Software Development Engineer

Who you are

• A degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field or equivalent experience
• 4+ years of building, shipping, and maintaining consumer software products
• 2+ years working with services deployed on a commercial cloud provider like AWS
• General experience migrating legacy services into modernized architecture
• Proficiency in Java, GoLang, or other general purposes languages
• Proficiency in working with large-scale database systems like MySQL, DynamoDB
• Proficiency in working with monitoring systems such as Prometheus and VictoriaMetrics
• General knowledge of technical architecture and system design concepts
• Clear and objective writing and in-person communication
• A desire for learning new technologies and systems
• Payments/Fintech experience - added bonus!

What the job involves

• The Global Network (GNET) team is looking for an SDE 2 to join Remitly and help scale our funding and disbursement processing across our vast operational regions, alongside collaborating with other engineers towards setting a north star technical vision
• As an SDE 2, you will bring exciting features to our customers by contributing to the expansion of our pay-in and pay-out networks globally. You will help build against a backlog of features designed to expand our Global Network powering all of Remitly's product offerings in creative ways
• Develop new partner integrations for our pay-in and pay-out networks, with the possibility of working with partners that support money movements for over 170 countries and growing
• Deliver well-tested, observable, documented, efficient, scalable, and resilient solutions
• Participate in interviewing, code reviewing, mentoring, and ramping new hires
• Partner with PM to break down tasks, provide estimates, and discuss tradeoffs
• Partner with Operations team members across the globe to provide technical recommendations to customer-facing problems
• Work with partners around the globe and be a representative of the company and our engineering team to our global partners
• Become an expert with tools, programming languages, and engineering processes used within the GNET team in a scalable cloud-based architecture
• Write technical specifications and participate in design reviews
• Mentor, promote best practices, and push for technical excellence across the company
• Partner closely with your manager and promote the technical direction and roadmap

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