The Gig

Squarespace is looking for an experienced Backend Engineer to join our cross-functional team to work with our Product Engineering team to support video features. You will be building and maintaining the video backend services including a solution for collecting and managing video analytics at scale. As a Backend Engineer on the Video team, you will create architecture and services that provide access to real-time event streams. We are looking for someone with strong skills in system design and the ability to work with videos to build systems and pipelines from the ground up. You will report to the Engineering Manager and be based within our remote team based in Poland. At this time, all Squarespace employees are working remotely until September 2021, and you will continue to be remote long term in Poland.

All Squarespace employees are working remotely at this time. We are closely monitoring the status of COVID-19 as we continue our work to build a return-to-work plan that ensures a safe return to our offices and provides flexibility for our employees.

You’ll Get To…

• Write server-side code, create robust high-volume production applications, and develop prototypes quickly
• Design and build new features into the Squarespace platform, building backend services with Java
• Collaborate with other engineers and designers to deliver strong customer-focused experience
• Ensure the reliability of systems critical to Squarespace users and businesses powered by Squarespace
• Practice disciplined software engineering (e.g. automated testing, code reviews, and writing beautiful, pragmatic code)
• Own and architect our video data tech stack in delivering high scale pipelines and services.
• Actively contribute to team and company standards

Who We’re Looking For

• Development experience in Java, Python, Go or another Object-oriented language
• A solid foundation in computer science, with competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design practices
• Experience developing large-scale software and fault-tolerant data architecture
• Strong understanding of database design (both SQL and NoSQL), caching and scalability
• A sincere commitment to crafting readable and dependable code
• Experience in databases, analytics, big data systems or business intelligence products
• Deep understanding of distributed batch and streaming data processing systems like Spark/Kafka
• English language proficiency allowing efficient communication

Bonus points:

• Prior experience building near time analytics solutions
• Google Cloud Platform experience (BigQuery, Pub/Sub)
• Familiarity with video processing and analytics

Benefits & Perks

• Equity plan for all employees
• Private healthcare family package
• Education reimbursement
• Maximum employeer contribution to Employee Capital Plans (PPK)

About Squarespace

Squarespace is the all-in-one platform with everything to sell anything, providing customers in approximately 200 countries and territories with all the tools they need to sell physical products, digital content, classes, appointments, reservations and more. Powered by best-in-class design for a consistent brand experience across all touchpoints, our suite of fully integrated products enables anyone to manage their projects and businesses through websites, domains, ecommerce, marketing tools, and scheduling, along with tools for managing a social media presence with Unfold and hospitality business management via Tock. Our team of more than 1,400 is headquartered in downtown New York City, with offices in Dublin, Ireland, Portland, Oregon, Los Angeles, California, and Chicago, Illinois.

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 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 protected by applicable law. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.