Engineering Manager, USA Regional Team

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:

The USA Regional Team is dedicated to ensuring that customers sending money from the United States have a seamless, localized, and trusted experience. Your work will directly improve the lives of immigrants and their families while helping create the next generation of trusted, borderless financial services.

As the Engineering Manager in this team, you will lead the engineering team to perfect the end-to-end customer journey for our US customers—from onboarding and payment experiences to compliance and delivery. Building at a global scale, you will deliver intuitive and high-impact experiences that solidify Remitly as the most customer-centric remittance provider in the USA.

You will:

• Manage a team of engineers to design, develop, and deliver engineering projects and solutions that meet business objectives and customer needs.
• Partner with product managers, business managers, designers, and other cross-functional teams to identify and prioritize projects and initiatives that drive business growth and improvement.
• Drive the technical strategy for the US regional experience by translating high-level business goals into actionable OKRs and roadmaps.
• Ensure compliance with engineering best practices, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.
• Foster a culture of innovation, continuous learning, and improvement.
• Drive the team's adoption of AI-powered development tools to the leading edge, modeling effective use through your own code contributions, while ensuring quality and security standards are upheld.
• Report to the Senior Engineering Manager of Americas Regional & Growth engineering teams

You have:

• 5+ years of experience in an engineering leadership role, with a proven track record of managing small teams and delivering complex projects.
• Professional experience as a software developer building customer-facing mobile applications for iOS/Android and scalable services on public cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Strong collaboration skills to work across with cross-functional partners and across engineering teams to deliver impactful features for our customers.
• Proven skills in recruiting and workforce strategy, including sourcing, interviewing, and closing engineering candidates.
• Strong knowledge of engineering principles, practices, and technologies.

Compensation Details. The starting base salary range for this position is typically $180,000-$210,000. 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.

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 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.

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