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:
Remitly's Global Experience Platform team makes our products globally ready by design. We build the internationalization (i18n) infrastructure, translation pipelines, and AI-powered tooling that let every customer experience Remitly as locally made, whatever their language, script, or locale. Your work will reach millions of customers across 18+ languages and 175+ countries, many of them immigrants supporting family back home. You'll help Remitly launch new countries and languages faster and raise the quality of localized experiences in the markets we already serve, working as an equal partner with our Localization team.
You Will
- Develop high-quality, reusable, and scalable code involving multiple technologies (React Native, TypeScript, Go, Java/Kotlin, AWS), delivering well-tested, observable, documented, efficient, scalable, and resilient solutions with a customer-centric mindset.
- Leverage modern AI-powered development tools to deliver faster while maintaining quality and security standards.
- Drive internationalization improvements across the customer experience by building and operating translation pipelines and i18n tooling integrated with our TMS and CI/CD.
- Contribute to the technical roadmap of our localization systems, balancing short-term goals with long-term scalability and maintainability in shared i18n frameworks, AI/LLM-powered translation tools, and integration into localization pipelines.
- Collaborate with other engineers, product managers, designers, and analysts to achieve outstanding customer experiences in every language and locale.
- Contribute to code reviews, sprint rituals, hiring, and mentoring.
- Bring a well-informed point of view and a commitment to the best customer experience, whatever the customer's language, script, or locale, and deliver creative solutions quickly.
- Report to the Engineering Manager of the Localization team.
You Have
- Strong computer science, web, and native app fundamentals, and knowledge of design patterns, plus working knowledge of Unicode, ICU/CLDR, and locale-aware formatting.
- 3+ years of software development experience, ideally including internationalization or localization.
- Professional experience with one of the following programming languages: TypeScript, JavaScript, Kotlin, Java, Go.
- Knowledge of basic architecture, systems design, and agile practices.
- Excellent collaboration skills, including with Localization, Product, Design, and Legal partners.
- Nice to have: shipped right-to-left or bidirectional support, hands-on TMS experience (Lokalise, Phrase, Smartling, Transifex), or fintech and remittance experience.
Compensation Details. The starting base salary range for this position is typically $144,000-180,000. 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.
#LI-Onsite
Remitly is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Skills Required
- Strong computer science, web, and native application fundamentals
- Knowledge of design patterns
- Working knowledge of Unicode, ICU, CLDR, and locale-aware formatting
- 3 or more years of software development experience
- Professional experience with TypeScript, JavaScript, Kotlin, Java, or Go
- Knowledge of basic architecture and systems design
- Knowledge of agile practices
- Excellent collaboration skills with Localization, Product, Design, and Legal partners
- Experience with internationalization or localization
- Experience shipping right-to-left or bidirectional support
- Hands-on experience with TMS platforms such as Lokalise, Phrase, Smartling, or Transifex
- Fintech or remittance experience
What the Team is Saying
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Remitly Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible paid time off, paid holidays, and company well‑being days are prominently offered, and feedback suggests time‑off policies are a standout part of the package.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental and family leave plus fertility, adoption, and surrogacy support, alongside virtual family care, are emphasized; feedback suggests these benefits are valued by those planning or raising families.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Access to an employee stock purchase plan and equity grants for eligible roles positions employees as owners, and feedback suggests these programs add meaningful value to total compensation.
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.
