Engineering Manager

Remitly; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible paid time off

Health, dental, and vision + 401k plan

Paid parental, medical, military and家族

Mental Health & Family Forming

ESPP

Continuing education

Job summary

Remitly is seeking an Engineering Manager for the Card team in Arlington, VA. You will lead engineers responsible for consumer-facing features and backend services that power the Remitly Global Card, with AI-enabled development and a focus on trust and compliance.

You will report to the Director of Engineering, hire and mentor, set architecture and coding standards, and drive delivery across geographies while collaborating with Product, Design, Analytics, and partner teams.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience.
• 3+ years in an engineering leadership role.
• Experience with backend/full-stack languages (Go/Kotlin/Java/TypeScript).
• Experience designing secure, scalable software in cloud environments (AWS).

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of engineers to design, build, and ship Card front-end and backend services.
• Partner with product/design to translate strategy into OKRs.
• Hire and grow the engineering team and onboard engineers.
• Mentor engineers in technical skills, autonomy, and collaboration.
• Ensure best practices, security, and operational excellence in a regulated environment.
• Champion safe adoption of AI tools to boost productivity and velocity.
• Represent team in cross-functional planning with Product, Design, Analytics, and partner teams.

Skills

Go

Kotlin

Java

TypeScript

AWS

Leadership

Hiring experience

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD

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.

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

Remitly is building the Remitly Global Card, the first ever card that gives customers a single, trusted place to hold, spend, and move their money, launching across multiple geographies. As the Engineering Manager for the Card team, you will lead a team of engineers who own features end to end, the screens customers see, the APIs behind them, and the services that issue cards, hold balances, and move money. As the first engineering leader in our Arlington office, you’ll have the opportunity to set the engineering culture and future hires at Remitly. You'll build with AI in the loop every day, as we become AI native at Remitly, while holding the correctness and trust bar a regulated money product demands. You will report to the Director of Engineering and work in a hybrid capacity from our Arlington, VA office.

You Will

• Manage a team of engineers to design, build, and ship the Card team’s consumer-facing experiences and backend services to power global benefits.
• Partner with product and design stakeholders to prioritize the roadmap and translate strategic ambitions into actionable OKRs.
• Hire and grow the engineering team, recruiting and onboarding experienced engineers.
• Be a role model for our cultural values and mentor engineers in technical skillset, autonomy, communication, and collaboration.
• Ensure engineering best practices, quality, security, and operational excellence across the team, including proactively identifying and resolving risk in a regulated environment.
• Champion safe, effective adoption of AI/agentic coding tools to boost team productivity and product velocity.
• Represent the team in cross-functional planning with Product, Design, Analytics, and partner engineering teams.

You Have

• 10+ years of software engineering experience.
• 3+ years of experience in an engineering leadership role, with a track record managing teams and delivering complex, full-stack / backend projects.
• Expertise in at least one backend or full-stack programming language (e.g., Go, Kotlin, Java, TypeScript), with the ability to adapt to new languages/frameworks as needed.
• Experience designing secure, scalable, performant software using cloud-based infrastructure (e.g., AWS).
• Demonstrated aptitude and judgment for applying AI to developer productivity and, ideally, product features — including enabling safe AI tool adoption on the team.
• A track record coaching developers via mentoring, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Strong partnership skills with product and design stakeholders — communicating technical tradeoffs and applying product judgment to reach the best customer outcomes.
• Experience recruiting and growing engineering teams.

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

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