Staff Software Engineer - Pricing (Seattle/US Remote)
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. We strive daily to meet our promise to our customers by building peace of mind into everything we do. Join over 1,600 employees who are growing their careers while having a positive impact on people globally.
About the Role:
The Pricing team is looking for a Staff Software engineer to build large-scale, distributed systems that price every remittance transaction sent with Remitly. You will build software that figures out the right price based on a complex set of market, customer and business conditions while simultaneously growing our tier 1 systems to handle Remitly's order of magnitude growth. This is an amazing opportunity to work with a close-knit team of software engineers, financial analysts, machine learning engineers and product managers. Additionally, the work you do will have a large impact on the business and the millions of customers that send money with Remitly. You will report to the Pricing Engineering Manager.
You Will:
- In partnership with machine learning, build software that provides the right price for every remittance transaction
- Lead complex projects spanning multiple teams and technical systems across the company
- Partner with the engineering manager to establish the technical vision for pricing systems at Remitly
- Partner with product management to build systems that keep customer experience front and center
- Establish thoughtfulness within the team by writing quality code, doing detailed code reviews, sweating the details during incident analyses and building simple solutions to complex problems
- Mentor junior developers on the team and play an important role in hiring
You Have:
- A BS in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience
- 8+ years of experience building backend, distributed systems
- Proficiency in one or more general purpose languages like Java, Go or C#
- Experience operating in environments where high availability and low latency are important
- Experience leading projects of large scope, spanning multiple teams and systems
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
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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