Senior Backend Software Development Engineer - Remitly Business

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Bangalore, Bengaluru Urban, Karnataka, IND
In-Office
Senior level
eCommerce • Fintech • Payments • Software • Financial Services
We provide trusted digital financial services to our customers and recipients in over 170 countries across the globe.
The Role
As a Senior Backend Software Development Engineer, you'll lead backend development for business-payment products, enhance existing platforms, mentor engineers, and solve complex technical challenges.
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Job Description:

At Remitly, we believe everyone deserves the freedom to access, move, and manage their money wherever life takes them. Since 2011, we've tirelessly delivered on our promise to customers sending money globally, providing secure, simple, and reliable ways to manage their money, ensuring true peace of mind. Whether it's supporting loved ones back home, growing a business across continents, or pursuing new opportunities abroad, we're not just here to move money— we're here to move our global customers forward.
We're looking for builders, reimaginers, and global thinkers who want to work at the intersection of technology, trust, and transformation. If that's you and you're ready to do the most meaningful work of your career—we invite you to join over 2,800 passionate Remitlians worldwide who are united by our vision to transform lives with trusted financial services that transcend borders.

About the Role:

As a founding member of our Bangalore engineering hub, you will lead the backend development for Remitly's new business-payment products. Because our GetPaid product is built on top of Remitly's existing global infrastructure, your job involves much more than writing new services from scratch. You will spend a significant amount of time analyzing our current platforms, partnering with architects across the company to propose necessary changes, and modifying existing codebases to support our new business needs. This role is ideal for a senior engineer who enjoys deep technical discovery, cross-team collaboration, and building high-scale financial systems in Golang and AWS.

You Will:

  • Design Product Integrations: Lead the technical plan for how our business products use Remitly's core ledger, payment rails, and identity services.
  • Modify Existing Platforms: Work directly in other teams' codebases to add features or update APIs that our product requires to function.
  • Partner with Global Teams: Collaborate with senior leads in Seattle/Tel Aviv/Krakow offices to ensure our technical approach aligns with the company's long-term platform goals.
  • Write and Review Code: Build new backend services in Golang while maintaining a high bar for code quality and system security through rigorous peer reviews.
  • Solve Complex Dependencies: Identify where existing systems limit our product's growth and lead the effort to fix those bottlenecks.
  • Mentor the Team: Guide SDE 2s on how to navigate the wider Remitly codebase and maintain high engineering standards within the Bangalore hub.

You Have:

  • A Senior Backend Engineer: You have 6+ years of experience, including time spent at large, fast-paced companies (e.g., Razorpay, Flipkart, Uber) where you worked on complex, interconnected systems.
  • Technically Fearless: You are comfortable jumping into unfamiliar codebases, understanding how they work, and making the changes needed to move your project forward.
  • A Strong Collaborator: You know how to explain your technical needs to other teams and can negotiate solutions that work for everyone involved.
  • Proficient in Golang & AWS: You have deep experience with Go and cloud infrastructure, particularly in building secure and scalable microservices.
  • Action-Oriented: You thrive in "0-1" situations where you have to find your own answers and push through technical ambiguity to deliver results.
  • Detail-Oriented: You care about the "boring" but essential parts of engineering—security, data consistency, and clear documentation.

Our Benefits:

  • Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Mental Health & Family Forming benefits
  • Learning & development benefits

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.

Remitly is an E-Verify Employer

At Remitly, we are dedicated to ensuring that our workplace offers equal employment opportunities to all employees and candidates, in full compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Remitly is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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The Company
HQ: Seattle, WA
2,800 Employees
Year Founded: 2011

What We Do

Since 2011, Remitly has been tirelessly delivering on our promises to our customers sending their hard earned money home. Today, we are incredibly proud to have served millions of customers globally. We strive daily to meet our promise to our customers by building peace of mind into everything we do. Join over 2,700 employees across 10 offices who are growing their careers while having a positive impact on people globally.

Why Work With Us

We are united through our vision to transform lives with trusted financial services that transcend borders. We accomplish our vision by relentlessly focusing on culture via our cultural values. That starts with putting customers at the center of everything we do, and includes investing in the growth & development of our team.

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