Senior Software Engineer Backend, Database

Webhosting; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Pension plan

Flexible PTO

Free lunch

Employee assistance

Job summary

Squarespace is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer for the Databases team within Infrastructure Foundations in Dublin. You will own backend infrastructure powering the platform and build automation to scale it, working with MongoDB, CockroachDB and Kafka.

This hybrid Dublin role requires 3 days in the office and 2 days remote. You will mentor junior engineers, participate in technical design reviews, and collaborate across product engineering to deliver reliable services for millions of customers.

Qualifications

• Strong backend engineering experience with scalable systems.
• Experience mentoring teammates and driving code quality.
• Ability to participate in technical design reviews and architecture decisions.

Responsibilities

• Develop automation interfacing with infrastructure in GCP.
• Improve performance and scalability of backend infra components.
• Collaborate with teams across Squarespace to build scalable services.
• Contribute to engineering excellence and mentor juniors.

Skills

Mentoring junior engineers

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical design reviews

Tools

MongoDB

CockroachDB

Kafka

Job description

Job Description

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.

You’ll Get To…

• Develop automation that interacts with our infrastructure in the GCP cloud.
• Drive performance improvements and enhance scalability for infrastructure in components like MongoDB, CockroachDB, and Kafka.
• Collaborate with engineering teams across all of SQSP on building new services that scale for the future.
• Contribute to a culture of engineering excellence and professional development by participating in technical design reviews and mentoring junior team members.
• Work in: MongoDB, CockroachDB, and Kafka to name a few of our most commonly used infra components.
• Health insurance with 100% covered premiums for you, your spouse or partner and your dependent children, including medical, dental, and vision
• Life and Income Protection
• Fertility and adoption benefits
• Headspace mindfulness app subscription
• Global Employee Assistance Program
• Pension benefits with employer match
• Flexible paid time off
• 26 weeks paid maternity leave & 12 weeks paid paternity leave
• 2 weeks paid family care leave
• Employee donation match to community organizations
• 7 Global Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
• Free lunch and snacks
• Close proximity to cultural landmarks such as Dublin Castle and St. Patrick’s Cathedral

The base salary for this position will vary based on job-related criteria including relevant skills, experience, and location, among other factors.

In addition to the cash compensation above (which includes base salary and, where applicable for eligible roles, may include overtime pay), Squarespace employees are eligible to be granted an option to purchase our common stock.

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. For more information about our company, visit https://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 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.