Senior backend developer
fender musical instruments corporation is a world-renowned brand with global presence. Our headquarters are based in southern california and we have expanded our influence beyond music studios and stages.
we seek an experienced senior backend developer to join our ensenada, mexico team. This role requires expertise in creating data-driven, digital applications using serverless technologies, managing data flows between centralized sources and third-party apis, and ensuring stakeholders' requirements are met efficiently and at a high quality standard.
key responsibilities:
* create new functionality and maintain existing platform code and tests
* collaborate with client and platform engineers to rapidly prototype innovative ideas
* work closely with cross-functional teams to guarantee all specifications are met on time
* deploy code in a serverless environment, offering high availability and scalability
* utilize various aws services like lambda, redshift, aurora, dynamo, and sqs to develop secure, data-rich backend applications
* integrate ai via aws bedrock to add artificial intelligence to existing applications and create new workflows utilizing ai capabilities
* additional duties as assigned
requirements:
* 4-5 years of experience in developing digital applications dealing with large datasets
* strong understanding of either golang or typescript
* experience working in the aws environment, including creating serverless applications using aws lambda
* understanding of database technologies such as sql/nosql, e.g., postgres, dynamo, and redshift
* experience collaborating with a team of engineers to rapidly create new functionality and a strong desire to support teammates and mentor junior engineers
* familiarity with working alongside generative ai, e.g., github copilot, cursor ai, claude
* fluent english communication skills required
* this role is a remote position with occasional need for working inside our ensenada facilities; proximity to ensenada is important
about us:
we are one of the world's leading musical instrument manufacturers, marketers, and distributors. Our portfolio includes fender, squier, presonus, gretsch, jackson, evh, charvel, bigsby, and groove tubes, among others. We value diversity and consider qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, gender, age, color, religion, disability, veterans' status, sexual orientation, or any other protected factor.