Senior Software Engineer (Global Money Movement)

Remitly is a company providing secure, simple, and reliable global money transfer services supporting customers worldwide since 2011. The Kraków engineering squads focus on Global Money Movement platforms related to secure storage and validation of financial instruments, customer accounts and wallets, and core payment processing. The company employs over 2,800 people globally and operates high-throughput, high-availability financial services on AWS.

• BS in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience.
• 6+ years of professional software development experience.
• Experience using AI throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Proficiency in at least one backend language such as Java, Kotlin, or Go.
• Experience designing secure, scalable, and performant distributed systems.
• Experience operating and improving production systems in a cloud environment such as AWS, including on-call rotations.
• Experience with relational and non-relational databases with understanding of data modeling at scale.
• Experience leading technical design for team-level or cross-team initiatives.
• Experience growing and mentoring other engineers.
• Strong communication skills and proficiency in B2+ English.

Nice to have:

• Experience with DynamoDB or other large-scale NoSQL data stores.
• Payments/Fintech experience.
• Experience with PCI-scope systems or other regulated, compliance-sensitive data.
• Experience designing multi-tenant platform services or shared infrastructure at scale.
• Experience leading complex initiatives spanning multiple services or teams.
• Strong understanding of observability, operational excellence, and performance optimization.
• Experience working with external banking and payment partners (e.g., card networks, payment processors).

• Lead the design and implementation of scalable backend services and APIs for storing, validating, or moving customers' financial data.
• Break down complex, cross-team features into components that can be delivered in parallel.
• Drive team-level projects from technical design through production readiness, including compliance and security considerations.
• Guide application design decisions and promote long-term maintainability across service boundaries.
• Proactively identify and mitigate technical debt and operational risks.
• Improve system scalability, reliability, and performance for high-volume, regulated financial systems.
• Act as a technical point of contact for cross-team stakeholders and external banking and payment partners.
• Provide strong code and design reviews and mentor SDE peers.
• Partner with Product, Operations, and cross-functional stakeholders to clarify requirements, technical risks, and delivery plans.

Remitly Poland applies increased tax deductible costs (KUP) to remuneration for employees involved in software creation as authors, under relevant Personal Income Tax Act provisions. Remitly is an E-Verify employer and an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. Data processing and privacy rights are governed by Remitly Poland as stated in the information clause.