Senior Software Development Engineer, Remitly
Customer Data Platform
CA$152-190k
+ ESPP
3+ days a week in office (Burnaby, BC)
International payments company
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International payments company
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
CA$152-190k
+ ESPP
3+ days a week in office (Burnaby, BC)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To transform lives with trusted financial services that transcend borders.
Role
Who you are
- 6+ years of professional software development experience
- Experience using AI throughout the software development lifecycle
- Expertise in at least one backend language such as Java, Go, or Python
- Experience designing secure, scalable, and performant distributed systems
- Ability to engage with stakeholders to translate business needs into technical requirements
- Experience leading technical design for team-level initiatives
- Experience operating and improving production systems in a cloud environment such as AWS
- Experience with relational and non-relational databases, with an understanding of data modeling trade-offs at scale
- Experience growing and mentoring junior engineers
- Strong communication skills with ability to articulate technical concepts to non-technical audiences
Desirable
- Experience with DynamoDB or large-scale NoSQL data stores
- Experience designing and building multi-tenant platform services or shared infrastructure that support diverse customer workloads at scale
- Experience leading complex initiatives involving multiple services or teams
- Strong understanding of observability, operational excellence, and performance optimization
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Senior Software Development Engineer (SDE3) to join the Customer Data Platform team within the Identity & Trust organization
- This team builds and operates the systems that manage customer data at scale
- Our platform runs on AWS and supports high-throughput, high-availability services that are critical to Remitly's products and regulatory obligations
- As an SDE3, you will lead the design and delivery of cohesive features and product functionality owned by the team
- You will operate independently in application design, code refactoring, and system improvements
- You will solve complex problems involving multiple constraints and trade-offs, and drive resolution across related teams when needed
- You will work on complex projects leading a team of engineers to help deliver desired objectives
- Lead the design and implementation of scalable backend services and APIs
- Break down complex features into components that can be delivered in parallel
- Drive team-level projects from technical design through production readiness
- Guide application design decisions and promote long-term maintainability
- Proactively identify and mitigate technical debt and operational risks
- Improve system scalability, reliability, and performance
- Provide strong code and design reviews and mentor SDE peers
- Partner with stakeholders to clarify requirements, technical risks, and delivery plans
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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