Senior Backend Engineer - Go & Distributed Systems

Sezzle; United States; Remote; USD 56,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

Sezzle is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join a fast-paced, backend-focused team. You’ll design features in Go and React, contribute to a scalable distributed architecture, and mentor peers across multiple engineering domains.

The role emphasizes leadership, collaboration with product and support, and delivering high-impact APIs and services using modern cloud-native practices. Remote-friendly, full-time opportunity.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of full-stack software engineering experience.
• Experience building REST APIs with Go (preferred) and other languages.
• Experience with distributed, cloud-based architectures and messaging systems.
• Familiarity with AI tools to boost productivity and communication.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Design software applications and features using Golang and React.
• Help build a distributed architecture and scale solutions.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to design market-winning products.
• Develop metrics to drive continuous improvement of products.
• Deliver high-quality features that are testable and well-documented.
• Lead small development teams when required to bring a project to market.
• Mentor teammates to elevate their skills.

Skills

Go

React

REST APIs

Distributed systems

AI tooling

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

RabbitMQ

Kafka

SQS

Prometheus

Datadog

Kubernetes

AWS

Git

Job description

Sezzle is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join a fast-paced, backend-focused team. You’ll design features in Go and React, contribute to a scalable distributed architecture, and mentor peers across multiple engineering domains.

The role emphasizes leadership, collaboration with product and support, and delivering high-impact APIs and services using modern cloud-native practices. Remote-friendly, full-time opportunity.