Senior Software Engineer (AI Native, Identity & Trust)

Remitly; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Education allowance

Office collaboration spaces

Generous PTO & flexible hours

DEI learning resources

Community volunteering

Rich benefits plans

Job summary

Remitly seeks a Senior AI Native Software Engineer in Canada to lead the use of AI coding agents for end-to-end product development. You’ll direct AI agents to build applications, translate customer needs into executable specs, and ship robust automation within your product area.

You will measure success by delivery speed and solution robustness, collaborate across teams, and document prompts and patterns to uplift the team’s capabilities.

Qualifications

• Ability to write effective prompts and iterate to achieve desired outcomes.
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative, learning-oriented mindset.
• Ability to read and interpret basic analytics (usage metrics, conversion rates, error rates).
• Understanding of full-stack applications: frontend, backend, data, and infrastructure.
• Awareness of fundamental design principles, common UI/UX patterns, and basic product development concepts.
• Proficiency with AI coding agents for end-to-end application development.
• Familiarity with common architectural patterns (web applications, APIs, databases, queues).

Responsibilities

• Direct AI agents to build products and solutions end-to-end.
• Build complete applications, workflow automations, and basic agents using AI coding agents.
• Translate customer needs into buildable specifications and ship solutions from requirements through deployment.
• Instrument solutions to track usage and outcomes, iterating based on what you learn.
• Evaluate AI-generated output against Remitly’s standards for security, privacy, reliability, and quality before shipping.
• Participate in customer conversations to understand problems and identify automation opportunities.
• Document approaches, prompts, and patterns for the team.

Skills

Prompts

Communication

Analytics basics

Full-stack

Frontend

Backend

Data

Infrastructure

UI/UX basics

Product development

AI coding agents

Architecture patterns

Web APIs

Databases

Queues

Tools

End-to-end AI tooling

Job description

• As a Senior AI Native Software Engineer, you direct AI agents to build products and solutions, rather than writing code directly. You leverage AI coding agents to replace manual tasks, build and ship entire applications and basic agents end-to-end
• You’re a full-stack product builder who thinks in terms of “I need to solve this customer problem” and orchestrates AI to get there. You are measured by the speed of delivery and the robustness of what you ship, not the volume of your commits
• Build complete applications, workflow automations, and basic agents within your team’s product area using AI coding agents
• Translate customer needs into buildable specifications and ship solutions from requirements through deployment
• Instrument solutions to track usage and outcomes, iterating based on what you learn
• Evaluate AI-generated output against Remitly’s standards for security, privacy, reliability, and quality before shipping
• Participate in customer conversations to understand acute problems and identify automation opportunities
• Document your approaches, effective prompts, and patterns for the team

Benefits

• Spend up to $1,000 per year on costs related to continuing education or on travel to countries Remitly serves, allowing you to gain insights to our customer’s journeys
• All of our office spaces offer our employees a place to collaborate and celebrate. With locally sourced artwork and vibrant designs, they create an environment that all can enjoy
• Fill your cup up outside of work and take advantage of our generous paid time off policies, leave policies, and flex working hours to ensure you are able to meet the demands of life outside of work
• Tap into the learning routines, resources and affinity groups Remitly provides to help you further your own DEI journey
• Contribute to the communities we serve through volunteering, employee giving, or civic advocacy
• Remitly provides rich benefit plans intended to cover the needs of our diverse teammates

Ability to write effective prompts and iterate to achieve desired outcomesStrong communication skills and a collaborative, learning-oriented mindsetAbility to read and interpret basic analytics (usage metrics, conversion rates, error rates)Understanding of full-stack applications: frontend, backend, data, and infrastructureAwareness of fundamental design principles, common UI/UX patterns, and basic product development conceptsProficiency with AI coding agents for end-to-end application developmentFamiliarity with common architectural patterns (web applications, APIs, databases, queues)