Senior Engineering Manager, Remitly Global Card (Hands-On)

Remitly; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 208,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible PTO

Health benefits

401k with company matching

Parental leave

Mental Health Benefits

ESPP

Continuing education

Job summary

Remitly is building the Remitly Global Card and is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead the Card team in Arlington, VA. You will guide end-to-end features, APIs, and services that issue cards, hold balances, and move money, shaping engineering culture as the first leader in the Arlington office.

You will collaborate with product and design, own quarterly goals, and grow the team while championing safe AI tooling to boost productivity in a regulated fintech environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience, including hands-on technical management building full-stack solutions and API design.
• Experience hiring and managing technical teams, including performance management.
• Expertise in at least one backend or full-stack language (Go, Kotlin, Java, TypeScript) and adaptability to new languages.
• Experience designing secure, scalable software using cloud infrastructure (AWS).
• Demonstrated ability to apply AI to developer productivity and product features, including safe AI tool adoption.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and drive long-term cross-team engineering efforts.
• Partner with product and design to prioritize the roadmap and translate ambitions into OKRs.
• Hire and grow the engineering team, including onboarding experienced engineers.
• Champion safe adoption of AI/agentic coding tools to boost productivity and velocity.
• Represent the team in cross-functional planning with Product, Design, Analytics, and partner teams.

Skills

Go

Kotlin

Java

TypeScript

Education

BS in Computer Science or equivalent

MS preferred

Tools

AWS

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

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 Senior 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

Provide technical leadership and lead complex, long-term, cross-team engineering effort and drive engineering strategy for the squads while solving the hardest technical challenges. Partner with product and design stakeholders to prioritize the roadmap and translate strategic ambitions into actionable OKRs. Be responsible for execution, including quarterly goals, resource allocation, and prioritization. Hire and grow the engineering team, recruiting and onboarding experienced engineers. Champion safe, effective adoption of AI/agentic coding tools to boost team productivity and product velocity. Be a role model in upholding Remitly's cultural values and use them as a framework to mentor other engineers across the company to achieve their full potential. Partner with leadership to influence and drive organizational design, contribution and prioritization. Represent the team in cross-functional planning with Product, Design, Analytics, and partner engineering teams

You Have

You have a BS (accepted) or MS (Preferred) in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience. 5+ years of software engineering experience, including hands-on technical management building full-stack software solution, API design, and interactions between servers and clients. 5+ years of recent experience hiring and managing technical teams, including performance management. 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.

Compensation Details

The starting base salary range for this position is typically $208,000 - 260,000 USD Annual. 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. #LI-Hybrid

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 fostered 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.

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.