Senior Software Development Engineer

Remitly Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

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.

About The Role

You will be a software engineer in the Customer Data Platform team, part of the Identity and Trust organization at Remitly. You will build platforms and tools for managing the vast amount of sensitive data Remitly collects from the millions of customers who use the product every day. These will include tier 1, high‑traffic APIs that serve structured customer data to many Remitly product lines, shared tooling for ensuring security, privacy and governance of this data, and platform components to derive insights from customer data. You will work with the Product Manager and other engineers on the team to understand requirements, design, and build new, forward‑looking services. You will be responsible for their observability, high availability and reliability.

You Will

• Take the lead on multi‑quarter, ambitious projects through strong technical design and leadership skills.
• Build, own, and operate services at the core of Remitly's tech stack.
• Partner with product managers and engineers across teams to help achieve product and business goals.
• Build resilient systems to detect and respond to system outages.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to Remitly's broader engineering culture.

You Have

Our 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 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.

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

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