Senior Software Engineer with Accounting Experience

About the role

Sezzle is looking for a senior-level engineer who possesses a formal background in accounting or finance. You will build and maintain financial systems, focusing on reconciliation, reporting, and automation within our fintech infrastructure.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Architect and develop financial software solutions using Golang, Python, and SQL.
• Partner with accounting and finance departments to automate workflows and ensure data integrity.
• Design and scale distributed systems that meet enterprise-grade compliance and reporting standards.
• Participate in the full software development lifecycle from initial design to production deployment.
• Mentor engineering team members to improve technical knowledge and system quality.
• Instrument code for production monitoring and alerting using observability platforms.
• Evaluate and deploy software tools and metrics to drive continuous product improvement.

Requirements

• Minimum 7 years of full-stack software engineering experience.
• Experience building and serving REST APIs using Go, Python, or Java.
• Bachelor degree in Accounting, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Proficiency in using AI tools like Claude for productivity, research, and communication.
• Ability to build consensus and drive technical direction within a team.

Nice to have

• Prior professional experience working as an accountant or financial analyst.
• Background in banking or financial institutions.
• Proficiency in MySQL or PostgreSQL.
• Experience with containerized microservices deployed via Kubernetes on AWS.
• Familiarity with observability tools such as Prometheus, NewRelic, or Datadog.

Skills & tools

• Languages: Golang, Python, TypeScript
• Frontend: React, React Native
• Databases: MySQL, Postgres, Elasticsearch
• Infrastructure: AWS, Kubernetes
• CI/CD & Version Control: GitLab, Git

Practical notes

The hiring manager for this role is Matthew Sedlacek. The interview process consists of a Wonderlic test (30-40 minutes), a coding assessment (1.5 hours), a recruiter interview (30 minutes), an engineering interview (1 hour), and a final session with engineering leadership (30-45 minutes). Applicants should be prepared to demonstrate high standards, a bias for action, and the ability to challenge decisions constructively.