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Senior Software Development Engineer- Scout Team

Remitly


Job Location:

Seattle, OR - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 180000 - 225000
Posted: 22 August 2026 (13 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 19 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description:

Remitlys vision is to transform lives with trusted financial services that transcend borders. Since 2011 we have been tirelessly delivering on our promises to people who send money around the world. Today we are reimagining global financial services and building products that extend beyond traditional barriers to give customers access to more of the services they need no matter where they call home. Join over 2700 employees worldwide who are growing their careers with purpose and connection with our customers while having a positive impact on millions of people around the globe.

About the Role:

Were hiring a Senior Software Engineer to join our Scout teamRemitlys agentic AI team responsible for building AI-powered experiences that help customers send money solve problems and complete tasks wherever they arewhether on Remitlys website mobile app or third-party platforms like WhatsApp.

As a member of the Scout team youll collaborate across teams to enable money transfer functionality on external platforms and help other domains by providing them with a robust conversational AI platform. Youll be involved in prototyping validating and scaling new AI-driven solutions.

This role offers the opportunity to work closely with cross-functional partners including UX Legal Compliance and Marketing as well as most platform engineering teams giving you exposure to a wide range of technical and business challenges.

You Will:

  • Gather and analyze requirements.

  • Design code and test APIs data storage solutions and integration with third-party services. Identify and fix issues or bugs.

  • Work with the team to quickly resolve problems and maintain system stability.

  • Collaborate with teams including product/program managers and marketing compliance and legal specialists.

  • Guide the teams technical strategy while leading shipping features and systems.

  • Incorporate AI-assisted development into project-level estimates identifying where AI tools compress timelines and adjusting plans accordingly.

  • Evaluate AI-generated code for correctness security and maintainability before it ships.

  • Guide peers on effective and responsible AI use including validation practices and sound judgment with AI-generated output.

  • Promote engineering excellence by delivering well-tested observable documented efficient scalable and resilient solutions improving team processes and contributing to cross-team technical designs.

  • Explore new problem areas using AI where useful to deliver prototypes or proofs-of-concept.

You Have:

  • A BS in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience

  • 5 years of professional experience

  • Experience building and optimizing large-scale web architectures.

  • Experience evaluating AI-generated code for correctness security and maintainability and coaching others on responsible AI use

  • Knowledge of backend programming languages such as Java or Golang

  • Proven experience software development practices system design software design patterns and algorithms

  • Proficiency in CI/CD tools (Jenkins GitLab etc.)

Compensation Details. The starting base salary range for this position is typically $180000-$225000. 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

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 womans 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 E-Verify Employer

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


Required Experience:

Senior IC


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