Senior Software Engineer - Media Platform (Java)

Squarespace is looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join the Media Platform team within our Building Blocks Platform Engineering organization. The Media Platform powers how media assetsimages videos audio files and fonts are uploaded processed stored and delivered across all Squarespace products. This teams mission is to deliver a scalable performant reliable and secure media experience for internal developers and end users alike.

As a Senior Backend Engineer you will shape the architecture and evolution of this critical infrastructure layer working with product engineers infrastructure teams and product stakeholders. This role is ideal for engineers who are experienced in backend systems passionate about solving technical challenges at scale and enthusiastic about enabling rich media experiences across the web.

You will report to the Engineering Manager of Media Platform in our NYC office. This is a hybrid work opportunity with three days in the office.

As a Senior Software Engineer you will:

• Design and implement distributed systems for media ingestion transformation storage and delivery
• Develop backend services and tools using Java Spring and cloudnative architectures (e.g. Kubernetes on GCP)
• Ensure system performance reliability and availability at scalehandling millions of media assets across customer sites
• Drive architectural decisions around video/audio streaming image optimization CDN integration and edge caching
• Collaborate with internal engineering teams to ensure seamless integrations and developerfriendly APIs
• Stay current with the latest developments in media technologies opensource tools and backend infrastructure trends
• Be a technical leader and mentor within the team

Desired Experience:

• 6 years of experience developing backend systems with Java and Spring in cloud environments (e.g. GCP)
• Experience with media content processing and delivery including with CDNs
• Experience developing largescale distributed systems. Familiarity with the behaviors of different transaction control and consistency models.
• Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases such as CockroachDB MongoDB
• DevOps skills including infrastructure as code (e.g. Terraform) CI/CD pipelines and system reliability engineering practices

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)
• Dogfriendly workplace
• Free lunch and snacks
• Private rooftop
• Hack week twice per year

Cash Compensation Range: $153500 $247250 USD

The base salary for this position will vary based on jobrelated 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 ontarget commissions or overtime pay) Squarespace employees are eligible to be granted an option to purchase our common stock.

About Squarespace

Squarespace is a designdriven 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 1500 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 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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