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Remitly · Hybrid · Seattle, Washington United States

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 then 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:


We're searching for an early career Security Engineer to join Remitly's Threat Detection & Response Team. This role will help the team build out and own tools and capabilities and help advance the D&R program at Remitly.
You'll accomplish this with a "detection as code" engineering mindset and partner closely with other team members and stakeholders in external teams. Your work will directly impact the security of Remitly data and help to safeguard our users.

You Will:

  • Design and build logging and alerting systems to detect and investigate potentially malicious activity

  • Create and tune analytics to proactively detect threats with high quality ATT&CK coverage and low false positive rates

  • Investigate and triage interesting or suspicious events and participate in on-call rotation

  • Drive incident response efforts across cross-functional teams

  • Help define and execute threat detection and response strategy

You Have:

  • 3+ years of experience in security or systems engineering

  • 1+ years of experience of those in threat detection or threat response, preferably in a cloud-first environment (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)

  • Experience using AI tools to support technical work, documentation, and problem-solving.

  • Familiarity with EDR, SIEM, SOAR, or related security tools.

  • Bachelor's degree in a related discipline OR equivalent practical experience

  • Able to lead in complex operating environments, sometimes in high stress situations

  • Comfortable writing and reading code/Queries  — whether hand-written or AI/agent-assisted (e.g., Python, scripting, query languages like SPL/KQL)

  • Know what the MITRE ATT&CK framework is and how to apply it

  • Strong alignment to our mission and values

  • Strong attention to detail, operates with a high degree of discretion

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills

Compensation Details. The starting base salary range for this position is typically $168,000-$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)

  • Learning & development 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.

Under the Company's current hybrid-work expectations, employees in this position work onsite Tuesday through Thursday each week. Additional onsite attendance may be required based on business needs, and the Company may modify its hybrid-work expectations from time to time. 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.

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How this Security Engineer salary compares

This role pays $189,000/yrbelow the typical range for Security Engineer roles.

$165,000 median $198,750 $243,750

Typical range $189,000–$218,531/yr, from 21 comparable Security Engineer listings on JobsRadar (pay annualized to USD). See Security Engineer salary insights →

About Remitly

Remitly is a leading digital financial services provider for immigrants and their families in over 170 countries around the world. Remitly helps immigrants send money home in a safe, reliable and transparent manner. Its digitally-native, cross-border remittance app eliminates the long wait times, complexities and fees typical of traditional remittance processes. Building on its strong foundation, Remitly is expanding its suite of products to further its mission and transform financial services for immigrants all around the world. Search For Jobs Click here to find additional opportunities at Remitly!

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