Director of Engineering — Finance Engineering

Job Description:

At Remitly we believe everyone deserves the freedom to access move and manage their money wherever life takes them. Since 2011 weve 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 its supporting loved ones back home growing a business across continents or pursuing new opportunities abroad were not just here to move money were here to move our global customers forward.
Were looking for builders reimaginers and global thinkers who want to work at the intersection of technology trust and transformation. If thats you and youre ready to do the most meaningful work of your careerwe invite you to join over 2800 passionate Remitlians worldwide who are united by our vision to transform lives with trusted financial services that transcend borders.

About the Role:

Every Remitly transfer has to be recorded reconciled and reported with precision - its how we keep the trust of customers auditors and regulators. Finance Engineering is the foundation behind that promise: the systems for Accounting Product Reconciliation and the Finance Data Platform that turn every movement of money into a clean auditable financial record.

Were hiring a Director of Engineering for Finance Engineering to lead this space into its next chapter: from bespoke internally-built systems toward a data-centric architecture that integrates cleanly with best-in-class off-the-shelf financial platforms. This function sits inside Finance reporting through the Chief Accounting Officer.

Youll set direction and architecture grow the managers and senior engineers on the team and stay close enough to the work to engage your strongest engineers as a peer. The way finance systems get built is also changingengineers working alongside AI agents and increasingly agents composing parts of the work directlyand designing for that future is part of the job.

You Will:

• Own the multi-year strategy for Finance Engineering and translate the Finance organizations needs into a roadmap your teams can deliver against on a rhythm partners can feel.
• Lead the evolution of the technology and architecture roadmap including build-vs-buy calls.
• Hold the reliability correctness and compliance bar for systems of record that auditors and regulators depend on and make the deciding call on trade-offs with serious consequences.
• Be the technical leader your strongest engineers want to work for: earn credibility with senior and staff engineers go deep when it counts and grow the managers who will lead this space next.
• Design the geographic workforce plan and drive hiring and succession.

You Have:

• 8 years of technical leadership experience including 5 leading multiple teams within a domain.
• A history of building and operating financial data or large distributed systems that other teams and stakeholders depend on. Experience with accounting ledger reconciliation or payments systems is a big plus.
• The technical depth to engage principal and staff engineers as a peer and to step in when a hard problem needs you.
• Experience with engineering workforce planning and organization design across geographies and the judgment to run a healthy org without excessive oversight.
• Comfort holding a clear technical opinion in a room of executives and moving between business strategy and technical bets in both directions including with non-technical Finance leadership.
• A point of view on what an agentic AI-assisted world means for finance systems and how youd build for it not a slogan about using AI more.
• Strong security and compliance sensibility in a regulated industry (fintech banking or payments).

Compensation Details. Compensation Details. The starting base salary range for this position is typically PLN 576000 - PLN 648000 gross per annum on Poland 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.

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Our Benefits:

• 26 days paid holiday & additional company days off
• Equity in the company - RSUs
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Employee Pension Plan (PPK)
• Open leave policy (Flexible vacation days with manager approval)
• Commuting to work expense
• Health/Dental & Coverage - LUX MED VIP for employee & family
• Life Insurance
• Mental Health & Family Planing Benefits
• Continuing education
• Equipment of your choice
• Referral bonuses

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 teams 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 E-Verify Employer

At Remitly we are dedicated to ensuring that our workplace offers equal employment opportunities to all employees and candidates in full compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Remitly is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.