Senior AI Software Engineer, High Value Send

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 As a Senior AI Software Engineer on the High Value Send Experience team, you will build the systems that earn the trust of Remitly’s high value senders. These are customers moving large transfers for real estate, education, long-term investments, and other milestones that shape their financial futures across borders. This full-stack role spans customer-facing web and mobile experiences and deep partnership with foundational teams across identity and trust, money movement, pricing, and more. You’ll partner with product, design, and engineering peers to define what it means to earn customer trust on their most consequential transfers — for customers sending more, with more on the line. You will report to the Engineering Manager for the team. You Will Champion the customer experience by using customer signal, product instincts, and data to inform technical decisions — translating what high value senders need into the systems that serve them. Own technical design and architecture for complex systems that power the High Value Send experience — breaking down ambiguous, greenfield problems into clear technical strategies and delivering 0-to-1 product experiences. Raise the bar for delivering reliable, observable, and scalable systems across web, mobile, and backend services that meet strict availability and latency SLOs for the customer flows where trust matters most. Operate AI-natively because it’s how one person outships a team of ten. Partner with product, design, analytics, and partner engineering teams to translate goals into scalable technical solutions for a diverse global customer base. Drives an engineering culture of excellence by mentoring teammates, driving technical decision making, upholding architecture standards, and setting and advocating for best practices in coding, testing, and system design as we grow this team. You Have Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent work experience. 8+ years of professional software development experience, with experience building and operating systems end-to-end. Expertise building customer-facing experiences at product scale with TypeScript, React, and native mobile development (iOS/Android, React Native). Expertise in one or more modern backend languages such as Java, Kotlin, Go, or Python, with a record of delivering production-quality code. Use AI tools in your own software development workflow to reimagine software delivery. From leveraging agents that act as force-multipliers that help you scale, to drafting and iterating on technical specs, prototyping or validating concepts using the Claude Code. Demonstrated experience designing and building distributed, large-scale domains with architecture segmentation that enables the next level of product scale. Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure, including familiarity with managed services. Bonus: Experience in FinTech, payments, or other regulated industries where reliability, security, and compliance shape engineering decisions. Compensation Details The starting base salary range for this position is typically $180,000-$225,000. 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 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 a 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. Remitly is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. #J-18808-Ljbffr Remitly