Software Development Engineer II, Global Network

Remitly; Burnaby; Hybrid; CAD 124,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Four weeks vacation

Health Benefits

Mental Health & Family Forming

RRSP plan with company match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Life Insurance & Disability

Continuing education

Job summary

Remitly is seeking an SDE 2 for the Global Network (GNET) team to scale funding and disbursement processing across international regions. You will develop partner integrations, build scalable cloud services, and mentor junior engineers while collaborating with PMs and Operations globally.

The role emphasizes contributing to a north-star technical vision, delivering observable and efficient solutions, and driving technical excellence across Remitly’s payment ecosystem.

Qualifications

• 4+ years building, shipping, and maintaining consumer software products.
• 2+ years working with services deployed on a cloud provider like AWS.
• Experience migrating legacy services into modernized architecture.
• Payments/Fintech experience is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Develop new partner integrations for pay-in and pay-out networks across 170+ countries.
• Deliver well-tested, observable, documented, scalable, and resilient solutions.
• Mentor, review code, and ramp new hires; work with PM to break down tasks and provide estimates.
• Collaborate with global Operations teams to provide technical recommendations on customer-facing issues.
• Write technical specifications and participate in design reviews; promote best practices across the company.

Skills

Java

GoLang

Education

Degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

MySQL

DynamoDB

Prometheus

VictoriaMetrics

Job description

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 Global Network (GNET) team is looking for an SDE 2 to join Remitly and help scale our funding and disbursement processing across our vast operational regions, alongside collaborating with other engineers towards setting a north star technical vision. As an SDE 2, you will bring exciting features to our customers by contributing to the expansion of our pay-in and pay-out networks globally. You will help build against a backlog of features designed to expand our Global Network powering all of Remitly's product offerings in creative ways.

You Will

• Develop new partner integrations for our pay-in and pay-out networks, with the possibility of working with partners that support money movements for over 170 countries and growing
• Deliver well-tested, observable, documented, efficient, scalable, and resilient solutions.
• Participate in interviewing, code reviewing, mentoring, and ramping new hires.
• Partner with PM to break down tasks, provide estimates, and discuss tradeoffs
• Partner with Operations team members across the globe to provide technical recommendations to customer-facing problems
• Work with partners around the globe and be a representative of the company and our engineering team to our global partners
• Become an expert with tools, programming languages, and engineering processes used within the GNET team in a scalable cloud-based architecture
• Write technical specifications and participate in design reviews
• Mentor, promote best practices, and push for technical excellence across the company
• Partner closely with your manager and promote the technical direction and roadmap

You Have

• A degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field or equivalent experience
• 4+ years of building, shipping, and maintaining consumer software products
• 2+ years working with services deployed on a commercial cloud provider like AWS
• General experience migrating legacy services into modernized architecture
• Proficiency in Java, GoLang, or other general purposes languages
• Proficiency in working with large-scale database systems like MySQL, DynamoDB
• Proficiency in working with monitoring systems such as Prometheus and VictoriaMetrics
• General knowledge of technical architecture and system design concepts
• Clear and objective writing and in-person communication
• A desire for learning new technologies and systems
• Payments/Fintech experience - added bonus!

Compensation Details

The starting base salary range for this position is $124,000 - $155,000. In Canada, 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

• Four weeks vacation
• Health Benefits
• Mental Health & Family Forming Benefits
• RRSP plan with company match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Life Insurance & Disability
• Continuing education

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 a 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.

Remitly is an E-Verify Employer 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. Remitly is a leading digital financial services provider for immigrants and their families in over 170 countries around the world. Remitly helps immigrants send money home in a safe, reliable and transparent manner. Its digitally-native, cross-border remittance app eliminates the long wait times, complexities and fees typical of traditional remittance processes. Building on its strong foundation, Remitly is expanding its suite of products to further its mission and transform financial services for immigrants all around the world.