Software Engineering Team Manager, Channels

Software Engineering Team Manager, Channels
Aveiro
Aveiro, Aveiro District, Portugal

Software Engineering Team Manager, Channels

We’re looking for an Engineering Team Manager to lead a team within the Acuity Scheduling product group. 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.

Location & Reporting

Based in Aveiro, Portugal. Report directly to the Group Engineering Manager. Minimum three flexible days per week spent in office.

Responsibilities

• Manage and mentor a diverse team of experienced software engineering ICs across a spectrum of skills and experience.
• Assume an active role in the career development of direct reports with regular 1:1s, direct feedback, and coaching.
• Exercise technical expertise in reviewing project initiatives; collaborate with the Product team to decide which new features your team will deliver.
• Advocate for excellence in system design and promote engineering best practices, including automated testing.
• Lead large‑scale initiatives that impact millions of users.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industry experience shipping web applications across large codebases with many contributors.
• 1+ years of experience managing a Product engineering team of four or more engineers.
• Ability to break down technical concepts to non‑technical stakeholders through documents and presentations.
• Strong technical foundations to navigate decision tradeoffs and ensure deliverables are well‑tested.
• Professionalism in prioritizing an inclusive culture of psychological safety and technical rigor.
• Team player who can lead by example, including writing and reviewing code as needed for your team.

Benefits & Perks

• Health insurance with 100% covered premiums for you, your spouse or partner, and dependent children, including medical, dental, and vision.
• Life and Disability Insurance.
• Pension benefits with employer match.
• Fertility and adoption benefits.
• Headspace mindfulness app subscription.
• Global Employee Assistance Program.
• Statutory paid time off and all statutory leaves, as required.
• Meal Allowance and Flex Benefits Account.
• Employee donation match to community organisations.
• In the easily accessible city centre of Aveiro.

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 ranges from websites, domains, e‑commerce, 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.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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.