Senior Software Development Engineer- Scout Team

Remitly•Seattle, WA

About The Position

Remitly's 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 2,700 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: We're hiring a Senior Software Engineer to join our Scout team —Remitly's agentic AI team responsible for building AI-powered experiences that help customers send money, solve problems, and complete tasks wherever they are—whether on Remitly's website, mobile app, or third-party platforms like WhatsApp. As a member of the Scout team, you'll collaborate across teams to enable money transfer functionality on external platforms and help other domains by providing them with a robust conversational AI platform. You'll 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.

Requirements

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.)

Responsibilities

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 team's 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.