Senior Software Development Engineer, Authorization

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 and ensuring true peace of mind. About the Role Remitly’s Authorization Team builds the secure, scalable, and high-performance access control systems that protect every customer interaction across Remitly’s platform. As a security engineering expert on this team, you will own the design and evolution of our authorization infrastructure—determining what every user, service, and partner can and cannot do. You will become a product expert, collaborate with engineers, product managers, and compliance experts, and shape key decisions that influence the charters you work in. You Will Design, maintain and own authorization infrastructure—including access control frameworks, policy engines, and entitlement systems—to ensure correctness, reliability, and high-performance at scale. Lead threat modeling and security design reviews for authorization systems and their integrations, applying adversarial thinking to stress‑test access control decisions before they reach production. Define and enforce security architecture standards across engineering teams that consume authorization services, acting as a trusted security authority and partner. Collaborate with engineering, product, and compliance teams to define and deliver technical solutions from concept through launch and support. Develop and improve RBAC, ABAC, and policy‑as‑code models, driving high standards of quality, maintainability, and observability. Proactively identify and remediate security vulnerabilities in access control systems, including privilege escalation risks, insecure direct object references, and broken access control patterns. Contribute to the team’s technical strategy, code reviews, and ongoing process improvements. Champion Remitly’s values by fostering inclusion, mentoring peers, and elevating engineering practices. Support customers onboarding onto the Authorization platform. You Have A BS in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience. 8+ years of experience in backend and/or distributed systems engineering (e.g., Java, Go, Node.js, TypeScript). Deep expertise in access control models, authorization system design, and applied security engineering—owning and building security services, not just using them. Hands‑on experience with authorization frameworks and access control patterns, including RBAC, ABAC, ReBAC, and policy languages such as Cedar or OPA/Rego. Track record of conducting threat modeling and security design reviews for distributed systems, familiar with common attack patterns against authorization systems (e.g., privilege escalation, IDOR, broken access control). Experience designing and operating high‑scale, low‑latency authorization decision systems where correctness and availability are non‑negotiable. Experience collaborating with product, engineering, and compliance partners to deliver high‑impact, security‑critical solutions. Ability to deliver high‑quality, well‑tested code and a history of solving challenging security problems with thoughtful trade‑offs. Compensation The starting base salary range for this position is typically $180,000–$225,000, with equity included as part of Remitly’s total compensation plan. Compensation may vary depending on location and level. Benefits Four weeks vacation Health Benefits Mental Health & Family Forming Benefits RRSP plan with company match Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) Life Insurance & Disability Continuing education and travel benefits Connected Work Culture 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 expect in‑office presence at least 50% of the time monthly, typically three days a week, while managers may adjust expectations based on team needs. Equal Opportunity Employer Remitly is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Remitly is a leading digital financial services provider for immigrants and their families in over 170 countries around the world. Remitly helps immigrants send money home in a safe, reliable and transparent manner. Its digitally‑native, cross‑border remittance app eliminates the long wait times, complexities and fees typical of traditional remittance processes. Building on its strong foundation, Remitly is expanding its suite of products to further its mission and transform financial services for immigrants all around the world. #J-18808-Ljbffr Remitly, Inc.