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:
Come join us as a Senior Software Developer on Remitly's Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Team! We work across Remitly's engineering organization driving programs that improve reliability and availability. Areas of focus include Observability, Incident Response, Problem Management, and Resiliency. You will build and enhance software focused on solving challenges in these domains, and roll out solutions that can be used by all services.
You Will:
Design and build software projects systems in SRE domains such as observability, incident management, problem management, and resiliency.
Lead large, ambiguous initiatives from inception to planning/design to delivery
Identify company wide opportunities to improve availability, and implement automation and tooling to address.
Provide technical mentorship to other Remitly teams on how to best observe their systems, and design for high availability.
You Have:
5+ years as a Software Development Engineer
2+ years of experience with Kubernetes, cloud infrastructure (such as AWS), and infrastructure as code
Experience leading collaborative projects from conception to delivery using Agile/Kanban methodology
Experience implementing Observability tooling at scale (Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, New Relic, DataDog, etc)
Deep understanding and passion for SRE concepts, patterns and tooling
Compensation Details. The starting base salary range for this position is typically $180,000- $225,000. 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.
Our Benefits:
Flexible paid time off
Health, dental, and vision + 401k plan with company matching
Paid parental, medical, military and family care leave
Mental Health & Family Forming Benefits
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
Continuing education
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.
Under the Company's current hybrid-work expectations, employees in this position work onsite Tuesday through Thursday each week. Additional onsite attendance may be required based on business needs, and the Company may modify its hybrid-work expectations from time to time. 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.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience as a Software Development Engineer
- 2+ years of experience with Kubernetes
- 2+ years of experience with cloud infrastructure such as AWS
- 2+ years of experience with infrastructure as code
- Experience leading collaborative projects from conception to delivery
- Experience with Agile or Kanban methodology
- Experience implementing observability tooling at scale
- Deep understanding of site reliability engineering concepts, patterns, and tooling
What the Team is Saying
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Remitly Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Core medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage is standard, with EAP plus FSA/HSA options available in the U.S. Feedback suggests the overall health package is solid for a mid-size fintech.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity grants and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan make ownership accessible across roles, and materials emphasize that employees are shareholders. Feedback suggests this equity component is a meaningful part of total compensation.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Employer-verified flexible, unlimited PTO with paid holidays is highlighted, alongside company wellbeing days. Feedback suggests time off is generous, though experiences can depend on team norms.
Remitly Insights
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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Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Our best work begins in moments when ideas spark, when we are deeply connected, and when we’re moving fast to solve challenging customer problems. These moments shape our culture. Our guidance is to committing to 3 days a week in the office.
