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This is a critical role responsible for ensuring Squarespace's infrastructure operates seamlessly and reliably for our product engineering stakeholders and millions of customers. You'll maintain key backend infrastructure powering the Squarespace platform and build automation + tooling to help scale our infrastructure. Focusing on developing against our backend tech stack composed of components such as MongoDB, CockroachDB, and Kafka, you'll be responsible for designing, architecting, and provisioning new infrastructure to help unlock new product functionality.\nThe job is hybrid in our Dublin Office: 3 days in the office, 2 days from home. You will report to the Databases Engineering Team Manager.\nYou’ll Get To…\nDevelop automation that interacts with our infrastructure in the GCP cloud.\nDrive performance improvements and enhance scalability for infrastructure in components like MongoDB, CockroachDB, and Kafka.\nCollaborate with engineering teams across all of SQSP on building new services that scale for the future.\nContribute to a culture of engineering excellence and professional development by participating in technical design reviews and mentoring junior team members.\nWork in: MongoDB, CockroachDB, and Kafka to name a few of our most commonly used infra components.\nWho We’re Looking For \n7+ years of experience developing backend systems with GoLang or similar object-oriented programming languages.\nUnderstanding of computer science fundamentals, including data structures, databases, and software design principles.\nExperience with GoLang, document, and relational databases\nFamiliarity with event-driven systems and messaging tools (e.g., Kafka).\nBS in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent industry experience.\nProven ability to take technical ownership, lead large, complex projects, and influence architectural direction across teams.\nBenefits & Perks\nHealth insurance with 100% covered premiums for you, your spouse or partner and your dependent children, including medical, dental, and vision\nLife and Income Protection\nFertility and adoption benefits\nHeadspace mindfulness app subscription\nGlobal Employee Assistance Program\nPension benefits with employer match\nFlexible paid time off\n26 weeks paid maternity leave & 12 weeks paid paternity leave\n2 weeks paid family care leave\nEducation reimbursement\nEmployee donation match to community organizations\n7 Global Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)\nFree lunch and snacks\nClose proximity to cultural landmarks such as Dublin Castle and St. Patrick's Cathedral\nCash Compensation Range: €93,000 - €143,000 EUR\nThe base salary for this position will vary based on job-related criteria including relevant skills, experience, and location, among other factors. \nIn addition to the cash compensation above (which includes base salary and, where applicable for eligible roles, may include overtime pay), Squarespace employees are eligible to be granted an option to purchase our common stock.\nAbout Squarespace\nSquarespace 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, Portugal. For more information about our company, visit https://www.squarespace.com/about/careers.\nOur Commitment\nToday, 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 customer base, but we also strive for 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.\nThank you in advance for providing the following details about your work history from your resume! This helps us ensure that your candidate information is accurate and consistent during the hiring process.\nSquarespace will never solicit your personal banking information or ask you to transfer money in connection with a job offer or interview. We also will not reach out to you via phone or SMS without your permission or knowledge.\nThank you in advance for providing the following details about your work history from your resume! This helps us ensure that your candidate information is accurate and consistent during the hiring process.\nSquarespace will never solicit your personal banking information or ask you to transfer money in connection with a job offer or interview. 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