Senior Backend Software Engineer

Job Description:

• Design and ship backend product features end to end — services, APIs, data models, and durable workflows — breaking complex work into parallel workstreams and driving it from design through launch.
• Build money-movement flows at scale on Temporal: long-running, idempotent, observable workflows with correct ledgering, reconciliation, and compliance gating.
• Make AI-assisted, spec-driven development (Claude Code, Codex, and similar agents) a core part of how you work — multiplying your velocity while owning the architecture, correctness, and quality that tooling cannot guarantee on its own.
• Set the technical standard with systems that are well-tested, resilient, extensible, and scalable, and that make it easy for others to contribute.
• Uphold our Foundational Excellence standards for security, reliability, and observability, resolving risks before they become incidents.
• Help shape short- and long-term roadmaps, making tradeoffs across priorities, user experience, and a sustainable technical foundation.
• Grow the team through code, design, and architecture reviews, and represent Remitly's values and technical bar in interviews.
• Collaborate with partners across Product, Design, Analytics, Compliance, Infrastructure, and Operations to turn customer needs into scalable solutions — occasionally reaching into our React/TypeScript frontend when a feature calls for it.

• A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 4+ years of engineering experience building backend services in a collaborative, cross-functional team environment.
• Strong backend skills in Go, or deep experience in a comparable language (e.g., Java, Kotlin, C#) and the drive to make Go your primary language quickly.
• Fluency with AI coding agents (e.g., Claude Code, Codex) as a daily working practice — you can show how you use them to ship meaningfully faster without compromising quality. (We build with AI, not AI products.)
• Experience designing secure, scalable, performant services on cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS).
• Experience owning large features in partnership with Product Management — breaking work into workstreams, estimating timelines, and driving them to launch — with an appetite to grow your scope and influence.
• Clear, objective written and in-person communication, including the ability to articulate technical trade-offs to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Nice to have: workflow orchestration experience (Temporal, Cadence, Step Functions, or similar); payments, fintech, or money-movement experience; React/TypeScript comfort.

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 and travel 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.

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.

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.