Security Engineer

Remitly•Seattle, WA

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

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 then 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: We're searching for an early career Security Engineer to join Remitly's Threat Detection & Response Team. This role will help the team build out and own tools and capabilities and help advance the D&R program at Remitly. You'll accomplish this with a "detection as code" engineering mindset and partner closely with other team members and stakeholders in external teams. Your work will directly impact the security of Remitly data and help to safeguard our users.

Requirements

3+ years of experience in security or systems engineering
1+ years of experience of those in threat detection or threat response, preferably in a cloud-first environment (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)
Experience using AI tools to support technical work, documentation, and problem-solving.
Familiarity with EDR, SIEM, SOAR, or related security tools.
Bachelor's degree in a related discipline OR equivalent practical experience
Able to lead in complex operating environments, sometimes in high stress situations
Comfortable writing and reading code/Queries — whether hand-written or AI/agent-assisted (e.g., Python, scripting, query languages like SPL/KQL)
Know what the MITRE ATT&CK framework is and how to apply it
Strong alignment to our mission and values
Strong attention to detail, operates with a high degree of discretion
Strong written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

Design and build logging and alerting systems to detect and investigate potentially malicious activity
Create and tune analytics to proactively detect threats with high quality ATT&CK coverage and low false positive rates
Investigate and triage interesting or suspicious events and participate in on-call rotation
Drive incident response efforts across cross-functional teams
Help define and execute threat detection and response strategy