Senior Software Engineer - Java (Media Platform)

New York💼 Full-time💰 $128,500–$128,500🗓 2026-09-15 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design and maintain scalable, reliable systems for uploading, processing, managing, and serving media assets (images, video, audio) for Squarespace users.

Role type

Senior Software Engineer (Backend)

Builds

Scalable media platform components, processing pipelines, and streaming services

Domain

Media technology, cloud infrastructure, distributed systems

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Java, Spring, RESTful API development, microservices architecture, cloud environments (GCP), relational/NoSQL databases, CDN technologies, caching architectures, distributed systems design, media content management

Preferred skills

LLMs and GenAI integration, media standards familiarity, transaction control models

Technologies

Java, Spring, GCP, CockroachDB, MongoDB, CDN

Responsibilities

Design systems and components within the Media Platform, own complex projects end-to-end, ensure system availability and reliability, integrate with LLMs and GenAI technologies, participate in production on-call rotation

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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About Squarespace

Public1000 Employees

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, P