Principal Software Development Engineer

Remitly, Inc.; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 240,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible paid time off

Health, dental, and vision

401k plan with company matching

Parental, medical, military and family

Mental Health Benefits

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Remitly, Inc. is seeking a Principal Software Development Engineer to design and deliver next-generation distributed platforms powering global cross-border payments. Telecommuting up to 3 days/week in the Seattle area with manager approval.

You will lead architectural decisions, drive multi-year roadmaps, and provide technical leadership across multiple teams to ensure scalable, auditable systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
• 5 years of progressive technical design, delivery, and monitoring of software applications.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement scalable, reliable payment systems for global markets.
• Influence multi-year technical roadmaps and drive cross-team initiatives.
• Set and communicate the technical vision with product, compliance, and engineering teams.

Skills

Distributed systems

Technical leadership

Java

Python

APIs & microservices

AWS

Docker & Kubernetes

Relational databases

NoSQL databases

Data warehousing

Streaming architectures

Kafka & Kinesis

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/IS

Tools

Spring

MySQL

PostgreSQL

DynamoDB

Redshift

S3/SQS/SNS

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

Under the supervision of the Director, Engineering, the Principal Software Development Engineer will drive the design, architecture, and delivery of next-generation distributed platforms and services that power Remitly's cross-border payments business at global scale. Telecommuting available up to 3 days per week within the Seattle, WA area based on manager approval.

You Will

• Architect and implement scalable, reliable, and auditable payment systems to securely track, move, and reconcile money across global markets;
• Influence and drive multi-year technical roadmaps that balance near-term deliverables with long-term scalability, performance, and operational excellence;
• Provide technical leadership on complex, high-impact, cross-team engineering initiatives involving distributed systems and large-scale transaction data processing;
• Set and communicate the technical vision for Remitly's payment platforms and services in collaboration with product, compliance, business development, and engineering teams.

You Have

• Position requires a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or a directly related technical field, followed by 5 years of progressively responsible experience with technical design, delivery, and monitoring of software applications.
• 3 years of experience with developing distributed systems, including designing fault-tolerant, highly available, and horizontally scalable services supporting large-scale production workloads;
• 3 years of experience with leading the design and implementation of complex software systems, including providing technical direction to teams of engineers across multiple workstreams;
• 3 years of experience with driving long-term technical strategy, including defining architectural roadmaps, setting engineering standards, and influencing technology decisions across multiple engineering teams or platforms;
• 3 years of experience with leveraging general-purpose programming languages (including Java and Python) to design, develop, and maintain production-grade software applications;
• 3 years of experience with designing and architecting APIs and microservices for distributed systems;
• 3 years of experience with engineering solutions on the AWS cloud platform and core services (including S3, SQS, SNS);
• 3 years of experience with leveraging container orchestration tools (including Docker and Kubernetes) and Java application frameworks (including Spring);
• 3 years of experience with designing and scaling relational databases (including MySQL and PostgreSQL), NoSQL databases (including DynamoDB), and data warehousing solutions (including Redshift);
• 3 years of experience with building streaming and event-driven architectures using platforms such as Kafka and Kinesis.

Compensation Details

• The starting base salary range for this position is typically $240,000.00 to $300,000.00.
• In the U.S., Remitly employees are shareholders in our Company and equity is part of our total compensation plan.

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 are dedicated to ensuring that our workplace offers equal employment opportunities to all employees and candidates, in full compliance with applicable laws and regulations. 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.

Remitly is an E-Verify Employer 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.