Software Development Engineer Ii (Sde2), Trust Experience

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:We are looking for a Software Development Engineer II (SDE2) to join the Trust Experience (TREX) team within the Identity & Trust organization.TREX builds and operates the systems that collect and manage the evidence Remitly uses to verify customers: questions, document and selfie capture, evidence requests, and verified identity data from external providers. Our platform runs on AWS and supports high-availability services that are critical to customer onboarding, the customer experience, and Remitly's regulatory obligations. Many of these services handle sensitive customer data, so reliability, security, and care with that data are core to the work.As an SDE2, you will design and build high-quality backend services and APIs across a subset of the team's systems. You will operate independently in code construction, testing, deployment, and maintenance. You will own features end-to-end, handle challenging problems with clear constraints and trade-offs, and contribute to improving system quality, reliability, and performance.You Will:Design and implement modular, maintainable backend services and APIs.Own features or functional areas from technical design through production support.Contribute to design discussions and propose trade-offs for consideration.Work with relational and non-relational databases (e.G. DynamoDB) and file/object storage to implement reliable, secure data access patterns for sensitive customer data.Integrate with third-party identity and document-verification vendors.Improve code quality, testing, deployment, logging, and monitoring practices.Provide thoughtful code and design reviews.Identify and mitigate technical and delivery risks.Partner with engineers, Product, Design, and Compliance/Risk stakeholders to clarify requirements and deliver solutions.Support onboarding of new engineers and contribute to a strong team culture.You Have:3+ years of professional software development experience.Experience using AI throughout the software development lifecycle.Proficiency in at least one back end language such as Kotlin, Java, Go, or Python.Proficiency in at least one front end language such as ReactJS or Vue.Experience building and operating production services.Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS.Experience with relational and non-relational databases.Strong software design fundamentals with the ability to write clean, well-tested, maintainable code.Experience writing automated tests and working within CI/CD environments.Ability to communicate technical ideas clearly within a team setting.Bonus Points:Experience with DynamoDB or other large-scale NoSQL data stores.Experience working on distributed systems.Experience with GraphQL or API gateway design.Experience with document or image processing, or integrating third-party verification vendors.Familiarity with handling sensitive or regulated data (PII, KYC/identity verification).Familiarity with observability and operational best practices.Compensation Details.
The starting base salary range for this position is $124,000 - $155,000. In Canada, 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 BenefitsFour weeks vacationHealth BenefitsMental Health & Family Forming BenefitsRRSP plan with company matchEmployee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)Life Insurance & DisabilityContinuing educationOur Connected Work Culture: Driving Innovation, TogetherAt 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 EmployerAt 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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