Senior Software Engineer

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 2,800 passionate Remitlians worldwide who are united by our vision to transform lives with trusted financial services that transcend borders.

About the Role:

The Customer Success Engineering team helps provide seamless support experience for Remitly customers. We help our global operations to support our customers' experience getting the help they need, whenever they need. As a member of the Customer Success Engineering team, you will be directly responsible for the customer and agent experience, and our customers' frictionless access to Remitly agents.

You will be reporting to an Engineering Manager and will work as a Senior Software Engineer with a strong focus on backend development. As an important member of the team, you will make long term strategic decisions, designing and maintaining scalable and user-friendly applications for our Remitly Customer Success Team.

You Will:

• Lead the technical strategy and systems of the Customer Success Technology engineering team.
• Lead the design and implementation Build backend services in Go on AWS
• Deliver end to end complex projects and product features, with high autonomy and quality
• Partner with product managers and engineers across teams to help achieve product and business goals
• Lead the engineering team to develop high quality solutions and guide operational excellence, through tasks like system design, code reviews, monitoring, and automation
• Contribute to the architecture and technical roadmap of our software systems, balancing short-term goals with long-term scalability and maintainability.
• Uphold our high engineering standards and bring consistency to the many codebases and processes you will encounter.

You Have:

• A degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field or equivalent practical experience
• 5+ years of engineering experience in a team environment
• Experience as a lead, working on both the frontend, backend, and anything it takes to solve problems and delight users both internally and externally
• Experience leading other engineers on large features in collaboration with Product Management and other partners.
• Experience with CI/CD and advanced deployment strategies

Compensation Details. The starting base salary range for this position is typically $180,000-$225,000. 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.

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 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.

Remitly is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.