Principal Engineer, Verification Platform (Burnaby)

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. About the Role We are looking for a Principal Engineer to join our Verification organization. You will lead the teams responsible for the full trust and safety stack that makes Remitly’s mission possible, including identity verification, authentication and authorization, compliance controls, transaction monitoring, and the customer data platform. Responsibilities Technical Leadership : Define the architecture and long‑term technical vision for Remitly’s verification and compliance platform services. Lead the platformization of existing verification services by redesigning systems built around our remittance product into reusable, well‑documented platform capabilities. Raise the bar for the design of APIs and service contracts with a focus on developer experience, reliability, and extensibility. Establish and champion engineering standards for compliance controls across Remitly’s product surface. Personally tackle the hardest, highest‑risk technical problems where correctness, consistency, and auditability are non‑negotiable. Partner closely with Product Management, compliance stakeholders, and legal to translate evolving regulatory requirements into sound, scalable technical solutions. Drive alignment across engineering, product, and compliance teams on platform strategy, priorities, and technical direction. Influence product teams to adopt platform services correctly through great design, clear documentation, and active technical partnership. Mentor and actively develop senior engineers within the verification organization, setting the bar for technical quality through design reviews, code reviews, and direct coaching. Serve as a technical role model across the organization, elevating the overall caliber of engineering decision‑making. Qualifications 10+ years of software engineering experience with a demonstrated track record of principal‑level technical scope and organizational impact. Deep expertise in designing and operating distributed systems at scale, with strong command of reliability, availability, and performance trade‑offs. Proven experience building developer‑facing APIs and internal platform services, with a genuine appreciation for developer experience and platform ergonomics. Prior experience as part of an internal platform or infrastructure team, understanding the dynamics of building for internal developer customers, including adoption, versioning, and migration. Hands‑on experience with identity, authentication, and authorization systems – IAM, OAuth, KYC pipelines, or similar verification and access control domains. Ability to lead through influence across multiple teams without direct authority, driving alignment on complex, cross‑functional technical decisions. Compensation Base salary: $220,000 – $275,000 per year (US). Equity participation as part of the total compensation plan. Medical, dental, vision, and other benefit options. Four weeks of paid vacation. RRSP plan with company match (Canada). Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Life insurance, disability, and continuing‑education benefits. Benefits Health benefits. Mental health and family support. Continuing education and travel benefits. Adaptable work arrangements with in‑office expectation for senior leaders. EEO Statement Remitly is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Remitly is an E‑Verify employer, committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all employees and candidates in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Apply on Kit Job: kitjob.ca/job/2prtp8