Senior Software Engineer, Acuity Scheduling

Squarespace

New York City, NY

Full Time

Senior

154k-237k

10 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

At Squarespace, we're reimagining how people bring their ideas to life online. Our Product Engineering teams are at the heart of that mission - building the seamless, powerful experiences our customers rely on every day. We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer with a focus on full-stack contributions. You will work within our Acuity Scheduling organization, a distinct brand and platform within the Squarespace suite of products helping appointment-based businesses automate their client bookings, cancellations, reminders, and payments with flexible scheduling software. You will report to an Engineering Team Manager and will work from our headquarters in NYC (hybrid 2-3 days per week in office).

Key Responsibilities

Develop new features for Acuity Scheduling, a PHP and React application, with a focus on full-stack contributions
Write server-side production code for our high-volume, available applications, develop rapid prototypes for new features, and guide our technical designs forward
Scale and improve the performance of the application and database
Collaborate with other engineers, product, design, analytics, and customer operations to understand why we build the features we do
Practice and be a mentor for disciplined software engineering (e.g. automated testing, code reviews, and writing elegant, readable code)

Requirements

5+ years of large-scale full-stack software development experience using PHP, or Java, Python, Go, or another object-oriented language, with a strong emphasis on backend systems and APIs
Experience developing customer-facing, frontend user interfaces using React or a comparable JavaScript framework, with an emphasis on practical production usage
A sincere commitment to creating readable code and an understanding of database schema design, caching, and scalability
A solid foundation in computer science, with competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design practices
A degree in Computer Science or related or equivalent industry experience

Nice to Have

Experience with high-volume, scalable web applications
Familiarity with DevOps practices and cloud infrastructure

Qualifications

Degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent industry experience

Benefits & Perks

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
Flexible paid time off
20 weeks for parental leave and 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 and snacks
Private rooftop
Hack week twice per year

Working at Squarespace

Squarespace is a design-driven platform helping entrepreneurs build brands and businesses online. We empower millions of customers in more than 200 countries and territories with all the tools they need to create an online presence, build an audience, monetize, and scale their business. Our team of more than 1,500 is headquartered in New York City, with offices in Dublin, Ireland, Aveiro, Portugal, and coworking spaces in the UK, Netherlands, and Australia. We embrace diversity and are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, or other protected classes.

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