Sr Software Development Engineer- SCOUT
About The Position
Remitly is hiring a Senior Software Engineer for its Scout team, an agentic AI team building AI-powered experiences that help customers send money, solve problems, and complete tasks across Remitly’s website, mobile app, and third-party platforms such as WhatsApp. The role involves enabling money transfer functionality on external platforms and providing other domains with a conversational AI platform. The engineer will help prototype, validate, and scale AI-driven solutions, working with cross-functional partners including UX, Legal, Compliance, Marketing, and platform engineering teams. The position includes guiding technical strategy, leading and shipping features and systems, and promoting engineering excellence through well-tested, observable, documented, efficient, scalable, and resilient solutions. It also involves incorporating AI-assisted development into estimates and plans, evaluating AI-generated code for correctness, security, and maintainability, and helping peers use AI responsibly.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience.
- At least 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 with software development practices, system design, software design patterns, and algorithms.
- Proficiency with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or GitLab.
Responsibilities
- Gather and analyze requirements.
- Design, code, and test APIs, data storage solutions, and integrations with third-party services.
- Identify and fix issues or bugs, and work with the team to resolve problems and maintain system stability.
- Collaborate with product and program managers and marketing, compliance, and legal specialists.
- Guide the team's technical strategy while leading and shipping features and systems.
- Incorporate AI-assisted development into project estimates, identify where AI tools may compress timelines, and adjust 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.
- Deliver well-tested, observable, documented, efficient, scalable, and resilient solutions; improve team processes; and contribute to cross-team technical designs.
- Explore new problem areas and use AI where useful to deliver prototypes or proofs of concept.
Benefits
- Flexible paid time off.
- Health, dental, and vision benefits.
- 401(k) plan with company matching.
- Paid parental, medical, military, and family care leave.
- Mental health and family-forming benefits.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
- Continuing education.
- Equity as part of the total compensation plan.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
