Senior Software Development Engineer, High Value Send Experience

Remitly PHL Operations Inc.; Seattle (WA); 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…

Mental Health & Family Forming Benef…

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Continuing education and travel benefit

Job summary

Remitly is hiring a Senior Software Development Engineer for the High Value Send Experience team in Seattle. You will build systems for high-value transfers, enabling trusted real estate, education, and investments across borders, spanning web, mobile, and backend services.

You will collaborate with product, design, and engineering peers to translate goals into scalable solutions, mentor teammates, and shape a security-conscious, reliable platform as Remitly grows globally.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software development experience.
• Experience building customer-facing experiences at product scale with web and mobile tech.
• Proficiency in modern backend languages such as Java, Kotlin, Go, or Python.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical design and architecture for complex systems powering High Value Send.
• Ship reliable, observable, and scalable web, mobile, and backend services.
• Operate AI-native capabilities to automate and scale development.
• Collaborate with product, design, analytics, and partner engineering teams.
• Mentor teammates and promote best practices in coding and testing.

Skills

TypeScript

React

React Native

Java

Kotlin

Go

Python

AWS

GCP

Azure

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

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

As a Senior Software Development Engineer on the High Value Send Experience team, you'll build the systems that earn the trust of Remitly's high value senders. These are customers moving large transfers for real estate, education, long-term investments, and other milestones that shape their financial futures across borders. This full-stack role spans customer-facing web and mobile experiences and deep partnership with foundational teams across identity and trust, money movement, pricing, and more. You'll partner with product, design, and engineering peers to define what it means to earn customer trust on their most consequential transfers --- for customers sending more, with more on the line. You will report to the Engineering Manager for the team.

You Will

• Champion the customer experience by using customer signal, product instincts, and data to inform technical decisions --- translating what high value senders need into the systems that serve them.
• Lead technical design and architecture for complex systems that power the High Value Send experience --- breaking down ambiguous, greenfield problems into clear technical strategies and measurable outcomes.
• Ship reliable, observable, and scalable systems across web, mobile, and backend services that meet strict availability and latency SLOs for the customer flows where trust matters most.
• Operate AI-natively because it's how one person outships a team of ten.
• Partner with product, design, analytics, and partner engineering teams to translate goals into scalable technical solutions for a diverse global customer base.
• Strengthen engineering culture by mentoring teammates, leading technical discussions, providing meaningful code review feedback, and advocating for best practices in coding, testing, and system design as we grow this team.

You Have

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent work experience.
• 7+ years of professional software development experience, with experience building and operating systems end-to-end.
• Experience building customer-facing experiences at product scale with TypeScript, React, and native mobile development (iOS/Android, React Native).
• Proficiency in one or more modern backend languages such as Java, Kotlin, Go, or Python, with a record of delivering production-quality code.
• Use AI tools in your own software development workflow — from authoring agents that act as force-multipliers that help you scale, to drafting and iterating on technical specs, prototyping or validating concepts using the Claude Code Demonstrated experience designing and building distributed, large-scale systems with an understanding of service-oriented or microservices architecture.
• Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure, including familiarity with managed services.
• Bonus: Experience in FinTech, payments, or other regulated industries where reliability, security, and compliance shape engineering decisions.

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.

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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, TogetherAt 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.Under the Company's current hybrid-work expectations, employees in this position work onsite Tuesday through Thursday each week. Additional onsite attendance may be required based on business needs, and the Company may modify its hybrid-work expectations from time to time. These intentional in-office moments are vital for deepening relationships, fueling creativity, and ensuring your impact is felt where it matters most.

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.