Staff Software Engineer - Monetization Platform Architect

Zim Directory; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 299,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans with premium coverage

Life and Disability Insurance

Fertility and adoption benefits

Headspace app

Job summary

Squarespace is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to own and evolve the monetization platform, focusing on billing, payments, and orders. You will lead architecture decisions, engage with engineering leadership and business stakeholders, and drive critical initiatives that align technical strategy with company goals.

You will work remotely or in a hybrid setup from NYC, reporting to the Director of Revenue Systems, while mentoring engineers and setting high engineering standards across related

Qualifications

• 10+ years delivering and maintaining complex distributed backend services.
• Proven leadership in system architecture across teams or initiatives.
• Experience with billing, payments or orders at scale is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own system architectural vision for core monetization components.
• Transform high-level plans into concrete project roadmaps for initiatives.
• Serve as technical lead on cross-functional programs aligning engineering with business goals.
• Mentor engineers to improve quality and autonomy.
• Set engineering standards across billing, orders, and payments.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Hibernate

Distributed systems

Technical leadership

Tools

Databases

Messaging systems

Microservices

Job description

Squarespace is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to own and evolve the monetization platform, focusing on billing, payments, and orders. You will lead architecture decisions, engage with engineering leadership and business stakeholders, and drive critical initiatives that align technical strategy with company goals.

You will work remotely or in a hybrid setup from NYC, reporting to the Director of Revenue Systems, while mentoring engineers and setting high engineering standards across related