Senior AI Native Software Engineer

About the Role  As a Senior AI Native Software Engineer, you will build customer‑facing products, internal tools, and workflow automations by directing AI agents to accelerate software development. You will operate as a hands‑on builder who starts from a customer or operational problem, translates it into clear specifications, orchestrates AI tools to produce robust solutions, and ensures what ships meets Remitly's standards for security, privacy, reliability, and quality.
Responsibilities   Build and ship complete applications, workflow automations, and AI‑powered tools within your team's product area using AI coding agents and related development tooling.
Translate ambiguous customer and business needs into structured requirements, technical plans, and production‑ready solutions.
Own delivery from concept through deployment, including architecture, implementation, instrumentation, testing, rollout, and iteration.
Evaluate AI‑generated code and artifacts against Remitly's standards for security, privacy, reliability, maintainability, and product quality before shipping.
Partner across engineering, product, design, data, and platform teams to deliver scalable end‑to‑end solutions.
Use metrics and analytics to assess adoption, quality, and business outcomes, and drive iterative improvements based on data.
Mentor other engineers in AI‑native development practices and contribute reusable approaches, documentation, and team standards.
Requirements   8+ years of software engineering experience building and shipping production systems, products, or platforms.
1+ years of demonstrated proficiency using AI coding agents or similar generative AI development tools for end‑to‑end application delivery.
Strong ability to decompose problems, write effective prompts, evaluate outputs critically, and iterate until solutions meet quality expectations.
Solid understanding of full‑stack application development, including frontend, backend, APIs, data stores, and cloud infrastructure.

Experience with common architectural patterns such as web applications, service‑oriented systems, databases, queues, and event‑driven workflows.
Strong product sense and the ability to connect customer problems to practical, high‑impact technical solutions.
Strong communication and collaboration skills, with sound judgment around secure and responsible software delivery.
Compensation  The starting base salary range for this position is $152,000 – $190,000. 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.
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
Connected Work Culture  We foster dynamic in‑person collaboration, with 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.
EEO Statement  Remitly is an E-Verify Employer. Remitly is 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.

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