Senior Software Engineer (AI Conversational Platform)

Quick Facts

• Role: Senior Software Engineer (Scout / AI conversational platform)

Description

Join the Scout team to build agentic AI-powered experiences that help customers send money, solve problems, and complete tasks across Remitly properties and third-party platforms like WhatsApp. You’ll collaborate to enable money transfer functionality on external platforms and provide a robust conversational AI platform to other domains, from prototyping through validation and scaling. You’ll design, code, and test backend APIs, data storage solutions, and third-party integrations while guiding technical strategy and responsible AI practices.

Responsibilities

• Gather and analyze requirements

• Design, code, and test APIs, data storage solutions, and third-party service integrations

• Identify and fix issues or bugs; help maintain system stability

• Collaborate with product/program managers and marketing, compliance, and legal specialists

• Lead and ship features and systems; guide the team’s technical strategy

• Use AI-assisted development to improve project estimates and adjust plans

• Evaluate AI-generated code for correctness, security, and maintainability before release

• Guide peers on responsible AI use, including validation practices and sound judgment

• Deliver well-tested, observable, documented, efficient, scalable, and resilient solutions

• Explore new problem areas and create prototypes or proofs-of-concept using AI when useful

Requirements

• BS in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience

• 5+ years of professional experience

• Experience building and optimizing large-scale web architectures

• Experience evaluating AI-generated code for correctness, security, and maintainability and coaching others on responsible AI use

• Knowledge of backend programming languages such as Java or Golang

• Proven experience with software development practices, system design, software design patterns, and algorithms

• Proficiency in CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab)

Benefits

• Flexible paid time off

• Health, dental, and vision plus 401k with company matching

• Paid parental, medical, military and family care leave

• Mental Health & Family Forming Benefits

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

• Continuing education

Work Model

Hybrid work onsite Tuesday through Thursday; additional onsite attendance may be required based on business needs.