Senior Software Development Engineer, Globalization

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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: Join us as a Senior Software Development Engineer (SDE III) on Remitly's Global Experience Platform team! Our mission is to make Remitly's products globally-ready by design - building the internationalization infrastructure, translation pipelines, and AI-powered tooling that let every customer experience Remitly as locally made, whatever their language, script, or locale. Your work will reach millions of customers across 18+ languages and 175+ countries. You'll help Remitly launch new countries and languages faster and raise the quality of localized experiences in existing markets - bringing AI into the core of how we translate, validate, and scale content, alongside deep i18n engineering. You'll partner directly with our Localization team and report to a Kraków-based Manager. #LI-hybrid You Will: Own complex, team-level projects end-to-end: clarify requirements, break work into parallel tasks, and guide teammates toward on-time delivery. Build AI/LLM-powered translation and orchestration tooling: evaluate models, design quality guardrails, and integrate them into production localization pipelines. Build and maintain localization infrastructure, translation pipelines, and i18n tooling, integrated with translation management systems (TMS). Design CI/CD-integrated solutions for locale-specific rendering (currency, date/time, numeric formats), text extraction and translation workflows, and pseudo-locale validation. Standardize i18n frameworks and libraries across frontend and backend systems for correct handling of date/time, currency, pluralization, and message formatting. Build static code analysis and linting tooling to catch i18n defects before release, and harden existing code paths to eliminate recurring localization bugs. Expand Remitly's language coverage: right-to-left and bidirectional support, and transliteration tooling for accurate customer identity matching across scripts. Operate what you build: monitor, debug, and improve the reliability of your services, tooling, and translation pipelines in production. Partner across our backend and frontend stacks with backend, mobile, web, and content teams, and mentor other engineers through code reviews and design discussions. You Have: 6+ years of software development experience, including internationalization/localization engineering and leading delivery of complex features within a team. Strong programming ability in Go and JavaScript/TypeScript - including React Native and modern web frameworks (Next.js, Astro) - or deep experience in a comparable ecosystem (Java, Kotlin, C#/.NET) with a track record of picking up new stacks quickly. Experience applying AI/LLMs in production workflows, with sound judgment about where automation should and shouldn't replace human review; translation or content pipeline experience is ideal. Working knowledge of internationalization standards and locale-aware formatting (Unicode, ICU/CLDR-based libraries). Proven ability to build or evolve localization systems and translation pipelines at scale. Experience with modern software development practices, including code reviews and secure coding standards, and strong cross-functional collaboration skills. Nice to have: Demonstrated experience shipping RTL/bidirectional language support in production. Experience with localizability audits and pseudo-locale validation. Hands-on experience with TMS platforms (Lokalise, Phrase, Smartling, Transifex), ICU/CLDR internals, and localization interchange formats (XLIFF). Experience in fintech or another regulated industry. Our Benefits: Equity in the company – RSUs Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) 26 days paid holiday + additional company days off Royalties (KUP) Hybrid working model (our office is in the Kraków City Centre) Commute allowance Health/Dental Coverage – LUX MED VIP for employee and family Life Insurance Travel Insurance Pluxee Lunch Card/Multisport Card Education Budget Mental Health program for employee Family planning program Employee Pension Plan (PPK) Compensation Details The starting base salary range for this position is typically zł 320,000 – zł360,000 per annum. In Poland, 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. Remitly Poland applies increased tax deductible costs (KUP) to remuneration earned by certain qualifying employees (to the extent an employee will be involved in the creation of the software as an "author") for the transfer of copyrights, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Personal Income Tax Act. 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. #LI-Hybrid Remitly is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.