Director of Engineering
Remitly is on a mission to transform the lives of immigrants and their families by providing the most trusted financial products on the planet. For nearly 10 years, we have been tirelessly delivering on our promises to immigrants sending their hard earned money home. Today, we are proud to have served millions of customers globally with Remitly and our newly launched Passbook app to provide immigrants access to banking. We strive daily to meet our promise to our customers by building peace of mind into everything we do. Join over 1,300 employees across 9 offices who are growing their careers while having a positive impact on people globally.
You Will:
We are looking for a Director of Engineering who will lead the engineering efforts for the North America product team. You will lead the tech teams that builds the core remittance customer experience across both Web and App and services all customers and all transactions originating in North America. You will report directly to the EVP of North America and will be an important member of Remitly's extended leadership team. You will partner not just with the NA product and UX teams, but also across all departments and other product teams in the company as you help create the future of Remitly's customer experience. If an important role in a mission-driven driven company that is in a growth phase excites you, we'd love to talk to you!
- Lead engineering teams in an agile environment to bring full-stack consumer products and features to market
- Take complex projects and help your teams break them down into manageable pieces, develop functional specifications, and running a tight ship.
- Direct the development and monitoring of metrics to assess system and infrastructure performance, scalability and availability
- With Remitly's cultural values as your foundation, embody a culture of pride in product, engineering and operational excellence across your teams
- Lead engineers including mentoring, coaching and professional development
- Resolve strategic issues to help the team and company meet customer, business, and technical goals
You Have:
- A Bachelors in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience
- 10+ years of software engineering experience
- 5+ years in engineering leadership roles
- Experience defining technical designs and processes across teams
- Experience with consumer products and with A/B testing
- Expertise in one or more general purpose languages like Java, JavaScript, Go or Python
- Experience leading, and coaching engineers, engineering leaders at all career levels
- Experience communicating with partners across the company and working in a matrix environment
Our Benefits
- Unlimited paid time off
- Health, dental, and vision benefits + 401k plan with company matching
- Company contributions to your HSA or FSA plan, if you choose one
- Continuing education and corridor travel benefits
- and experienced in exerting both direct authority and indirect influence across a matrix of teams
Remitly is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Equal employment opportunity has been, and will continue to be, a fundamental principle at Remitly. 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.
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