Senior Software Development Engineer, ML Platform

Senior Software Development Engineer, ML Platform

Remitly, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

At Remitly, our mission is to transform lives by building trusted financial services that transcend borders. Each year, millions of customers send billions of dollars across 170+ countries, directly impacting families and communities worldwide.

We're seeking a Senior Engineer to shape the tooling and infrastructure that power the next generation of scalable AI/ML products  this role, you'll collaborate with machine learning and infrastructure teams to design systems that enable seamless model experimentation, training, deployment, serving, and evaluation. Your work will accelerate how quickly data science ideas turn into customer impact—at a global scale.
You'll report to the ML Platform Engineering Manager and play a critical role in defining and building the foundation for Remitly's future AI-driven products.

• Design and build backend services in Go on AWS to support high-scale AI/ML workloads.
• Develop and enhance core ML systems—including Feature Store, Experimentation Platform, and Model Deployment pipelines—with a focus on performance, reliability, and usability.
• Partner closely with data scientists, ML engineers, and software engineers across multiple domains to deliver end-to-end solutions.
• Drive infrastructure optimization and automation, improving system scalability, reliability, and developer velocity.
• Collaborate with product managers and cross‑functional teams to align engineering initiatives with product and business goals.

• 5+ years of experience developing production applications, ideally in Go or Java.
• Hands‑on experience with machine learning platforms and workflows (training, inference, and deployment).
• Proficiency with ML frameworks such as Scikit‑learn, XGBoost and PyTorch.
• Experience building batch inference pipelines and online model serving systems.
• Practical knowledge of designing and supporting Feature Store systems.
• Strong background in building orchestration systems for training and automating workflows.
• Familiarity with modern CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, Maven, Git Lab) and best practices.

Compensation Details. The starting base salary range for this position is $148,000-$185,000. In Canada, 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 is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

• Mid‑Senior level

• Full‑time

• Engineering and Information Technology

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