Senior Backend Engineer — Remote, Go & Leadership

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

Job summary

Sezzle seeks a Senior Software Engineer to join our backend-focused team. You will design features in Go and React, help build a scalable distributed architecture, and mentor teammates in a fast-paced, remote-friendly environment.

With 8+ years of experience, you will collaborate with product and operations to deliver high-quality APIs, servers, and services across AWS and Kubernetes, while applying AI tooling to boost productivity.

Qualifications

• At least 7 years of full-stack software engineering experience.
• Experience building REST APIs using Go.
• Experience with distributed, cloud-based architecture.
• Experience with AI tools like Claude is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in CS, Engineering, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Design software applications and features in Golang and React.
• Help build out a distributed architecture, creating solutions that scale.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders to design market-winning products.
• Develop and collect metrics to drive continuous improvement.
• Deliver high-quality features and mentor teammates.

Skills

Golang

REST APIs

Cloud architecture

Distributed systems

Mentoring

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

RabbitMQ

SQS

Kafka

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

Sezzle seeks a Senior Software Engineer to join our backend-focused team. You will design features in Go and React, help build a scalable distributed architecture, and mentor teammates in a fast-paced, remote-friendly environment.

With 8+ years of experience, you will collaborate with product and operations to deliver high-quality APIs, servers, and services across AWS and Kubernetes, while applying AI tooling to boost productivity.