Junior Software Engineer

Summary

Join Sezzle's growing team as a Junior Software Engineer, leveraging your accounting background and technical skills in a dynamic fintech environment. This role blends accounting expertise with software development, focusing on designing, developing, and installing software solutions for financial processes. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, contribute to the software development lifecycle, and build high-quality software. The position offers abundant career advancement opportunities and a competitive compensation package. Sezzle values transparency and provides regular feedback throughout the interview process. The ideal candidate possesses a unique blend of accounting experience and technical skills, along with a relentless drive for high standards and results.

Requirements

• Prior experience as an accountant or financial analyst
• Solid understanding of financial operations such as reconciliation, reporting, and compliance
• Proficient in at least one programming language (e.g., Python, Java, Go) and familiar with database systems like MySQL or PostgreSQL
• Experience with backend API development
• Experience with relational database storage and retrieval
• Familiarity with software engineering tools, software development methodology, and release processes
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Computer Science, or a related field

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance and maintain software solutions for financial processes
• Be an integral part of the software development lifecycle
• Work as an integrated team member developing new features
• Leverage accounting background to identify gaps and improve automation and reconciliation workflows
• Evaluate and deploy software tools, processes, and metrics
• Provide support and consulting on software systems usage
• Ensure compliance with project plans and industry standards

Preferred Qualifications

• Relentlessly high standards
• Not bound by convention
• Need for action and calculated risk-taking
• Ability to earn trust through attentive listening, candid speech, and respectful treatment of others
• Backbone; ability to respectfully challenge decisions and commit wholly once a decision is made
• Focus on key inputs and timely delivery of high-quality results, even despite setbacks

Benefits

• $1,500 - $3,000 USD per month compensation range
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