Senior Software Engineer - Customer Data Platform

Sweetwater, the nation’s #1 online retailer of pro audio equipment and music instruments is seeking to hire a Senior Software Engineer to add to our growing Customer Data Platform team. As a member of our team, you will build and support a diverse set of applications that support all departments within our business to better serve our external customers.

This is a full-time position located at our headquarters in Fort Wayne, IN. We offer flexible work schedules and hybrid work-from-home options. Benefits include health insurance (including vision and dental options), generous paid time off, and campus amenities like our Downbeat Diner, Crescendo Café, Wavelengths Salon and Spa, Fitness Center, free employee medical clinic, and more.

Job Responsibilities

• Work with an expert team of engineers to design and maintain scalable micro-services and distributed systems
• Participate in architectural decisions for high-performance, fault-tolerant services
• Write efficient, maintainable backend code
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues
• Drive improvements in performance, reliability, and scalability

• Experience in at least one low-level or systems-oriented language (e.g., Go, C, C++, Rust, Java)
• Working understanding of data structures, algorithms and modern coding practices
• Some experience working with relational databases like MySQL, Postgres, or SQL Server is preferred, along with the ability to write SQL queries
• Proficiency with API design (gRPC, REST) and working with such APIs when building applications
• Knowledge of cloud-native technologies/tooling (Kubernetes, Docker)
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to debug complex issues
• Experience in modern front end web/SPA development (React, Vue, Angular) for cross-team collaboration is preferred

• WOWs The Customer – You possess a deep passion and desire for creating amazing customer & colleague experiences
• Get Things Done – You have a great work ethic and move through tasks with a sense of urgency
• Obsesses over the Details – You are committed to paying attention to the details
• Drives Continuous Improvement – You are always focusing on effective and efficient work and ways to get better
• Develops the Future – You are committed to the pursuit of growing personally & professionally and have a focus on bringing your colleagues along in that journey

Sweetwater’s culture is one that is built on the creation and celebration of music, which unifies people from all walks of life. Our individual differences make Sweetwater stronger as a company and a better place to work. Having a truly diverse workforce allows us the opportunity to collectively respect, learn and grow from each unique perspective and experience. We have welcomed thousands of employees and families who have joined the Sweetwater team from all over the nation and the world, and we welcome you, too, to find out why we consider a career at Sweetwater the full-time dream.