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# Software Development Engineer- SCOUT

- **Company:** SCOUT TEAM, LLC
- **Location:** Seattle, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $180,000 - $225,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Code Generation, Software Design Patterns, Mobile Application Software, Software Engineering, Data Storage Technologies, Gitlab, Information Technology, Jenkins, Golang
- **Published:** November 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/sr-software-development-engineer-scout-remitly-com-10764188

## About the Role

* A 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 software development practices, system design, software design patterns, and algorithms
 * Proficiency in CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab, etc.)

## Description

We're hiring a Senior Software Engineer to join our Scout team-Remitly's agentic AI team responsible for building AI-powered experiences that help customers send money, solve problems, and complete tasks wherever they are-whether on Remitly's website, mobile app, or third-party platforms like WhatsApp.

As a member of the Scout team, you'll collaborate across teams to enable money transfer functionality on external platforms and help other domains by providing them with a robust conversational AI platform. You'll be involved in prototyping, validating, and scaling new AI-driven solutions.

This role offers the opportunity to work closely with cross-functional partners including UX, Legal, Compliance, and Marketing, as well as most platform engineering teams, giving you exposure to a wide range of technical and business challenges.

You Will:

 * Gather and analyze requirements.
 * Design, code, and test APIs, data storage solutions, and integration with third-party services. Identify and fix issues or bugs.
 * Work with the team to quickly resolve problems and maintain system stability.
 * Collaborate with teams, including product/program managers and marketing, compliance and legal specialists.
 * Guide the team's technical strategy while leading, shipping features and systems.
 * Incorporate AI-assisted development into project-level estimates, identifying where AI tools compress timelines and adjusting plans accordingly.
 * Evaluate AI-generated code for correctness, security, and maintainability before it ships.
 * Guide peers on effective and responsible AI use, including validation practices and sound judgment with AI-generated output.
 * Promote engineering excellence by delivering well-tested, observable, documented, efficient, scalable, and resilient solutions, improving team processes, and contributing to cross-team technical designs.
 * Explore new problem areas, using AI where useful to deliver prototypes or proofs-of-concept., 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.