Senior Fullstack Software Development Engineer

Job Description:

About the Role:

We're hiring Senior Software Development Engineers (SDE3) across multiple engineering teams in our Seattle office. This is a batch hiring effort spanning teams throughout the company — including groups like USA Regional Experiences and High Value Send Experience among others — so your background and interests will help determine the best team fit during the interview process. Every team shares a common thread: full-stack ownership of customer-facing product experiences high engineering standards and a mandate to build the next generation of trusted borderless financial services.

As a full-stack Senior SDE you'll own ambiguous high-impact problems end-to-end — from customer-facing web and mobile experiences down through the backend services and systems that power them. You'll partner closely with product managers designers analysts and fellow engineers to translate customer needs into scalable reliable software while helping shape the technical direction and engineering culture of your team.

You Will:

• Lead technical design and architecture for complex often greenfield problems — breaking ambiguity into clear technical strategies and measurable outcomes.

• Build full-stack customer-facing features spanning web and mobile front ends (TypeScript React or React Native) and backend services (Java Kotlin Go or Python).

• Partner with product managers designers analysts and other engineers to gather requirements and deliver scalable high-quality software with a customer-centric mindset.

• Ship well-tested observable well-documented efficient and resilient systems that meet reliability and latency expectations.

• Use AI-powered development tools throughout the software development lifecycle to deliver faster while maintaining quality and security standards.

• Drive improvements to team processes shape cross-team technical designs and divide complex features into components that can be parallelized for timely delivery.

• Strengthen engineering culture by mentoring peers leading technical discussions conducting code reviews participating in interviews and supporting onboarding.

• Participate in an on-call rotation to support the reliability of your team's services.

• Report to the Engineering Manager of your team.

You Have:

• 6+ years of professional software development experience including experience building and operating systems end-to-end.

• Strong computer science web and native app fundamentals with solid knowledge of design patterns.

• 3+ years of hands-on React or React Native development experience and experience building customer-facing experiences at product scale.

• Proficiency in one or more modern backend languages — TypeScript JavaScript Java Kotlin or Go.

• Experience using AI tools throughout your own software development workflow (e.g. Claude Code or similar).

• Experience with distributed large-scale systems and a working understanding of service-oriented or microservices architecture.

• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS GCP or Azure including managed services.

• Excellent collaboration skills and a track record of working cross-functionally with product design and analytics.

• Bonus: experience in FinTech payments or another regulated industry where reliability security and compliance shape engineering decisions.

Compensation Details. The starting base salary range for this position is typically $180000-$225000. 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

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.

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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