Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Bio Sites)

Senior Backend Engineer (Relocation to Aveiro, Portugal available)

Squarespace is looking for a Backend Engineer to join our small, distributed web engineering team and work on our Bio Sites offering. Bio Sites is Squarespace's link in biography product that enables creators, entrepreneurs, and businesses to share their entire worlds in just one link. As more brands begin on social media, a Bio Site is a lightweight way for our customers to connect their followers to their company, grow their brand, and monetize their work.

Our web team collaborates across disciplines and delivers a terrific experience for Bio Site users regardless of their chosen platform. As a Backend Engineer your work will focus on architecture, performance and scalability. You will be involved in the end-to-end development of multiple components, and in the long-term vision of Squarespace for Bio Sites.

You will report to the Engineering Manager and be onsite in our Aveiro, Portugal office. You will be part of Squarespace's initial core team in the country, and help grow our Portugal presence into a market reference.

 

You'll Get To…

• Develop new features into the Squarespace Bio Sites offering
• Take a lead role with other engineers to provide a rock solid platform and contribute to team processes.
• 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 work streams to accelerate our velocity, supporting stakeholders along the way.

Who We're Looking For

• 7+ years of Java or other object-oriented language application development, or Go development experience
• 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
• 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
• 6 Global Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)

About Squarespace

Squarespace is a leading all-in-one website building and ecommerce platform that enables millions to build a brand and transact with their customers in an impactful and beautiful online presence. Our products allow anyone at any stage of their journey 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 through Tock. Squarespace democratizes access to outstanding design, helping our customers in approximately 200 countries and territories maintain consistent branding across all digital touchpoints to stand out online. Our team of more than 1,400 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, visit www.squarespace.com.

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.