Senior Software Engineer - Platform Backend - Data Protection
Squarespace is looking for passionate backend engineers to build and scale the backend systems that power millions of Squarespace websites. We firmly believe that design is not merely "how it looks" but "how it works." A great product is reliable, performant, and scales with the growth of the customer base and the team.
The Protection Platforms team focuses on developing scalable distributed systems to protect our customers. If you are a server-side engineer who enjoys or is interested in working on ensuring the integrity and ownership of our customer’s data, we want to hear from you! You will report to the Core Platforms Engineering Manager in our New York City headquarters.
As a Core Platforms Senior Software Engineer, you will:
- Architect and implement systems to ensure privacy of our customers’ data
- Set coding standards and best practices for data protection and privacy across the company
- Collaborate with other engineers and teams to ensure the successful adoption of data privacy best practices
- Write testable, readable and maintainable server-side code
- Mentor junior team members
About you:
You will succeed as a Core Platform Senior Software Engineer if you
- Have 5+ years experience developing production systems using Java
- Enjoy working on cross team initiatives
- Have experience developing in a large-scale distributed systems environment
- Have experience with microservice architecture design
- Understand SQL and NoSQL database schema design, caching and scalability
- Experience with queues and stream-processing technologies such as RabbitMQ and Kafka
About Squarespace
Squarespace makes beautiful products to help people with creative ideas succeed. By blending elegant design and sophisticated engineering, we empower millions of people — from individuals and local artists to entrepreneurs shaping the world's most iconic businesses — to share their stories with the world. Squarespace's team of more than 1,200 is headquartered in downtown New York City, with offices in Dublin, Los Angeles and Portland. For more information, visit www.squarespace.com/about.
Benefits & Perks
- Health insurance with 100% premium covered for you and your dependent children
- Flexible vacation & paid time off
- Up to 20 weeks of paid family leave
- Equity plan for all employees
- Retirement benefits with employer match
- Fertility and adoption benefits
- Free lunch and snacks at all offices
- Education reimbursement
- Dog-friendly workplace in New York office
- Commuter benefit in the form of reduced tax (Ireland) and pretax (US)
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 customer base, but we also strive for 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