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Category: Engineering
Job ID: R_107132
Job Type: Regular
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—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 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.
You Have:
- 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.)
Compensation Details. The starting base salary range for this position is typically $180,000-$225,000. 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.
#LI-Onsite
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)
- 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.
Category: Engineering
Job ID: R_107132
Job Type: Regular
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—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 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.
You Have:
- 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.)
Compensation Details. The starting base salary range for this position is typically $180,000-$225,000. 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.
#LI-Onsite
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)
- 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.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in academy scout jobs.
- Demonstrated experience evaluating players at the youth, collegiate, or professional level
- Proficiency with scouting software and player evaluation database tools
- Strong written communication skills for producing detailed scouting reports
- Willingness to travel extensively for games, combines, and tournaments
- Knowledge of the specific sport's positional roles, tactics, and development pathways
- Bachelor's degree in sports management, kinesiology, or a related field preferred
Tips for Your Academy Scout Job Search
Tailor your resume to evaluation metrics
Hiring managers want to see that you can assess talent systematically. Highlight specific evaluation frameworks you've used, the age groups or positions you've scouted, and any scouting reports you've written, not just that you attended games.
Demonstrate your player database experience
Most academy programs use dedicated scouting software to log evaluations. Name the platforms you've worked with, describe how you maintained player records, and show that you can generate reports from raw observation data.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists academy scout openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match your sport, level, and region and apply directly to each listing.
Target postings by sport and age group
Academy scouting roles are often siloed by sport and player age bracket. Searching by sport first, then narrowing by youth, collegiate, or professional tier, surfaces openings that actually match your evaluation experience instead of roles outside your expertise.
Prepare a scouting report sample for interviews
Many hiring panels ask you to evaluate a prospect on the spot or review a submitted report as part of the process. Bring a sanitized sample from your existing work, or draft one on a publicly available prospect, so you have a concrete artifact to discuss.
Follow up after a tryout or combine observation
If a club invited you to observe a development session or tryout as part of the interview process, send a brief follow-up within 48 hours that references two or three specific players you noted. It signals genuine engagement and reinforces your eye for talent.
Academy Scout Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most academy scouts?
The most active employers for academy scouts right now are Scout Motors, Wilbur-Ellis Company, and Girl Scouts of the USA, and the most openings are in Michigan, California, and North Carolina, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand tends to cluster around regions with large concentrations of professional franchises and collegiate programs.
How many academy scout jobs are remote?
About 80% of academy scout openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the hands-on, travel-heavy nature of the role. Administrative and video-analysis functions within scouting departments are most likely to offer remote flexibility, while field evaluation roles almost always require in-person attendance at games and training sessions.
How do you become an academy scout?
Start by building a foundation in player evaluation through coaching, refereeing, or volunteer scouting roles at youth or collegiate clubs. Develop a portfolio of written scouting reports that demonstrate your eye for talent and your ability to communicate assessments clearly. Network within the sport's development ecosystem, attend combines and showcases, and pursue entry-level scouting coordinator or regional scout roles to accumulate professional credentials before applying to full-time academy positions.
Can you get hired as an academy scout with little experience?
Yes, entry points exist even without a formal scouting background. Organizations frequently hire candidates who have deep playing experience at a competitive level, a strong coaching background, or demonstrable skills in video analysis. Producing unsolicited scouting reports on publicly available prospects and sharing them with clubs during outreach can substitute for a traditional resume and distinguish you from applicants with longer but less relevant work histories.
What does the academy scout interview process look like?
Most hiring processes involve an initial screening call with an HR coordinator or talent acquisition team, followed by a panel interview with the scouting director and sometimes the technical staff. Candidates are often asked to walk through a previous scouting report or complete a live evaluation exercise using game footage. Final-round candidates may be invited to observe a development session and submit written feedback as a practical assessment before an offer is extended.
Where can I find and apply to academy scout jobs?
You can find and apply to academy scout jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States in one place. Find roles that match your sport, experience level, and preferred location, then apply directly to each listing that fits.
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