Senior Fullstack Software Development Engineer

Job Description:

Remitly One is building the next generation of financial products that extend beyond remittance — giving customers a single trusted platform to access manage and grow their money globally. As a Senior Software Engineer on the Remitly One team you will lead the design and delivery of cohesive product features that directly shape the experience of millions of customers. You will serve as a key technical voice on a cross-functional team driving engineering excellence and helping define what it means to build world-class financial services. You will report to the Senior Engineering Manager and work in a hybrid capacity from our Seattle office.
 

• Set the technical standard: Design and write code that is well-tested resilient extensible and scalable — setting the quality bar for the team and making it easy for others to contribute.
• Lead team projects: Break down complex features into parallel workstreams provide delivery estimates and drive execution from design through launch with a high degree of independence.
• Guide engineering excellence: Uphold and exemplify Foundational Excellence standards — including security reliability observability and quality — and proactively identify and resolve risks before they become incidents.
• Mentor and grow the team: Guide and mentor SDE peers through code reviews design reviews and retrospectives. Represent Remitly's cultural values and technical competencies in interviews.
• Collaborate cross-functionally: Partner with Product Design Analytics and other engineering teams to translate customer needs into scalable technical solutions and deliver on shared outcomes.
• Communicate with clarity: Effectively articulate complex technical problems trade-offs and proposals to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• A degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field or equivalent practical experience.
• Expertise in one or more backend or full-stack programming languages (e.g. Go Kotlin Java TypeScript) and the ability to adapt to new languages and frameworks as needed.
• Experience designing secure scalable and performant software using cloud-based infrastructure solutions (e.g. AWS).
• Experience leading projects at the team level including breaking features into parallel workstreams estimating timelines and coaching other engineers through mentoring reviews and retrospectives.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguity in product requirements technical design and cross-team dependencies while driving decisions to resolution.
• Ability to articulate best practices for error handling observability and operational excellence.
• 5+ years of software engineering experience in a collaborative cross-functional team environment.

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. #LI-Hybrid
 

• 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

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 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.

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.

We are committed to nondiscrimination across our global organization and in all of our business operations. Employment is determined based upon personal capabilities and qualifications without discrimination on the basis of race creed color religion sex gender identification and expression marital status military status or status as an honorably discharge/veteran pregnancy (including a woman's potential to get pregnant pregnancy-related conditions and childbearing) sexual orientation age (40 and over) national origin ancestry citizenship or immigration status physical mental or sensory disability (including the use of a trained dog guide or service animal) HIV/AIDS or hepatitis C status genetic information status as an actual or perceived victim of domestic violence sexual assault or stalking or any other protected class as established by law.

Remitly is an E-Verify Employer 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.

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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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