Security Engineer

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Junior
Consumer Web • eCommerce • Marketing Tech • Payments • Software • Design • SEO
We build products that help entrepreneurs stand out and succeed.
The Role
As a Security Engineer focused on Product Security, you'll work to prevent, detect, and mitigate security risks in products from development to release. Responsibilities include collaborating with teams on secure coding practices, improving security monitoring tools, conducting threat modeling, and effectively communicating security issues.
Summary Generated by Built In

Squarespace is looking for a Security Engineer with a focus on Product Security to join a dedicated team responsible for organizational security posture. You'll partner with teams across the organization to prevent, detect, and help mitigate security risks throughout the product lifecycle, from development to post-release maintenance. This is either a hybrid (NY) or a remote (within US) role and you will report to the Product Security Engineering Manager.

You'll Get To…

  • Demonstrate a broad understanding of security fundamentals to protect the organization's assets and infrastructure.
  • Collaborate with product teams and design security solutions and help them implement patching workflows and build secure coding practices
  • Improve existing security monitoring tools and workflows
  • Conduct threat modeling and risk assessments to identify vulnerabilities
  • Communicate effectively to convey complex technical security issues cross-functionally through written documentation and verbal communication.

Who We're Looking For

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a relevant field, or equivalent hands-on experience in the security domain.
  • 1+ years of experience in threat modeling and risk assessments, helping identify security risks and proposing mitigation strategies.
  • Hands-on experience deploying secure coding practices, automation tools, and application security solutions (e.g., SAST, DAST, SCA tools).
  • Experience in programming languages such as Python, Java, JS or Go.

Benefits & Perks

  • A choice between medical plans with an option for 100% covered premiums
  • Health Savings Account with Squarespace funding
  • Fertility and adoption benefits
  • Supplemental Insurance plans
  • Headspace mindfulness app subscription
  • Global Employee Assistance Program (available January 2025)
  • Retirement benefits with employer match
  • Flexible paid time off
  • 20 weeks for parental leave and up to 12 weeks to care for an ill family member
  • $100 per month remote Stipend
  • Access to supplemental insurance plans for additional coverage
  • Education reimbursement
  • Employee donation match to community organizations
  • 6 Global Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)

Cash Compensation Range: $101,500 - $178,250 USD

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 on-target commissions or overtime pay), Squarespace employees are eligible to receive an incentive award as part of their total compensation.

About Squarespace

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. 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 1,500 is headquartered in bustling New York City, with offices in Dublin, Ireland, Aveiro, Portugal, and coworking spaces in the UK, Netherlands, and Australia. For more information about our company culture, visit www.squarespace.com/about/careers.

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 customers, but we also work toward 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.

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Top Skills

Go
Java
JavaScript
Python

What the Team is Saying

Alex
Gina
Trish
The Company
New York, NY
1,723 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2003

What We Do

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 products allow 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. Squarespace democratizes access to outstanding 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 bustling New York City, with offices in Dublin, Ireland, and Aveiro, Portugal and coworking spaces in the UK, Netherlands, and Australia. For more information, visit www.squarespace.com.

Why Work With Us

Flexibility at Squarespace isn’t new and all roles at Squarespace are flexible in one way or another. We believe in building a culture that embraces individuality while cultivating collaboration and creativity. We care about the needs of our employees and appreciate the varied ways in which people do their best work individually and together.

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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.

Typical time on-site: Not Specified
New York, NY

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