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Senior Software Engineer I
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Location

Mexico

Type

full-time

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About this role

This position is ideal for engineers who are passionate about enabling operational excellence through smart automation, data-driven insights, and scalable internal platforms. Your contributions will directly enhance service reliability, reduce downtime, and improve customer trust in our insurance services. 

Key Responsibilities 

  • Develop and maintain backend tools and services that support operations workflows, including issue triage, order/policy remediation, and RCA automation. 

  • Build internal dashboards, monitoring frameworks, and alerting systems to provide visibility into operational health and KPIs. 

  • Take ownership of software applications, APIs, and services crucial for our data platform's seamless operation. 

  • Design microservices and serverless applications supporting the entire data lifecycle, from data ingestion to customer impact. 

  • Drive engineering best practices within the team and organization, fostering collaboration and adoption of clinical data products. 

  • Leverage AWS services (such as Lambda, Step Functions, DynamoDB, S3, CloudWatch, etc.) to build tools and automation that enhance system monitoring, visibility, and operational effectiveness. 

  • Participate in on-call rotations and incident reviews, helping to improve system reliability and operational response. 

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Support, Product, and Engineering to understand business pain points, provide feedback, and help drive improvements across the product and operational workflows. 

  • Mentor junior developers and contribute to code quality through code reviews and design discussions. 

 

Required Qualifications 

  • 5+ years of experience in backend software development using Node.js or similar technology. 

  • Hands-on experience with AWS cloud services (Lambda, Step Functions, DynamoDB, S3, CloudWatch, etc.) 

  • Ability to initiate impact with minimal high-level direction. 

  • Proficiency in node.js, Python, or other modern programming languages with a focus on backend development 

  • Familiarity with software development best practices: testing, version control, CI/CD. 

  • Strong problem-solving skills with a focus on production reliability and operational effectiveness. 

 

Preferred Qualifications 

  • Experience working in enterprise software, especially within insurance, finance, or regulated industries. 

  • Exposure to monitoring/observability tools such as CloudWatch, Datadog, or Grafana. 

  • Understanding SLAs, incident response processes, and operational playbooks. 

  • Comfortable working in environments with legacy systems and modern cloud-based services. 

  • Familiarity with scripting languages (JavaScript, Python, Bash) and SQL for operational automation. 

  • Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation) 

 

 

What You’ll Gain 

  • A chance to work with a collaborative and pragmatic team that supports one another and genuinely invested in your growth. 

  • Work on solving real-world problems that directly affect internal stakeholders, customers, and a chance to make a measurable impact on business-critical operations. 

  • Exposure to the entire ecosystem of systems and services that power our enterprise insurance platform — gaining a holistic understanding of how the application runs in production. 

  • Opportunities to deepen your cloud and data engineering skills in a supportive environment. 

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Other facts

Tech stack
Backend Development,Node.js,AWS,Microservices,Serverless Applications,Automation,Monitoring,Data Engineering,Problem-Solving,Collaboration,Mentoring,Code Reviews,CI/CD,Scripting,SQL,Infrastructure as Code

About Remitly

Remitly is an international payments company that leverages digital channels, including mobile phones, to send money internationally. Remitly's digital products are fundamentally faster, less expensive, and far more convenient for customers to send money across borders.

Team size: 1,001-5,000 employees
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Industry: Financial Services
Founding Year: 2011

What you'll do

  • Develop and maintain backend tools and services that support operations workflows, enhancing service reliability and reducing downtime. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business pain points and drive improvements across product and operational workflows.

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What does a Senior Software Engineer I do at Remitly?

As a Senior Software Engineer I at Remitly, you will: develop and maintain backend tools and services that support operations workflows, enhancing service reliability and reducing downtime. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business pain points and drive improvements across product and operational workflows..

Why join Remitly as a Senior Software Engineer I?

Remitly is a leading Financial Services company.

Is the Senior Software Engineer I position at Remitly remote?

The Senior Software Engineer I position at Remitly is based in Mexico, Chihuahua, Mexico. Contact the company through Clera for specific work arrangement details.

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