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 Principal Engineer on the Receiver Products team you will be the technical architect and hands-on builder for a new generation of financial services designed for the people who receive remittances. You'll work at the intersection of zero-to-one product creation and large-scale highly reliable systems — designing and shipping new capabilities that enable receivers to not just collect funds but to save and spend them safely within their own countries.
This is a rare opportunity for an engineer who loves the energy of a startup the rigor of regulated financial infrastructure and the responsibility of building products that directly improve people's lives. You'll set the technical direction define architectural standards mentor engineers across multiple teams and collaborate closely with product design compliance and business partners to make ambitious ideas real.
You Will:
- Architect & Build Receiver Financial Services — Lead design and delivery of backend services enabling receivers to save and spend in their home countries. Define APIs data models and event-driven architectures built to serve tens of millions of users owning end-to-end technical decisions on system design resiliency and observability.
- Integrate with Remitly's Money-Movement Platform — Partner with core platform teams to connect receiver-side capabilities with global disbursement FX liquidity and compliance infrastructure. Maintain end-to-end data consistency and contribute to platform-wide standards for cross-service communication and failure handling.
- Champion Security Trust & Compliance — Embed AML KYC and local regulatory requirements from day one. Design with least-privilege access encryption and audit trails as defaults; lead threat-modeling and drive vulnerability remediation across your service surface.
- Scale with Confidence — Build systems that handle millions of daily active receivers without sacrificing latency or correctness. Establish SLOs error budgets and operational tooling; drive a culture of on-call hygiene runbooks and blameless post-mortems.
- Elevate the Engineering Org — Mentor senior and staff engineers lead design reviews and shape the receiver segment's technical roadmap. Author RFCs and ADRs that influence engineering standards and partner with engineering and product to deliver executable technical plans.
You Have:
- Required Qualifications
- 12+ years of software engineering experience including significant time designing and operating distributed systems at scale.
- Demonstrated experience leading zero-to-one technical efforts — greenfield service design platform bootstrapping or new-market technical launches.
- Deep expertise in backend engineering: service oriented architectures event-driven architectures RESTful and async APIs and relational or distributed databases.
- Strong security and compliance sensibility particularly in regulated industries (fintech banking payments or healthcare).
- Proven ability to influence without authority — driving alignment across engineering product legal and operations stakeholders.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; comfortable presenting to both technical and executive audiences.
- Nice to Have
- Experience building financial products for emerging markets (LATAM Sub-Saharan Africa South/Southeast Asia or similar).
- Background in payments infrastructure: card rails ACH real-time payment networks mobile money or digital wallets.
- Familiarity with AML/KYC frameworks PCI-DSS or SOC 2 compliance in a software context.
- Experience working with partner financial institutions fintechs or licensed payment processors via API integration.
- Contributions to open-source or engineering community through publications talks or tooling.
Compensation Details. The starting base salary range for this position is typically $240000 -$300000. 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.
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 and travel 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.
Skills Required
- 12+ years of software engineering experience
- Experience leading zero-to-one technical efforts
- Expertise in backend engineering and distributed systems
- Strong security and compliance sensibility
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
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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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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Date Posted
05/30/2026
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