Senior Java Engineer, Media Platform (Hybrid, GenAI)

Squarespace; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 129,000 - 207,000; Full time

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Job summary

Squarespace is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Media Platform team in New York City. This hybrid role requires three days in the office per week, and you will work on a scalable media platform for uploading, processing, storing, streaming, and serving images, video, and audio assets.

You will design systems, own projects end-to-end, and collaborate with multiple engineering teams. You will mentor teammates and contribute to on-call rotations while exploring AI-enabled media workflows

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience developing backend systems with Java and Spring in cloud environments and microservices architecture.
• Strong in RESTful API development and web application development.
• Experience with large-scale, fault-tolerant distributed systems and different transaction models.
• Familiarity with CockroachDB, MongoDB, or similar databases.
• Experience with cloud services for storage, identity management, monitoring and analytics.

Responsibilities

• Design systems and components within the Media Platform.
• Own complex projects end-to-end.
• Explore AI tools and GenAI technologies for media processing and delivery.
• Ensure availability and reliability of Squarespace media platforms.
• Collaborate across teams to integrate platform solutions.
• Mentor team members and participate in on-call rotations.

Skills

Java

Spring

REST APIs

Distributed systems

GCP

NoSQL

MongoDB

CockroachDB

CDN

Media management

Tools

CockroachDB

MongoDB

GCP

Job description

Squarespace is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Media Platform team in New York City. This hybrid role requires three days in the office per week, and you will work on a scalable media platform for uploading, processing, storing, streaming, and serving images, video, and audio assets.

You will design systems, own projects end-to-end, and collaborate with multiple engineering teams. You will mentor teammates and contribute to on-call rotations while exploring AI-enabled media workflows