Squarespace · 6 days ago
Founding Machine Learning Engineer, Domains Search
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$128K/yr - $236K/yr
5+ years expSquarespace is a design-driven platform helping entrepreneurs build brands and businesses online. The Domains Search team is seeking a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to build intelligent search experiences and scalable ranking systems that assist customers in finding the perfect domain.
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Responsibilities
Be one of our founding MLEs, owning key parts of this scope (retrieval or ranking) and contributing across the stack as the team grows
Design, build, and deploy hybrid search systems (classical ML + genAI + rule-based) for generative domain name search which balance relevance, latency, and scale
Lead technical direction in retrieval (index design, query parsing, retrieval strategies) or ranking (learning-to-rank, multi-objective optimization)
Lead embedding model selection, post-training optimization, and evaluation to power both semantic retrieval and ranking features
Collaborate with engineers, data scientists, and product managers to translate ambiguous product ideas into technical approaches (including build vs. buy decisions)
Qualification
Required
5+ years of professional experience in machine learning engineering, with at least 2 years focused on search, retrieval, ranking, or recommendation systems
Experience building production search or ranking systems end-to-end, whether standing up new systems or leading architectural shifts
Depth in two or more of: retrieval (indexing, vector search), ranking (learning-to-rank, multi-objective optimization), or embeddings. LLM integration is a plus
Comfort owning strategy to help shape our roadmap while building high-quality technical solutions
Strong architectural judgment, with an ability to evaluate tradeoffs and communicate decisions clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Proven ability deploying and operating ML systems at scale, ensuring reliability, performance, and quality under high traffic volumes
Benefits
A choice between medical plans with an option for 100% covered premiums
Fertility and adoption benefits
Access to supplemental insurance plans for additional coverage
Headspace mindfulness app subscription
Global Employee Assistance Program
Retirement benefits with employer match
Flexible paid time off
12 weeks paid parental leave and family care leave
Pretax commuter benefit
Education reimbursement
Employee donation match to community organizations
8 Global Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
Dog-friendly workplace
Free lunch and snacks
Private rooftop
Hack week twice per year
Company
Squarespace
Squarespace is a website building and hosting platform that helps users create websites without needing advanced technical skills.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$578.5MKey Investors
General Atlantic
2024-05-13Acquired
2023-11-15Post Ipo Secondary
2021-05-19IPO
Leadership Team
Anthony Casalena
Founder & CEO
Nathan Gooden
Chief Financial Officer
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