Senior Engineering Manager, Domains Email

<h2>Senior Engineering Manager, Domains Email</h2> <p> </p> <p>Squarespace is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead our Business Email organization — a high-impact, high-growth product area that plays a critical role in helping entrepreneurs establish and scale their online presence.</p> <p>You will own the technical and organizational leadership of our Business Email platform, overseeing a mature, high-scale ecosystem while driving the development of next-generation communication products. This includes everything from seamless purchase and provisioning flows to complex partner integrations and foundational email infrastructure.</p> <p>This role requires balancing operational excellence and platform reliability with innovation and new product incubation. You will shape long-term strategy in partnership with Product and Design while building and developing the team.</p> <p>This is a hybrid role based in our NYC office (3 days per week), reporting to the Head of Domains Engineering</p> <p> </p> <h2>You'll Get To…</h2> <ul> <li>Lead, grow, and develop a team of engineers through hiring, coaching, performance management, and career development.</li> <li>Partner with Product and Design to define and execute the long-term vision for Business Email, including expansion of our email suite and new communication offerings.</li> <li>Drive Zero-to-One product initiatives from concept through launch, while maintaining and modernizing existing systems.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Provide technical direction through architecture reviews, system design guidance, and thoughtful trade-off analysis.</li> <li>Build a strong, inclusive engineering culture grounded in accountability, technical excellence, and continuous growth.</li> <li>Ensure long-term system health, scalability, reliability, and operational excellence across distributed systems.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Collaborate closely with Business Development, Marketing, Growth, Data, and external partners to align roadmaps and deliver shared outcomes.</li> </ul> <h2>You Bring:</h2> <ul> <li>5+ years of experience managing software engineering teams building customer-facing products and distributed systems.</li> <li>Experience managing managers and/or leading multiple teams, with demonstrated success scaling organizations and developing senior engineering talent.</li> <li>A track record of driving alignment and execution across multiple workstreams while balancing new product investment with operational excellence.</li> <li>Experience leading Zero-to-One product launches, including defining scope, sequencing work, and navigating ambiguity.</li> <li>Experience setting technical and product direction in close partnership with Product and Design.</li> <li>Strong architectural judgment, particularly in backend and distributed systems, with the ability to guide teams through complex technical trade-offs.</li> <li>Experience operating and evolving high-scale production systems with a focus on reliability, performance, and maintainability.</li> <li>A passion for mentoring engineers and managers while fostering an inclusive, growing team.</li> </ul> <h2>Benefits Perks</h2> <ul> <li>A choice between medical plans with an option for 100% covered premiums including medical, dental, and vision</li> <li>Supplemental Life and Disability Insurance plans</li> <li>Fertility and adoption benefits</li> <li>Headspace mindfulness app subscription</li> <li>Global Employee Assistance Program</li> <li>Retirement benefits with employer match</li> <li>Flexible paid time off</li> <li>12 weeks paid parental leave and family care leave</li> <li>Pretax commuter benefit</li> <li>Education reimbursement</li> <li>Employee donation match to community organizations</li> <li>7 Global Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)</li> <li>Dog-friendly workplace</li> <li>Free lunch and snacks</li> <li>Private rooftop</li> <li>Hack week twice per year</li> </ul> <h3>Cash Compensation Range: $223,000 - $358,800 USD</h3> <p>The base salary for this ... (truncated, view full listing at source)