Engineering Team Manager, Databases (Remote)
The Gig
The Squarespace Databases Team team is looking for an Engineering Team Manager to support our engineers as they build the future of Squarespace's data platform. We manage many of the stateful systems at Squarespace, including databases, queues, and caches. It's a critically important job, and we have fun doing it.
You will work with our peer teams within the Infrastructure organization and our internal customers across the rest of Engineering. You will manage approximately six direct reports, and you will report directly to the team's Engineering Manager. We're looking for someone located in New York City, NY or Portland, OR.
All Squarespace employees are working remotely at this time. We are closely monitoring the status of COVID-19 as we continue our work to build a return-to-work plan that ensures a safe return to our offices and provides flexibility for our employees.
You'll Get To…
- Coach our wonderful engineers
- Build the team's technical roadmap and set our priorities
- Find the right tools and workflows for our team
- Work across teams to accomplish big things
Who We're Looking For
- 2+ years of management or equivalent experience
- Experience in software engineering, data systems, and *nix environments
- Desire to build great relationships and work through conflict
Benefits & Perks
- Health insurance with 100% premium covered for you and your dependent children
- Fertility and adoption benefits
- Retirement benefits with employer match
- Flexible vacation & paid time off
- Up to 20 weeks of paid family leave
- Equity plan for all employees
- Pretax commuter benefits
- Education reimbursement
- Employee donation match to community organizations
- 7 Employee Resource Groups across locations
- Dog-friendly workplace
- Free lunch and snacks
- Private rooftop
About Squarespace
Squarespace is a leading all-in-one website building and ecommerce platform that enables millions to build a brand and transact with their customers in an impactful and beautiful online presence. Our suite of products enables anyone at any stage of their journey to manage their projects and businesses through websites, domains, ecommerce, marketing tools, and scheduling, along with tools for managing a social media presence with Unfold and hospitality business management via Tock. Squarespace democratizes access to best-in-class design, helping our customers in approximately 200 countries and territories maintain consistent branding across all digital touchpoints to stand out online. Our team of more than 1,400 is headquartered in downtown New York City, with offices in Dublin, Ireland, Portland, Oregon, Los Angeles, California and Chicago, Illinois. For more information, visit www.squarespace.com.
Our Commitment
Today, more than a million people around the globe use Squarespace to share different perspectives and experiences with the world. Not only do we embrace and celebrate the diversity of our customer base, but we also strive for the same in our employees. At Squarespace, we are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, 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 applicable law. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
