The Commerce Monetization team enables merchants who sell physical goods and services to set up and manage their inventory on Squarespace. We are a product team who owns user experiences including onboarding dashboards, a product editor, and searching/filtering/bulk actions across a merchant's entire product catalog. We also work with other teams to ensure merchant's selling needs are supported by intuitive and best practice shopper experiences on their website.
As a backend engineer on the team, you'll influence the microservice architecture to build the APIs that power these experiences and Public APIs, partnering with cross-team collaborators and contributing code to complex projects that align technical investments with priorities.
This is a hybrid role working from our Dublin office 3 days per week. You will report to the Engineering Team Manager based in New York.
You'll Get To…
- Build: Develop performant, reliable, and scalable backend services that power the systems that send millions of messages a day.
- Collaborate: Work closely with product managers to translate business goals into features that deliver real value for our users.
- Plan: Contribute to architecture discussions and design reviews, helping define how backend systems are built.
- Own: Take responsibility for features throughout the development lifecycle, from implementation to launch and maintenance.
- 3+ years of experience building backend systems in a production environment.
- Proficiency in Java, or another object-oriented programming language.
- Experience with system design, algorithms, and distributed systems concepts.
- Experience with databases such as MongoDB, PostgreSQL, or similar technologies.
- Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
- 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
- Education reimbursement
- Employee donation match to community organizations
- 8 Global Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
- Free lunch and snacks
- Close proximity to cultural landmarks such as Dublin Castle and St. Patrick's Cathedral
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 1,500 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 about our company culture, visit https://www.squarespace.com/about/careers.
Our CommitmentToday, 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.
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Squarespace Dublin, Dublin, IRL Office
The Squarespace Dublin office was founded in 2013. The 24,589-square-foot office space, Squarespace House, is located in the bustling heart of Dublin city centre, a stone's throw from St. Stephen’s Green and George’s Street. Squarespace occupies four floors with a dedicated entrance, lobby, and roof
Dublin Engineering
Founded and run by an engineer, Squarespace is dedicated to fostering an environment where the most talented engineers can do their best work. Our engineering teams create solutions that enable our customers to pursue their entrepreneurial dreams. We invest in modern tools, are not afraid to launch bold new products and adapt the way we work to accommodate our scale. Here, you’ll help grow a large-scale architecture that services millions while operating in an environment that maintains the attitude of a startup. The Squarespace Dublin office was founded in 2013. The 24,589-square-foot office space, Squarespace House, is located in the bustling heart of Dublin city centre, a stone's throw from St. Stephen’s Green and George’s Street Square
