Staff Engineer
Seattle, WA, United States
Job Description
Remitly is on a mission to transform the lives of immigrants and their families by providing the most trusted financial products and services on the planet. Since 2011, we have been tirelessly delivering on our promises to immigrants sending their hard earned money home. Today, we are reimagining international payments at scale and building new products to create deeper relationships with our customers and their loved ones across the globe. Join over 2,700 employees across 10 offices who are growing their careers while having a positive impact on people globally.
Remitly is registered as a Money Services Business in the U.S., Canada, EU, United Kingdom, Singapore and Australia. Each of these jurisdictions require, among other items, that Remitly maintain a comprehensive Risk and Compliance Program.
About The Role
As a Staff Engineer on the Remittance Platform team, you’ll solve large technical challenges, effectively balancing short-term delivery with long-term scalability, reliability, and maintainability. You’ll be a key voice in engineering leadership, helping to shape and lead our long-term technical vision. As a senior technical leader, you should reflect a strong growth and improvement mindset with the flexibility to take on new challenges as the company grows. Most of all, you should care deeply about our customers and view great engineering as an avenue to regularly and reliably provide customer value. You will report to the Director of Engineering.
You Will
Lead the design and implementation of large, complex projects that involve multiple teams and systems across Remitly
Partner with senior management to develop and drive a long-term technical vision and roadmap for our backend systems
Anticipate technical challenges within the team and lead architectural changes to address them
Be a leader of engineering best practices across the company, influencing developers across the company
Mentor more junior engineers, helping them grow and advance their careers.
You Have
8+ years of experience as a software engineer.
Substantial experience building and maintaining scalable, robust services and distributed systems.
Significant experience creating and driving technical designs and processes across a team.
A proven track record of shipping features and products to customers.
An understanding of database fundamentals and expertise working with one or more database technologies.
Expertise in one or more general purpose programming languages like Java or Go.
Strong ability to mentor and develop other engineers.
Our Benefits
Flexible paid time off
Health, dental, and vision benefits + 401k plan with company matching
Company contributions to your HSA plan, if you choose one
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) available for eligible employees
Continuing education and corridor travel benefits
Compensation Details. The starting base salary range for this position is typically $-$$. 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.
Your recruiter can share more information about medical benefits offered, as well as other financial benefits and total compensation components offered with this role.
Remitly is an Equal Opportunity Employer . Equal employment opportunity has been, and will continue to be, a fundamental principle at Remitly. 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.
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