Software Development Engineer

Remitly; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 144,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible paid time off

Health, dental, and vision + 401k with

Parental, medical, military and family

Mental Health & Family Forming

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Continuing education and travel

Job summary

Remitly is hiring a Software Development Engineer to help design and drive the software platform services that power our core products. Telecommuting is available up to 3 days per week within the Seattle area with manager approval.

You will lead development teams, plan improvements, and build scalable backend services on cloud platforms while mentoring peers and collaborating across Product Engineering and Security teams. Equity is part of total compensation.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in CS or related STEM field with 2 years of software development experience.
• 1 year of feature design and development.
• 1 year of backend systems development including testing and debugging.
• 1 year of building, delivering, and maintaining reliable and scalable backend services on a public cloud.
• 1 year of providing technical leadership across the SDLC.
• 1 year of software design, development, implementation, and testing.
• 1 year of writing secure, stable, testable, and maintainable code.

Responsibilities

• Lead software development teams to deliver payment solutions.
• Plan process and technology improvement projects and collaborate on execution.
• Develop easy-to-use software platforms leveraging cloud infrastructure.
• Assess and validate software systems for security and compliance with Infrastructure and Security teams.
• Implement and accelerate delivery of world-class developer tools with cross-functional teams.
• Mentor engineers to promote efficient practices and standardization across services.

Skills

Software development

System design

Algorithms

Technical leadership

Mentoring

Education

Master’s degree in Computer Science or related STEM field

Tools

C#

Java

JavaScript

HTML/CSS

Lambda

Maven

MySQL

Object-oriented design

Python

ReactJS

REST

Spring

SNS

SQS

TypeScript

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:

Under the supervision of the Engineering Manager, the Software Development Engineer will serve as a core member of an engineering team to design the vision and roadmap of the software platform services central to the company’s core products and growth. Telecommuting is available up to 3 days per week within the Seattle Metropolitan area, based on manager approval.

You Will:

• Lead software development teams to ensure the delivery of payment solutions.
• Plan process and technology improvement projects and collaborate on execution.
• Develop easy-to-use software platform, leveraging expertise with software languages, deployment systems, and cloud infrastructure.
• Assess and validate software systems to ensure they adhere to the highest standard for security and compliance, collaborating with internal Infrastructure and Security teams, as needed.
• Implement, accelerate, and reengineer the delivery of world-class developer tools and practices in collaboration with Product Engineering, Product Management, and other internal teams.
• Mentor engineer team members to implement software systems that promote efficient practices and enable standardization across platform services.

You Have:

• Position requires a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a related STEM field, and 2 years of experience with software development, system design, software design patterns and algorithms, and driving technical designs to achieve quantifiable goals.
• 1 year of experience with feature design and development;
• 1 year of experience with developing backend systems, including testing and debugging;
• 1 year of experience with building, delivering, and maintaining reliable and scalable backend services on a public cloud platform;
• 1 year of experience with providing technical leadership for all aspects of the software development lifecycle;
• 1 year of experience with software design, development, implementation, and testing;
• 1 year of experience with writing secure, stable, testable, and maintainable code; and
• 1 year of experience with C#, Data structures and algorithms, Java, Javascript, HTML/CSS, Lambda, Maven, MySQL, Object-oriented design, Object-oriented programming, Python, ReactJS, Rest, Service-oriented architecture, Spring, SNS, SQS, and Typescript.

Compensation Details.

The starting base salary range for this position is typically $144,000.00 - $180,000.00 per year. 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.