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. We are looking for a Senior Software Development Engineer (SDE3) to join the Customer Data Platform team within the Identity & Trust organization.

This team builds and operates the systems that manage customer data at scale. Our platform runs on AWS and supports high-throughput, high-availability services that are critical to Remitly's products and regulatory obligations. You will work on complex projects leading a team of engineers to help deliver desired objectives.

Lead the design and implementation of scalable backend services and APIs. Drive team-level projects from technical design through production readiness. Guide application design decisions and promote long-term maintainability.

Proactively identify and mitigate technical debt and operational risks. Improve system scalability, reliability, and performance.



Partner with stakeholders to clarify requirements, technical risks, and delivery plans. 6+ years of professional software development experience. ~ Experience using AI throughout the software development lifecycle. ~ Expertise in at least one backend language such as Java, Go, or Python. ~ Ability to engage with stakeholders to translate business needs into technical requirements. ~ Experience leading technical design for team-level initiatives. ~ Experience operating and improving production systems in a cloud environment such as AWS. ~ Experience with relational and non-relational databases, with an understanding of data modeling trade-offs at scale. ~ Strong communication skills with ability to articulate technical concepts to non-technical audiences Experience with DynamoDB or large-scale NoSQL data stores.

Experience designing and building multi-tenant platform services or shared infrastructure that support diverse customer workloads at scale. Strong understanding of observability, operational excellence, and performance optimization. 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 advantages offered, as well as other financial benefits and total compensation components offered with this role. Four weeks vacation Life Insurance & Disability Continuing education and travel benefits These intentional in-office moments are vital for deepening relationships, fueling creativity, and ensuring your impact is felt where it matters most. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. #

📌 Senior Software Development EngineerCustomer Data Platform (Vancouver)
🏢 Remitly
📍 Vancouver