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About the Role
Squarespace Dublin is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer for our Databases team within Infrastructure Foundations. This is a critical role responsible for ensuring Squarespace's infrastructure operates seamlessly and reliably for our product engineering stakeholders and millions of customers. You'll maintain key backend infrastructure powering the Squarespace platform and build automation + tooling to help scale our infrastructure. Focusing on developing against our backend tech stack composed of components such as MongoDB, CockroachDB, and Kafka, you'll be responsible for designing, architecting, and provisioning new infrastructure to help unlock new product functionality.
The job is hybrid in our Dublin Office: 3 days in the office, 2 days from home. You will report to the Databases Engineering Team Manager.
About Squarespace
Squarespace 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 and creating and managing social media presence with Bio Sites and Unfold. Our team of more than 1,700 is headquartered in New York City, with offices in Dublin, Ireland, and Aveiro, Portugal.
Key Technical Responsibilities
- check_circle Develop automation that interacts with our infrastructure in the GCP cloud.
- check_circle Drive performance improvements and enhance scalability for infrastructure in components like MongoDB, CockroachDB, and Kafka.
- check_circle Collaborate with engineering teams across all of SQSP on building new services that scale for the future.
- check_circle Contribute to a culture of engineering excellence and professional development by participating in technical design reviews and mentoring junior team members.
- check_circle Work in MongoDB, CockroachDB, and Kafka to name a few of our most commonly used infra components.
Prerequisites & Qualifications
- check 7+ years of experience developing backend systems with GoLang or similar object-oriented programming languages.
- check Understanding of computer science fundamentals, including data structures, databases, and software design principles.
- check Experience with GoLang, document, and relational databases.
- check Familiarity with event-driven systems and messaging tools (e.g., Kafka).
- check BS in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent industry experience.
- check Proven ability to take technical ownership, lead large, complex projects, and influence architectural direction across teams.
About Squarespace Greenhouse Board
Verified hiring organization details.
Squarespace Greenhouse Board refers to the centralized recruitment and talent acquisition infrastructure utilized by Squarespace, a New York City-based technology company specializing in website building and hosting platforms. The board serves as the primary interface for managing the company's global hiring pipeline, candidate tracking, and talent operations, facilitating the recruitment of engineering, product, and design talent to support the company's integrated suite of web publishing tools and e-commerce solutions.