Senior Software Engineer - Java (Media Platform)

Squarespace is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join the Media Platform team within the Platform Engineering group. The Media Platform team provides Squarespace engineers with a scalable, reliable, secure, and flexible platform for uploading, processing, managing, and serving media assets like images, video, and audio.

You will report to the Engineering Team Manager of the Media Platforms team in our NYC office. This is a hybrid opportunity with three days in the office per week.

You'll Get To…

• Design systems and components within the Media Platform
• Own complex projects end-to-end
• Explore new technologies that are at the forefront of image, audio and video technologies – processing, compressing, storage, streaming, serving, etc.
• Ensure the availability and reliability of systems essential to Squarespace users and businesses powered by Squarespace
• Effectively collaborate and integrate with upstream and downstream teams
• Contribute to design discussions and collaborate with engineering teams across the company to enhance platform solutions
• Integrate with LLMs and GenAI technologies
• Be a technical leader and mentor within the team
• Participate in the team production on-call rotation 

Who We're Looking For

• 6+ years of experience developing backend systems with Java and Spring in cloud environments (e.g. GCP) and microservices architecture.
• An understanding of, and practical experience with, web application development. Strong in RESTful API development.
• Collaboration with stakeholders and engineers to come up with the best solutions for the problems at hand.
• Comfortable challenging established workflows with AI tools. Quick to adopt what works, and rigorous about customer data and safety while doing it.
• Experience developing large-scale, fault tolerant, distributed systems. Familiarity with the behaviors of different transaction control and consistency models.
• Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases such as CockroachDB, MongoDB.
• Experience working with cloud services and tools for storage, identity and access management, monitoring, analytics, messaging, and databases. Google Cloud Platform (GCP) experience is preferred, but equivalent experience in another cloud platform is also welcome. 
• Experience with media content management such as images, video, and audio. Familiar with media standards.
• Experience with CDN technologies and caching architectures.

Benefits & Perks

• 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
• 20 weeks for parental leave and up to 12 weeks to care for an ill family member
• 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

Cash Compensation Range: $128,500 – $207,000 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 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.

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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