Senior Software Development Engineer

Job Description:

SDE III
Remitly's vision is to transform lives with trusted financial services that transcend borders. Since 2011, we have been tirelessly delivering on our promises to people who send money around the world. Today, we are reimagining global financial services and building products that extend beyond traditional barriers to give customers access to more of the services they need, no matter where they call home. Join over 2,700 employees worldwide who are growing their careers with purpose and connection with our customers while having a positive impact on millions of people around the globe.

About the Role:

You will be a software engineer in the Customer Data Platform team, part of the Identity and Trust organization at Remitly. You will build platforms and tools for managing the vast amount of sensitive data Remitly collects from the millions of customers who use the product every day. These would include tier 1, high traffic APIs that serve structured customer data to many Remitly product lines, shared tooling for ensuring security, privacy and governance of this data and platform components to derive insights from customer data. You will work with the Product Manager and other engineers of the team to understand requirements, design, and build new, forward-looking services. You will be responsible for their observability, high availability and reliability.

You Will:

• Take the lead on multi-quarter, ambitious projects through strong technical design and leadership skills

• Build, own, and operate services at the core of Remitly's tech stack.

• Partner with product managers and engineers across teams to help achieve product and business goals.

• Build resilient systems to detect and respond to system outages

• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to Remitly’s broader engineering culture 

You Have:

• A BS in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience.

• 9+ years of backend services development and domain ownership

• Comfortable dealing with a large amount of ambiguity.

• Experience working directly with product and cross-team stakeholders to achieve outcomes

• Experience owning and operating systems end to end.

• Proficiency in one or more general purpose languages like Java, JavaScript, Go, PHP, Python, Kotlin, C#, or Ruby.

• Experience building, shipping, and maintaining software.

• Passion for cross-team collaboration.

Our Benefits

• Four weeks vacation

• Health Benefits

• Mental Health & Family Forming Benefits

• RRSP plan with company match

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

• Life Insurance & Disability

• Continuing education and travel benefits

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 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.