-3 days per week in office).
- Squarespace is a design-driven platform.
- We empower millions of customers in more than 200 countries and territories.
