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Job Description:

Remitly is on a mission to transform the lives of immigrants and their families by providing the most trusted financial products and services on the planet. Since 2011, we have been tirelessly delivering on our promises to immigrants sending their hard earned money home. Today, we are reimagining international payments at scale and building new products to create deeper relationships with our customers and their loved ones across the globe. Join over 2,700 employees across 10 offices who are growing their careers while having a positive impact on people globally.

Remitly is registered as a Money Services Business in the U.S., Canada, EU, United Kingdom, Singapore and Australia. Each of these jurisdictions require, among other items, that Remitly maintain a comprehensive Risk and Compliance Program.

About the Role:

The mission of Accounting Engineering team is to ensure timely, comprehensive, and accurate financial reporting while helping business expansion. We work with Remitly's accountants and support them by automating the accounting month-end close processes. As a member of the Accounting Engineering team you will learn the basics of accounting and use it to manage the processing and aggregation of the whole volume of our customer transactions. You will use Go and develop database queries on daily basis.

Your constant challenge will be to codify complex accounting requirements in performant and manageable way. You will work for an already established, distributed team, reporting to Engineering Manager based in Poland. We understand the value of face-to-face interactions and aim to see each other every quarter (the role is remote from Poland, with occasional travel).

You Will:

• Implement new features and maintain existing systems,

• Lead other engineers, conduct code reviews and provide feedback,

• Set and follow the standard for delivering well-tested, observable, documented, efficient, scalable, and resilient code,

• Become an expert with tools and programming languages, engineering processes used within the team in a scalable cloud-based architecture,

• Work with the Product Manager and other partners to understand the requirements,

• Write technical specification and participate in design reviews,

• Participate in scrum meetings, break requirements to stories, provide estimates,

• Assist the Accounting team in troubleshooting and provide tech guidance,

• Support the Accounting team during the month-end close through rotating on-call schedule,

• Interview and ramp new hires.

You Have:

• A BS in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience,

• 7+ years of professional experience,

• Proficient in Go and another general purpose language like Java, Kotlin, C#,

• Proficiency in an RDBMS like MySQL, PostgreSQL, or SQL Server, bonus point for experience managing big data,

Our Benefits

• Equity in the company - RSUs

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

• Employee Pension Plan (PPK)

• Unlimited paid time off, subject to approval

• Royalties

• Remote work expenses reimbursement

• Headphones Reimbursement

• Health and Dental Coverage - LUX MED VIP for employee and family

• Life Insurance

• Travel insurance for employee and family

• Sodexo Lunch Card or Multisport

• Education / Conferences Budget

• Family planning program

• Referral bonus scheme

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We are committed to nondiscrimination across our global organization and in all of our business operations. Employment is determined based upon personal capabilities and qualifications without discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, sex, gender identification and expression, marital status, military status or status as an honorably discharge/veteran, pregnancy (including a woman's potential to get pregnant, pregnancy-related conditions, and childbearing), sexual orientation, age (40 and over), national origin, ancestry, citizenship or immigration status, physical, mental, or sensory disability (including the use of a trained dog guide or service animal), HIV/AIDS or hepatitis C status, genetic information, status as an actual or perceived victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, or any other protected class as established by law.

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