Senior Software Engineer, Acuity Backend

Squarespace•New York, NY

34d•Hybrid

About The Position

At Squarespace, we firmly believe that design is not merely "how it looks" but "how it works." With this in mind, our backend engineers work on Product Engineering teams which are dedicated to creating the most seamless, integrated products possible. You will report to an Engineering Team Manager and have the option to work full-time or hybrid from our New York City office. What is the Acuity Product Team? Acuity Scheduling's mission is to help appointment-based businesses start and grow their service by allowing clients to directly schedule appointments, removing administrative burden and giving our users more time to focus on what they love doing. We are a distinct brand and platform within the Squarespace suite of products.

Requirements

5+ years of large-scale software development experience in PHP, Go, Java, Python or other programming languages with strong object-oriented programming experience.
A solid foundation in software engineering with competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design best practices.
An understanding of database schema design, object caching, and system scalability, including service-oriented architecture.
A desire to lead projects and tackle challenges with an open mind for learning and sharing your ideas openly with your team.
Familiarity using AI productivity tools to augment your contributions is encouraged, but not required.
A degree in Computer Science or related or equivalent industry experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience in frontend development using React or a comparable JavaScript framework is preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

Develop new features for Acuity Scheduling – a PHP, Go, and React application – with a focus on backend or full-stack contributions.
Write server-side production code for our high-volume, highly available platform, develop rapid prototypes for new features, and drive our technical designs forward.
Evolve the performance of our application as we build new services to support our growing architecture with an API-first mindset.
Collaborate with other engineers, Product, Design, Analytics, and Customer Operations to understand the why of our work.
Practice and mentor peers in disciplined software engineering, such as delivering high quality software with test automation, offering effective code reviews, and writing elegant, readable code.