Remitly

Senior Full Stack Software Development Engineer

Remitly$180K — $225K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Strong computer science fundamentals and design patterns knowledge
  • 6+ years of software development experience
  • Proven experience with AI in the software development lifecycle
  • 3+ years of React or React Native development experience
  • Expertise in TypeScript, JavaScript, Kotlin, Java, or Go
  • Excellent collaboration skills

Responsibilities

  • Partner with product managers and designers to gather requirements and deliver customer-centric software solutions
  • Lead projects to design and build complex solutions across multiple technologies
  • Pioneer the use of AI-powered tools to enhance development speed and quality
  • Champion engineering best practices for scalable and resilient systems
  • Drive improvements in team processes and cross-team technical designs
  • Mentor peers and support team growth through code reviews and onboarding
  • Participate in an on-call rotation to ensure service reliability

Benefits

  • Flexible paid time off
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance with a 401k plan and company matching
  • Paid parental, medical, military, and family care leave
  • Mental health and family-forming benefits
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
  • Opportunities for continuing education
Full Job Description

About the Role:

The USA Regional Experiences team's mission is to grow the US remittance send business by improving the customer experience across the moments that matter most - onboarding, payment, and disbursement. As an engineer on the team, you'll apply your front-end-leaning, full-stack skillset to the customer challenges that matter most for growing Remitly's USA business - delighting the customer segments most critical to that growth. Your work will directly improve the lives of immigrants and their families sending money from the United States while helping build the next generation of trusted, borderless financial services.

You Will:

  • Partner with product managers, designers, analysts, and other engineers to gather requirements and deliver scalable, high-quality software solutions with a customer-centric mindset.
  • Lead team projects to design and build solutions for ambiguous and difficult problems spanning multiple technologies (TypeScript, React Native, Java/Kotlin, Go) and systems, dividing features into components and tasks that can be worked in parallel for timely delivery.
  • Pioneer the team's use of modern AI-powered development tools to deliver faster while maintaining quality and security standards.
  • Champion engineering best practices by delivering well-tested, observable, well-documented, efficient, scalable, and resilient systems.
  • Drive improvements to team processes and shape cross-team technical designs.
  • Foster team growth by mentoring peers, conducting code reviews, participating in interviews, and supporting onboarding efforts.
  • Take part in an on-call rotation to ensure the reliability and support of the team's services.
  • Report to the Engineering Manager of the USA Regional Experiences team.

You Have:

  • Strong computer science, web, and native app fundamentals, and knowledge of design patterns.
  • 6+ years of software development experience.
  • Experience using AI throughout the software development lifecycle.
  • 3+ years of React or React Native development experience.
  • Expertise in one of the following programming languages: TypeScript, JavaScript, Kotlin, Java, Go.
  • Excellent collaboration skills.

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

Our Connected Work Culture: Driving Innovation, Together

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.

About Remitly

Remitly is a digital remittance company that provides international money transfers. The company's platform allows users to send money to family and friends in other countries using a mobile device or computer. Remitly's services are available in over 20 countries and support over 40 currencies. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
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Size
1,000 employees
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Founded
2011

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