Staff Software Engineer, USA & Canada Regional Experience

Remitly; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 208,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible paid time off

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401k plan with company matching

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Continuing education benefits

Job summary

Remitly is hiring a Staff Engineer based in Seattle, Washington, to lead the technical direction across US and Canada regional teams. This role involves improving customer experiences and overseeing cross-team initiatives in a dynamic environment.

The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of software development experience, particularly with TypeScript, React Native, and a strong understanding of distributed systems.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software development experience.
• 4+ years of React or React Native development experience.
• Experience leading team and cross-team design reviews.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical direction and architecture of regional experiences.
• Partner with product, design, analytics, and engineering leaders.
• Mentor engineers through design and code reviews.

Skills

Software development

TypeScript

React Native

Java

Go

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.

About the role

Remitly's US and Canada Regional Experience teams grow the remittance send business by improving the customer experience across the moments that matter most. Engineers on these teams apply a full-stack skillset to the customer challenges most critical for growing Remitly's US and Canada send business. This Staff Engineer will work across both regional teams, setting the technical direction engineers build on. The US team has ambitious plans targeting Latin America and other critical receive regions, alongside Canada's growth priorities in Asia, which this hire will help drive across both regions.

You will

• Own the technical direction and architecture of the US and Canada regional experiences - from customer-facing web and mobile surfaces to the services and integrations they depend on - taking the lead on large, cross-team initiatives.
• Partner with product, design, analytics, and engineering leaders across both regions to shape roadmaps.
• Advise domain-level planning and lead design reviews across the regional teams.
• Make AI-native engineering a durable practice across the teams: set the bar, own the teams' automation as a maintained portfolio, and extend those standards to teams we work closely with.
• Evolve engineering excellence standards (reliability, observability, security, quality) and resolve the long-standing problems that limit scale before they become bottlenecks.
• Raise the engineering bar across both regions by mentoring engineers at multiple levels through design and code reviews, and expanding team knowledge and skills.
• Stay hands‑on across TypeScript, React Native, Java/Kotlin, and Go; set the standard in code review.
• Report to the Senior Engineering Manager, Americas.

You have

• Strong computer science, web, and native app fundamentals, and a command of design patterns and distributed‑systems concepts.
• 10+ years of software development experience, including leading large, multi-team initiatives end to end.
• Advanced expertise in one or more of TypeScript, JavaScript, Kotlin, Java, or Go.
• 4+ years of React or React Native development experience.
• Experience leading team and cross-team design reviews, and designing for extensibility.
• Experience using AI throughout the software development lifecycle, and helping others apply it well.
• Excellent collaboration skills, with a track record of influencing across team boundaries.

Compensation Details

The starting base salary range for this position is typically $208,000-$260,000. 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 benefits

Our Connected Work Culture

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