At Remitly, we help immigrant communities around the world send over $6 billion a year to their loved ones. Sending money is faster, easier, and costs less with our all-digital money transfer platform. We want to transform the lives of immigrants and their families by providing the most trusted financial service products on the planet. At Remitly, your work has a direct and positive impact on people around the globe. Your work matters, every day.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Security Engineer reporting to the Security Engineering Manager to help us meet our promises to our customers. Our customers trust us with their hard earned money, and the financial well being of their loved ones. We must earn that trust with every transaction. The Security team is aligned with the Infrastructure and Corporate Information Technology teams, and part of the Product organization. Security at Remitly is uniquely positioned to provide customer value, and be an enabler for the business. Security is core to our culture and has excellent visibility and support from the board through to each employee.

You Will:

You will play an important role in Remitly's overall security for both our teams and our customers and you will have the freedom to help decide our security roadmap and mentor other engineers. You will help develop novel approaches to securing billions of dollars in transactions around the world. You will help develop solutions to protect and respond in new ways. You will use modern technology stacks in production (containers, Kubernetes, AWS, Gsuite, SaaS). You will provide close support to the Product organization and our customers, both by promoting secure development and operations, and also by shipping product features that enhance peace of mind. 

You Have:

• 2+ years Security Engineering experience
• BA Degree in Information Security or Computer Science, related degree or equivalent experience
• An understanding of security principles, secure software development lifecycle, and cloud security
• 2+ years experience with one or more general purpose programming languages like Python, Go, JavaScript, Java, or C++
• Empathetic to developer needs
• Responsive to security issues and incident management

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
• Scholars program

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.

Remitly is an E-Verify Employer