Senior Software Engineer, Go /Java

Squarespace is looking for a Backend Engineer to join our distributed engineering team working on our Bio Sites and Unfold offerings. Bio Sites is Squarespace's link in biography product that enables creators, entrepreneurs, and businesses to share their entire worlds in just one link, and Unfold enables them to create beautiful content to share.

Our backend team collaborates across departments and products, and delivers a terrific experience regardless of their chosen platform. As a Backend Engineer your work will focus on architecture, performance and scalability. You will be actively involved in the end-to-end development of multiple components, and in the long-term vision of Squarespace for the Social space.

You will report to the Engineering Manager and be based in Aveiro, Portugal, with a minimum of 3 flexible days per week spent in office. You will be part of Squarespace's initial primary team in the country, and help grow our Portugal presence into a market reference.

You'll Get To…

• Design and build new features into the Squarespace Social space products
• Take a lead role with other engineers to provide a rock solid platform
• Collaborate with teammates, and product, design, analytics, and customer operations to understand why we build the features we do
• Help the team improve the existing codebase by promoting thoughtful design patterns and disciplined software engineering (e.g. automated testing, code reviews, and writing beautiful, readable code)
• Scale and improve the performance of applications and databases
• Manage engineering workstreams to accelerate our velocity, supporting stakeholders along the way.
• Actively contribute to team processes and mentor peers as we continue to grow

Who We're Looking For

• 5+ years of Go, Java or other object-oriented language application development
• 2+ years of experience using relational databases, such as MySQL or PostgreSQL
• A solid foundation in computer science, with competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design practices
• A sincere commitment to creating readable code and a desire to write clear and practical technical documentation
• A degree in Computer Science or related or equivalent industry experience

Benefits & Perks

• Health insurance with 100% covered premiums for you and your dependent children
• Retirement benefits with employer match
• Fertility and adoption benefits
• Headspace mindfulness app subscription
• Statutory paid time off and all statutory leaves, as required
• Equity in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSU's) for all full-time employees
• Flex Benefits Account
• Employee donation match to community organisations
• Free snacks
• In the easily accessible city centre of Aveiro
• 6 Global Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)

About Squarespace

Squarespace (NYSE: SQSP) 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, creating and managing social media presence with Bio Sites and Unfold, and hospitality business management via Tock. Our team of more than 1,700 is headquartered in bustling New York City, with offices in Chicago, 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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