Senior Software Engineer - Java (Media Platform)

Squarespace is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join the Media Platform team within the Platform Engineering group. The Media Platform team provides Squarespace engineers with a scalable, reliable, secure, and flexible platform for uploading, processing, managing, and serving media assets like images, video, and audio.

You will report to the Engineering Team Manager of the Media Platforms team in our NYC office. This is a hybrid opportunity with three days in the office per week.

You'll Get To…

• Design systems and components within the Media Platform
• Own complex projects end-to-end
• Explore new technologies that are at the forefront of image, audio and video technologies – processing, compressing, storage, streaming, serving, etc.
• Ensure the availability and reliability of systems essential to Squarespace users and businesses powered by Squarespace
• Effectively collaborate and integrate with upstream and downstream teams
• Contribute to design discussions and collaborate with engineering teams across the company to enhance platform solutions
• Integrate with LLMs and GenAI technologies
• Be a technical leader and mentor within the team
• Participate in the team production on-call rotation