Full Stack Software Engineer, Remitly Business

Job Description:

At Remitly we believe everyone deserves the freedom to access move and manage their money wherever life takes them. Since 2011 weve 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 its supporting loved ones back home growing a business across continents or pursuing new opportunities abroad were not just here to move money were here to move our global customers forward.

Were looking for builders reimaginers and global thinkers who want to work at the intersection of technology trust and transformation. If thats you and youre ready to do the most meaningful work of your careerwe invite you to join over 2800 passionate Remitlians worldwide who are united by our vision to transform lives with trusted financial services that transcend borders.

About the Role

Remitly Business helps small businesses pay contractors freelancers suppliers and employees in 175 countries: with transparent pricing no subscriptions and the same delivery guarantee our consumer customers rely on. It is one of Remitlys fastest-growing lines of business live across North America and 23 EU countries and the product surface is still being defined.

Were hiring Full-Stack Software Development Engineers to join Remitly Business Engineering in Burnaby. Youll build the experiences that bring businesses onto Remitly and keep them sending: onboarding and business verification (KYB) the send flows payment requests and receive and the reporting businesses need to run their books. Youll own features end to end: Go services on the backend a TypeScript GraphQL layer in the middle and React / React Native on the front and youll ship to production your code often.

This is an AI-native team. We work spec-first: acceptance criteria and tests are written before implementation coding agents do much of the construction and engineers spend their time on design judgment verification and the product calls an agent cant make. Youll be expected to use tools like Claude Code and Cursor as part of your daily practice to be skeptical of what they produce and to help the team get better at using them.

We are open to both intermediate level (SDE2) and senior level (SDE3) candidates for this position.

You Will

• Design and ship full stack features end to end from React frontends to backend services APIs and data breaking complex work into parallel workstreams and driving it from design through launch.
• Use modern AI-assisted and spec-driven development to move faster 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.
• Build for money movement at scale delivering idempotent observable flows with correct ledgering reconciliation and compliance gating.
• Uphold our Foundational Excellence standards for security reliability and observability resolving risks before they become incidents.
• Develop and deliver short- and long-term roadmaps making tradeoffs across priorities user experience and a sustainable technical foundation.
• Mentor and grow the team through code design and architecture reviews and represent Remitlys values and technical bar in interviews.
• Collaborate with partners across Product Design Analytics Compliance Infrastructure and Operations to turn customer needs into scalable solutions.

You Have

• A degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field or equivalent practical experience.
• 3 years of engineering experience in a collaborative cross-functional team environment.
• Experience as a full stack engineer with React/TypeScript and Go.
• Experience designing secure scalable performant software on cloud infrastructure (e.g. AWS).
• Experience leading engineers on large features in partnership with Product Management and other stakeholders breaking work into workstreams estimating timelines and coaching through reviews and retrospectives.
• Comfort with or strong enthusiasm for AI-assisted development tools as a force multiplier.
• Clear objective written and in-person communication including the ability to articulate technical trade-offs to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Nice to have: experience in payments fintech or money movement.

Compensation Details. The starting base salary range for this position is $124000 to $150000 CAD for an intermediate level candidate and $152000 to $190000 CAD for a senior level 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 Benefits:

• 4 weeks vacation
• Health dental and vision RRSP 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.

Under the Companys 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.

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