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While your expertise is building exceptional user experiences, you're comfortable working across the stack to deliver secure, scalable identity solutions.\nYou will join the Identity & Access Management (IAM) team, where we architect the mission-critical authentication, authorization, and account security frameworks that safeguard millions of users worldwide. We own the systems powering sign-in, sign-up, account recovery, multi-factor authentication, passkeys, OAuth, and identity verification. Our mission is to make security seamless - creating intuitive user experiences while building highly reliable and secure backend systems.\nIf you are a Frontend Engineer who strives to go beyond what is possible in a web browser, we want to hear from you! You will report to the Engineering Manager in our New York City headquarters.\nYou'll Get To...\nWork with a wide range of systems, processes, and technologies to own and solve problems across all business units.\nBuild elegant user experiences that enable Squarespace teams to easily add authentication, authorizations and security features to products and services.\nCollaborate with stakeholders across the organization such as product, design, infrastructure, platform, data, security and legal.\nHelp define frontend architecture, engineering standards, testing strategies, and developer experience.\nIntegrate frontend applications with OAuth, OIDC, session management, and authorization services.\nWho We're Looking For\n3+ years of software development experience, with an emphasis on modern frontend technologies (HTML/CSS/TypeScript/React) and building delightful user interfaces.\nExtensive experience developing large-scale application software\nAre motivated by solving hard problems, and measure your success in terms of impact doing so.\nHave experience and interest in contributing to services around OAuth, WebAuthN, IdentityProviders, Identity and Access Management\nFamiliarity with backend development using Node.js, Java, Go, or similar technologies.\nA strong understanding of, and practical experience with, web application development\nA sincere commitment to crafting readable and dependable code\nBS or MS in Computer Science or related or equivalent industry experience\n3+ years of experience\nBenefits & Perks\nA choice between medical plans with an option for 100% covered premiums including medical, dental, and vision\nSupplemental Life and Disability Insurance plans\nFertility and adoption benefits\nHeadspace mindfulness app subscription\nGlobal Employee Assistance Program\nRetirement benefits with employer match\nFlexible paid time off\n12 weeks paid parental leave and family care leave\nPretax commuter benefit\nEducation reimbursement\nEmployee donation match to community organizations\n7 Global Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)\nDog-friendly workplace\nFree lunch and snacks\nPrivate rooftop\nHack week twice per year\nCash Compensation Range: $110,500 - $178,250 USD\nThe base salary for this position will vary based on job-related criteria including relevant skills, experience, and location, among other factors.\nIn 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.\nAbout Squarespace\nSquarespace 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 suite of products range from websites, domains, ecommerce, and marketing tools, as well as tools for scheduling with Acuity and creating and managing social media presence with Bio Sites and Unfold. Our team of more than 1,700 is headquartered in New York City, with offices in Dublin, Ireland, and Aveiro, Portugal. For more information about our company, visit https://www.squarespace.com/about/careers.\nOur Commitment\nToday, more than a million people around the globe use Squarespace to share different perspectives and experiences with the world. 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