Software Engineering Manager, Remitly
Remitly Business
$148-185k
+ Equity
3 days a week in office (Burnaby, British Columbia)
International payments company
Job no longer available
International payments company
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$148-185k
+ Equity
3 days a week in office (Burnaby, British Columbia)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To transform lives with trusted financial services that transcend borders.
Role
Who you are
- We are looking for an entrepreneurial operator. You need to be comfortable moving fast and dealing with ambiguity, but you also need the experience to navigate a large organization
- A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- 2+ years of experience directly managing software engineering teams
- Experience at high-velocity product companies where Engineering Managers drive business outcomes
- Design Sensibility: You appreciate high-quality UX and know how to work with designers to implement pixel-perfect, intuitive interfaces. You don't treat design as an afterthought
- Entrepreneurial Drive: You have a track record of cutting through red tape to ship products. You don't wait for a process to be handed to you; you build it
- Technical Depth: Previous background as a hands-on software engineer (Backend/Frontend/Full Stack). You can dive into architecture discussions and earn the respect of senior engineers
- Stakeholder Fluency: You know how to talk to non-engineers and get them aligned to move projects forward
- Experience taking existing products and scaling them (refactoring, optimization, and reliability)
What the job involves
- We are hiring an Engineering Manager to join the Remitly Business (BizPay) vertical based in our Greater Vancouver office (Metrotown)
- BizPay is a high-growth area for Remitly, targeting the $20T B2B cross-border payments market
- We operate with the speed of a startup but within the infrastructure of a public company
- In this role, you will own the core "Send" engine for our business customers
- Your job is to drive the product forward, scaling it from early traction to a global platform
- We aren't just building utility; we are building a beautiful, slick product that businesses actually enjoy using
- You will lead report to the Senior Engineering Manager and lead a fully local, co-located team
- You'll be managing the friction between "moving fast" and "integrating with complex corporate systems" daily
- Drive the Agenda: You aren't just here to execute a backlog. You will partner with Product and UX Design to shape the strategy for the "Send" domain. You act as the technical owner, ensuring we build an experience that feels seamless and high-quality
- Manage a Local Team: Manage a squad of engineers who are all physically located in the Vancouver office. You will handle hiring, performance management, and career growth for your reports
- Collaborate on Experience: Work closely with Design, Marketing, Compliance, and Product. You will balance the strict requirements of financial compliance with the need for a slick, low-friction user interface
- Get Things Done: Navigate the "corporate mechanics" of a large company. You will need to influence and coordinate with teams across Identity, Risk, and Core Ledger to unblock your squad and ship features
- Scale the Tech: Move our systems from "0-to-1" prototypes to "1-to-N" scale. You will help the team make trade-offs between shipping immediately and building for long-term reliability
- Execute Key Initiatives: Lead the delivery of complex roadmap items (focusing on Q2 and beyond). Examples include:
- BizPay Wallet: Enabling stored-value accounts for business senders
- Automated Onboarding: Reducing manual operations by integrating automated document decisioning
- B2B Workflows: Building recipient-driven data entry flows to handle complex B2B use cases without adding friction for the sender
Our take
Since its inception in 2011, Remitly has focussed on helping immigrants to send money across the world faster, cheaper and easier. The company has grown exponentially since then and now operates across multiple continents. Remitly put down most of its success on putting its customers first.
The emergence of digital banks with low transaction fees cross-country has increased competition in a space where Remitly was dominant for many years. The company must continue to innovate its product to ensure it is the go-to place for these types of payments.
That said, Remitly continues to partner with exciting companies and improve their service for loyal customers. The company is setting its sights beyond its core remittance service, such as through the introduction of Passbook, an app that allows customers to access digital banking through a partner bank.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
19% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 10 rounds)
Jul 2020
$85m
LATE VC
Jul 2019
$135m
SERIES E
Total funding: $435.8m
Company benefits
- Spend up to $1,000 per year on costs related to continuing education or on travel to countries Remitly serves, allowing you to gain insights to our customer’s journeys
- All of our office spaces offer our employees a place to collaborate and celebrate. With locally sourced artwork and vibrant designs, they create an environment that all can enjoy
- Fill your cup up outside of work and take advantage of our generous paid time off policies, leave policies, and flex working hours to ensure you are able to meet the demands of life outside of work
- Tap into the learning routines, resources and affinity groups Remitly provides to help you further your own DEI journey
- Contribute to the communities we serve through volunteering, employee giving, or civic advocacy
- Remitly provides rich benefit plans intended to cover the needs of our diverse teammates
Company HQ
Central Business District, Seattle, WA
Leadership
Matt Oppenheimer
(CEO & Co-Founder)After completing an M.B.A from Harvard Business School he worked as a Director for Barclays before founding Remitly in 2011.
Josh Hug
(Vice Chair & Co-Founder)He was a Director at Real Networks for 7 years before co-founding Shelfari, which was acquired by Amazon as he stayed onboard to run it as CEO.
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