Principal Software Engineer

Sezzle

Remote
$6,000 - $12,500 pm
Remote
Golang backend services and apis
Aws cloud infrastructure
Sql-based rdbms
Sezzle is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join their remote team, focusing on developing scalable backend services and integrating AI/ML capabilities into their fintech solutions. The ideal candidate will have over 12 years of experience, particularly in Golang and distributed systems, and will play a key role in mentoring others and driving technical initiatives

Job Summary

  • Lead Sezzle’s AI enablement efforts, identifying opportunities to apply AI and automation to enhance developer productivity, internal tooling, and customer experiences.
  • Architect, design, and build scalable backend services and APIs primarily in Golang, leveraging AWS, RDS (MySQL/Postgres), and modern distributed patterns.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to translate business goals into technical roadmaps and deliver results that matter.

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Sezzle is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join their remote team, focusing on developing scalable backend services and integrating AI/ML capabilities into their fintech solutions. The ideal candidate will have over 12 years of experience, particularly in Golang and distributed systems, and will play a key role in mentoring others and driving technical initiatives.

Salary

$6,000 - $12,500 per month

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Golang backend services and APIs
  • AWS cloud infrastructure
  • SQL-based RDBMS
  • Distributed systems design patterns
  • AI enablement efforts
  • Modern AI capabilities integration

Nice-to-have

  • Observability tools proficiency
  • Fintech or payments experience
  • CI/CD pipelines and containerized microservices
  • TypeScript, React, or React Native
  • AI/ML tooling familiarity
  • Commercial APIs and data-driven applications

Key Requirements

  • 12+ years of professional software engineering experience
  • Deployed significant changes to production in the past 30 days
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience

Work Rights

Not specified

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