Squarespace
Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Communications Platform)
New York City · Staff+
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odds of building a lasting career here
Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~61% per draw at Level IV). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
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the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry
$7,961 more — $193,461 — moves this role to Level IV and 4 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $193,461 would place this position at wage Level IV. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Developers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Software Developers (15-1252) · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- In this role, you'll serve as the senior technical voice for the team - driving architecture, shaping roadmap execution, and elevating the engineering quality of a small but high-impact team.
- This is a hands-on role with real technical depth, paired with broad cross-functional influence.
- Technologies You'll Work With - Java, Spring, Kafka, MongoDB, CockroachDB, Kubernetes, GCP. - The team actively uses Claude Code, Cursor and GitHub Copilot to accelerate development and code review.
Responsibilities
- 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.
Compensation
- The base salary for this position will vary based on job-related criteria including relevant skills, experience, and 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.
- $185,500 - $299,000 USD
Benefits
- A choice between medical plans with an option for 100% covered premiums
- Fertility and adoption benefits
- Access to supplemental insurance plans for additional coverage
- Retirement benefits with employer match
- Flexible paid time off
- 12 weeks paid parental leave and family care leave
- Pretax commuter benefit
- Education reimbursement
Company info
- Not only do we embrace and celebrate the diversity of our customers, but we also work toward the same in our employees.
- We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. #LI-Hybrid Thank you in advance for providing the following details about your work history from your resume!
Equal opportunity
- We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
Visa & Work Authorization
- r, 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 app
This listing is sourced directly from Squarespace's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.