Software Development Engineer II

Burnaby, BC, Canada

Category: Engineering
Job ID: R_105659
Job Type: Regular

Job Description:

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—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:

As a SDE II engineer for membership rewards you will be a founding engineer working on the entire stack. You will build consumer-facing features by contributing across the frontend and backend stack. You will be an important technical voice in ensuring we build features that bring peace-of-mind to the users who trust Remitly everyday with their money. This is a unique opportunity to solve large-scoped product problems and to contribute to technical and cultural foundations of a growing team. You will be reporting to a Senior Engineering Manager for this role and work in a hybrid capacity from our Vancouver, BC office.

You Will:

Execute with quality: Build responsibly and with confidence by writing performant, well-tested, and maintainable code.
Build delightful experiences: Work with the team to implement mobile app features that solve for our users. You will deploy your expertise in coding, testing, and supportability to ship innovations with high quality and velocity.
Be a Cultural Leader: Be a role model in upholding Remitly's cultural values and use them as a framework to coach other engineers on the team to achieve their full potential.

You Have:

A degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field or equivalent experience
5+ years of experience building features used by millions of users
2+ years frontend feature development in partnership with Engineers, Product Managers, and Designers
Experience creating and implementing plans for app rollout, experimentation, instrumentation and supportability
Proficiency in any of the following languages and frameworks: NodeJS, TypeScript, JavaScript, React, ReactNative, and Expo

Compensation Details. The starting base salary range for this position is $116,000-$140,000. In Canada, 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.

Our Benefits

Four weeks vacation
Health Benefits
Mental Health & Family Forming Benefits
RRSP plan with company match
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
Life Insurance & Disability
Continuing education and travel 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 team's 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.

Job Description:

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—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:

As a SDE II engineer for membership rewards you will be a founding engineer working on the entire stack. You will build consumer-facing features by contributing across the frontend and backend stack. You will be an important technical voice in ensuring we build features that bring peace-of-mind to the users who trust Remitly everyday with their money. This is a unique opportunity to solve large-scoped product problems and to contribute to technical and cultural foundations of a growing team. You will be reporting to a Senior Engineering Manager for this role and work in a hybrid capacity from our Vancouver, BC office.

You Will:

Execute with quality: Build responsibly and with confidence by writing performant, well-tested, and maintainable code.
Build delightful experiences: Work with the team to implement mobile app features that solve for our users. You will deploy your expertise in coding, testing, and supportability to ship innovations with high quality and velocity.
Be a Cultural Leader: Be a role model in upholding Remitly's cultural values and use them as a framework to coach other engineers on the team to achieve their full potential.

You Have:

A degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field or equivalent experience
5+ years of experience building features used by millions of users
2+ years frontend feature development in partnership with Engineers, Product Managers, and Designers
Experience creating and implementing plans for app rollout, experimentation, instrumentation and supportability
Proficiency in any of the following languages and frameworks: NodeJS, TypeScript, JavaScript, React, ReactNative, and Expo

Compensation Details. The starting base salary range for this position is $116,000-$140,000. In Canada, 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.

Our Benefits

Four weeks vacation
Health Benefits
Mental Health & Family Forming Benefits
RRSP plan with company match
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
Life Insurance & Disability
Continuing education and travel 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 team's 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.

What our Remitlians say

Evelyne Kuo

Program Manager - Technical

On the Security & Privacy team, I reimagine what’s possible by going beyond traditional compliance to create a culture where security is part of everyone’s day-to-day — through programs like our champion network, engaging training sessions, and company-wide awareness events that make security approachable and empowering.”

What our Remitlians say

Amara Agbo

Software Development Engineer II

To me, reimagining what’s possible means constantly learning new technologies and applying cutting-edge solutions to build localized systems that scale across currencies, countries, and regulations. The challenges we solve at Remitly don’t just strengthen our platform — they expand financial access for millions of people worldwide. That’s what makes the work both exciting and impactful.”

What our Remitlians say

Rosa Castellon Herrera

Senior Team Manager - QA

Stand for excellence means to me always raising the bar, pushing through discomfort, to deliver our best to our teams and customers every time. We come together as a team to share ideas to develop a rubric that helps us deliver impactful results.”

What our Remitlians say

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Stephanie Cameron

Senior Product Manager

On the product team at Remitly, I’m trusted to make decisions that drive real impact—not just for my team, but for the business and our customers. I’m encouraged to take ownership of problems even when they’re outside my immediate scope, to speak up, and to bring the right people together to solve them. Lately, that’s meant working on real-time FX and funding tools that support our treasury team in lowering transaction costs—so we can pass those savings on to our customers. That trust and cross-team collaboration make it easy to stay focused on what really matters in the long run.”

What our Remitlians say

Nadav Yekutiel

Senior Manager - Analytics

At Remitly, diving deep has meant pushing past easy answers to truly understand what our customers need. I’ve seen our analytics teams uncover insights that weren’t obvious at first glance — like identifying hidden friction points in the customer journey that, once solved, improved both experience and trust. This commitment to going beyond the surface makes our recommendations stronger, and it’s a big part of how we deliver meaningful impact across the business.”