Junior Software Engineer

Summary

Join Sezzle as a Junior Software Engineer and leverage your accounting experience to build and maintain software solutions for financial processes. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, participate in the software development lifecycle, and develop new features. Utilize your accounting background to identify gaps and improve automation and reconciliation workflows. Evaluate and deploy software tools, processes, and metrics, and provide support and consulting on software systems usage. This role requires a blend of accounting and software engineering skills, offering abundant career advancement prospects within a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

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