Pros: Remitly has a lot of positive things. [+] They try to drive mission and directives with a customer first perspective [+] They give 4 day weekends once a month [+] They are very generous on days off (e.g. Mental Health days) [+] There are some amazing engineers at Remitly who became life long friends [+] You can vocalize your complaints and recommended improvements without repercussion. [+] Remote Friendly (now) [+] Family and Life Friendly (they understand that things happen that require you to shift focus) [+] They care about DEI (to an extent) [+] You can travel between sites to colocate with teams

Cons: Cons are relative to the team that I was apart of (Security). [-] There was extreme burnout. [-] Remitly is not veteran friendly and at times feels very aggressive towards veterans, and DEI was informed multiple times. [-] There was a lack of support by M-Team. To elaborate, M-Team was constantly stating that they wanted more investment, but when rubber met the road, initiatives were always descoped in lieu of development team wants. [-] Promotions and performance reviews were extremely biased and not data driven. It felt as if there were a few people (same ones year over year) who made decisions based on their opinions. Specialized engineers are at a disadvantage compared to generalist development engineers. [-] Total comp did not match work output for similar roles. The communications were "we want people here for the mission and not for pay".

Pros: Remitly has a full set of cultural values that drive the decisions, actions and behavior of everyone. The leadership walks the walk, exemplifying the best traits that make Remitly employees great. The culture of caring for customers, taking care of our people, being authentic, supportive and joyful people is priceless. I feel like I can do my best work at Remitly, and with the growth we are experiencing there is a lot of great work to be done.

Cons: Remitly is a financial institution, subject to compliance and audits in multiple jurisdictions. Our moves are more conservative than startups outside of the FinTech industry.

Pros: I wanted peers to learn from and an ethical company.

Cons: We are growing rapidly, but there is not enough focus.