Job Description
Job Description:
At Remitly we believe everyone deserves the freedom to access move and manage their money wherever life takes them. Since 2011 we've tirelessly delivered on our promise to customers sending money globally providing secure simple and reliable ways to manage their money ensuring true peace of mind. Whether it's supporting loved ones back home growing a business across continents or pursuing new opportunities abroad we're not just here to move money— we're here to move our global customers forward.We're looking for builders reimaginers and global thinkers who want to work at the intersection of technology trust and transformation. If that's you and you're ready to do the most meaningful work of your career—we invite you to join over 2800 passionate Remitlians worldwide who are united by our vision to transform lives with trusted financial services that transcend borders.
About the Role:
As a Software Development Engineer on the Growth team you'll build the systems that earn the trust of Remitly's high value senders. These are customers moving large transfers for real estate education long-term investments and other milestones that shape their financial futures across borders. This full-stack role spans customer-facing web and mobile experiences and deep partnership with foundational teams across identity and trust money movement pricing and more. You'll partner with product design and engineering peers to define what it means to earn customer trust on their most consequential transfers — for customers sending more with more on the line. You will report to the Engineering Manager for the team. This role is hybrid and based in Seattle WA.
You Will:
Build with the customer in mind by applying customer context and data to your technical decision-making.
Ship reliable observable and scalable features across the High Value Send experience — with depth in one area of the stack (web mobile or backend) and growing fluency across the others.
Contribute to systems that meet availability and latency SLOs for the customer flows where trust matters most.
Partner with product design data and partner engineering teams — surfacing technical trade-offs early to ship features for a diverse global customer base.
Strengthen team culture through code review design discussions and mentoring SDE 1s and interns.
You Have:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science Engineering or equivalent work experience.
3+ years of professional software development experience with experience building features or components end-to-end and delivering production code on a team.
Experience building customer-facing experiences with TypeScript and React or native mobile development (iOS/Android React Native).
Proficiency in one or more modern backend languages such as Java Kotlin Go or Python with a record of delivering production-quality code.
Experience contributing to distributed large-scale systems with a working understanding of service-oriented architecture.
Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS GCP or Azure including familiarity with managed services.
Bonus: Experience in FinTech payments or other regulated industries where reliability security and compliance shape engineering decisions.
Compensation Details. The starting base salary range for this position is typically $144000 - $180000. In the U.S. Remitly employees are shareholders in our Company and equity is part of our total compensation plan. Your recruiter can share more information about medical benefits offered as well as other financial benefits and total compensation components offered with this role.
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Our Benefits:
Flexible paid time off
Health dental and vision + 401k plan with company matching
Paid parental medical military and family care leave
Mental Health & Family Forming Benefits
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
Continuing education benefits
Our Connected Work Culture: Driving Innovation Together
At Remitly we believe that true innovation sparks when we come together. Our Connected Work Culture fosters dynamic in-person collaboration where ideas ignite and challenging problems find solutions faster. For corporate team members we have an in-office expectation of at least 50% of the time monthly typically achieved by coming in three days a week. This creates a consistent meaningful overlap that supports team norms and business needs. Managers also have the flexibility to set higher expectations based on their team's specific needs. These intentional in-office moments are vital for deepening relationships fueling creativity and ensuring your impact is felt where it matters most.
Remitly is an E-Verify Employer
At Remitly we are dedicated to ensuring that our workplace offers equal employment opportunities to all employees and candidates in full compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
Remitly is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Remitly is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or relevant experience
- 3+ years of professional software development experience
- Experience building customer-facing experiences with TypeScript and React or mobile development
- Proficiency in backend languages like Java Kotlin Go or Python
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS GCP or Azure
What the Team is Saying


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Remitly Compensation & Benefits Highlights
How does Remitly ensure its pay and bonus plans are competitive?
Remitly ensures competitive compensation through a combination of performance-driven rewards strong benchmarking practices and a focus on aligning pay with both market standards and employee impact. The company emphasizes rewarding excellence and ownership—core elements of its culture—by recognizing employees who deliver meaningful results and contribute to customer outcomes.
Compensation is supported by structured performance and development processes where employees receive ongoing feedback coaching and evaluation tied to both individual contributions and broader business impact. This approach helps ensure that rewards—including salary growth and incentives—are aligned with performance growth and company success.
Remitly also reinforces fairness and transparency through its values-driven culture which emphasizes integrity data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement. These principles guide how compensation decisions are made helping ensure consistency and alignment with both internal standards and external market expectations.
Additionally the company’s rapid growth and expansion into new products and markets create opportunities for employees to increase their scope impact and earning potential over time. As Remitly scales its platform and innovates across financial services compensation evolves alongside business performance and employee contributions.
Employee Perspective
“I’ve since applied this by coaching my team to not just hit metrics but to understand why each number matters — how it reflects customer experience and operational efficiency.”
— Charlaine M. Team Manager Customer Protection
At-a-Glance
- Compensation approach: Performance-based values-driven aligned with impact
- Reward structure: Salary growth and incentives tied to performance ownership and results
- Decision framework: Data-driven integrity-focused aligned with company values
- Growth opportunity: Expanding platform and global scale create upward earning potential
External Signals
- Employee satisfaction: ~85/100 culture score (A+) based on 7333 ratings indicating strong overall employee experience
- Recognition: 12 Comparably awards across 2025–2026 including Best Company Compensation Best Company Perks & Benefits and Best Company Outlook
- Employee sentiment: Thousands of employee ratings reflect high satisfaction with workplace experience and rewards
Remitly Insights
What We Do
Since 2011 Remitly has been tirelessly delivering on our promises to our customers sending their hard earned money home. Today we are incredibly proud to have served millions of customers globally. We strive daily to meet our promise to our customers by building peace of mind into everything we do. Join over 2700 employees across 10 offices who are growing their careers while having a positive impact on people globally.
Why Work With Us
We are united through our vision to transform lives with trusted financial services that transcend borders. We accomplish our vision by relentlessly focusing on culture via our cultural values. That starts with putting customers at the center of everything we do and includes investing in the growth & development of our team.
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Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Our best work begins in moments when ideas spark when we are deeply connected and when we’re moving fast to solve challenging customer problems. These moments shape our culture. Our guidance is to committing to 3 days a week in the office.
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05/27/2026
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