Software Development Engineer

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Software Development Engineer

Software Development Engineer

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Seattle WA USA
In-Office
149K-180K Annually
Junior
eCommerce • Fintech • Payments • Software • Financial Services
We provide trusted digital financial services to our customers and recipients in over 170 countries across the globe.
The Role
The role involves developing software features analyzing requirements and collaborating with teams to improve product quality and performance.
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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:

Under the supervision of the Manager Engineering the Software Development Engineer will serve as a core member of an engineering team to design the vision and roadmap of the software platform services central to the company’s core products and growth. Telecommuting is available from anywhere in the United States based on manager approval.

You Will:

  • Gather and analyze technical requirements in developing maintainable code.

  • Develop consumer-facing software features by contributing across the development of the product software stack.

  • Design develop and implement mobile application features that optimize systems.

  • Analyze user requirements and software requirements to determine feasibility of systems design.

  • Provide expertise in technical writing coding and software development across engineering teams with a focus on overall product quality and build.

You Have:

  • Position requires a Master’s degree in Computer Science Computer Engineering or a directly related technical field and 2 years of software design development testing and implementation experience. 

  • 1 year of experience with designing and implementing scalable distributed system architectures and modular software solutions ensuring high availability reliability and long-term extensibility throughout the full software development lifecycle.

  • 1 year of experience with participating in technical design discussions and evaluating solution trade-offs to ensure feasible architectures aligned with product and business goals.

  • 1 year of experience with implementing backend features and functionality in collaboration with product design business and engineering teams.

  • 1 year of experience with developing rollout strategies experimentation plans instrumentation and supportability processes for new and existing services.

  • 1 year of experience with applying industry-standard engineering practices including code reviews version control automated testing and continuous integration/continuous deployment.

  • 1 year of experience with troubleshooting and resolving software defects by analyzing logs metrics and system behavior to identify root causes and maintain stable system operation.

  • 1 year of experience with mentoring and coaching junior engineers to strengthen technical depth and adherence to engineering best practices. 

  • 1 year of experience with utilizing modern development tools and technologies including AWS (DynamoDB S3) Kubernetes backend languages such as Go Git relational and non-relational databases (MySQL Redis) and scripting languages such as Python.

Compensation Details. The starting base salary range for this position is typically $149240.00 - $180000.00. 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 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.

Skills Required

  • Master's degree in Computer Science Computer Engineering or related field
  • 2 years of software design development testing implementation experience
  • 1 year of experience with scalable distributed system architectures
  • 1 year of experience in collaborative backend feature implementation
  • 1 year of experience with engineering practices like code reviews and CI/CD
  • 1 year of experience in troubleshooting software defects
  • 1 year of experience mentoring junior engineers
  • 1 year of experience with modern development tools and technologies

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

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The Company
HQ: Seattle WA
2800 Employees
Year Founded: 2011

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.

Typical time on-site: 3 days a week
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