Staff Software Engineer, USA & Canada Regional Experience

Job Description:

About the role:

Remitlys US and Canada Regional Experience teams grow the remittance send business by improving the customer experience across the moments that matter most. Engineers on these teams apply a full-stack skillset to the customer challenges most critical for growing Remitlys US and Canada send business. This Staff Engineer will work across both regional teams setting the technical direction engineers build on. The US team has ambitious plans targeting Latin America and other critical receive regions alongside Canadas growth priorities in Asia which this hire will help drive across both regions.

You will:

• Own the technical direction and architecture of the US and Canada regional experiences - from customer-facing web and mobile surfaces to the services and integrations they depend on - taking the lead on large cross-team initiatives.

• Partner with product design analytics and engineering leaders across both regions to shape roadmaps.

• Advise domain-level planning and lead design reviews across the regional teams.

• Make AI-native engineering a durable practice across the teams: set the bar own the teams automation as a maintained portfolio and extend those standards to teams we work closely with.

• Evolve engineering excellence standards (reliability observability security quality) and resolve the long-standing problems that limit scale before they become bottlenecks.

• Raise the engineering bar across both regions by mentoring engineers at multiple levels through design and code reviews and expanding team knowledge and skills.

• Stay hands-on across TypeScript React Native Java/Kotlin and Go; set the standard in code review.

• Report to the Senior Engineering Manager Americas.

You have:

• Strong computer science web and native app fundamentals and a command of design patterns and distributed-systems concepts.

• 10 years of software development experience including leading large multi-team initiatives end to end.

• Advanced expertise in one or more of TypeScript JavaScript Kotlin Java or Go.

• 4 years of React or React Native development experience.

• Experience leading team and cross-team design reviews and designing for extensibility.

• Experience using AI throughout the software development lifecycle and helping others apply it well.

• Excellent collaboration skills with a track record of influencing across team boundaries.

Compensation Details.The starting base salary range for this position is typically $208000-$260000. In the U.S. 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. #LI-Hybrid

Our Benefits:

• Flexible paid time off
• Health dental and vision 401k plan with company matching
• Paid parental medical military and family care leave
• Mental Health & Family Forming Benefits
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Continuing education benefits

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

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