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 Senior Software Development Engineer on the High Value Send Experience 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.
You Will:
Champion the customer experience by using customer signal product instincts and data to inform technical decisions --- translating what high value senders need into the systems that serve them.
Lead technical design and architecture for complex systems that power the High Value Send experience --- breaking down ambiguous greenfield problems into clear technical strategies and measurable outcomes.
Ship reliable observable and scalable systems across web mobile and backend services that meet strict availability and latency SLOs for the customer flows where trust matters most.
Operate AI-natively because it's how one person outships a team of ten.
Partner with product design analytics and partner engineering teams to translate goals into scalable technical solutions for a diverse global customer base.
Strengthen engineering culture by mentoring teammates leading technical discussions providing meaningful code review feedback and advocating for best practices in coding testing and system design as we grow this team.
You Have:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science Engineering or equivalent work experience.
7+ years of professional software development experience with experience building and operating systems end-to-end.
Experience building customer-facing experiences at product scale with TypeScript React and 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.
Use AI tools in your own software development workflow — from authoring agents that act as force-multipliers that help you scale to drafting and iterating on technical specs prototyping or validating concepts using the Claude Code
Demonstrated experience designing and building distributed large-scale systems with an understanding of service-oriented or microservices 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 $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 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.
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.
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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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Date Posted
05/06/2026
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