AuthN is a tier-0 system: when login degrades, Remitly stops. Our work sits at the intersection of security, reliability, and user experience — a login that is bulletproof but adds friction loses customers; one that is frictionless but weak loses their trust. You will report to the Engineering Manager of the Authentication team in Vancouver.
You Will
Design and build authentication services and flows end-to-end — backend services (Go, Java, TypeScript), identity platform configuration and custom actions, and native mobile and web login experiences — with high standards for reliability, observability, and security.
Work hands-on with modern identity standards: OAuth 2.0, OIDC, PKCE, DPoP, SCIM, JWT lifecycle, and security best practices for native-app authentication.
Own identity infrastructure as code — Terraform-managed identity tenants, service configuration, and deployment automation — treating auth configuration with the same rigor as production code.
Build for resilience at scale: availability targets, login-success observability and alerting, IdP failover strategy, and incident response for a system where minutes of downtime affect customers worldwide.
Evolve our MFA, passwordless, and phone-login capabilities, and deliver regulatory requirements such as PSD2 in partnership with compliance.
Design workload and machine-to-machine identity for internal services and external partners — token issuance, quota and caching strategy, and self-serve onboarding patterns used by teams across Remitly.
Partner with Application Security on threat modeling, secure design reviews, and remediation of findings from penetration tests and our bug bounty program.
Champion Remitly's values by mentoring peers, raising the bar through design docs and code review, and contributing to the team's technical strategy.
You Have
A BS in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience.
8+ years of experience building backend and/or full-stack systems (e.g., Go, Java, Node.js, TypeScript, React).
Deep experience with either (a) customer identity and authentication — OAuth 2.0/OIDC and CIAM platforms such as Auth0, Cognito, or Keycloak — or (b) large-scale identity or security infrastructure (cloud IAM, authorization systems, multi-region tier-0 services), with genuine interest in going deep on the other.
Experience operating high-availability production systems, and comfort participating in on-call for critical infrastructure.
A track record of pragmatic trade-offs between security, user experience, and delivery — and of collaborating with product, design, security, and compliance partners to ship high-impact solutions.
Bonus: familiarity with SAML, SCIM, FIDO2/WebAuthn or passkeys, fraud and account-protection systems, or regulated financial environments.
Compensation Details. The starting base salary range for this position is $152,000 - $190,000. 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.
Our Benefits
Four weeks vacation
Health Benefits
Mental Health & Family Forming Benefits
RRSP plan with company match
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
Life Insurance & Disability
Continuing education
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.
