Security Engineer 2, Detection & Response

Remitly is hiring a Security Engineer to strengthen its Detection & Response program in Seattle. The role focuses on building detections as code, automating investigation workflows, and partnering across teams to speed up threat discovery and containment while protecting customer data and money.

Role Overview

In this position, you will take ownership of detection engineering and operational response activities. You will investigate suspicious activity, participate in on-call and threat hunts, and support incident response. The team also uses AI to enhance investigations and triage, with an emphasis on validating output before relying on it.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and own detection engineering as code, along with the surrounding automation and tooling
• Investigate suspicious activity, participate in on-call coverage and threat hunts, and lead response to incidents
• Integrate AI into detection and investigation workflows, including ensuring it is correct prior to operational use
• Help the organization stay ahead of emerging threats, including threats involving AI
• Perform thorough code reviews and participate in design reviews, while keeping runbooks current

Required Qualifications

• Experience in security, software, or systems engineering, including hands-on detection engineering, incident response, or security operations
• Experience building and maintaining detections or security automation in production environments
• Proficiency in one or more programming and query languages such as Python or Golang, and SQL
• Day-to-day use of AI tools in engineering work, with ownership of what those tools produce
• Hands-on experience responding to real security incidents, including collaboration with cross-functional teams and stakeholders
• Strong written and verbal communication, including under time pressure
• Strong attention to detail and a high degree of discretion

Technologies

• Python
• Golang
• SQL

Compensation

The starting base salary range for this position is typically $168,000 to $210,000 per year.

In the U.S., Remitly employees are shareholders in the Company and equity is part of the total compensation plan.

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)
• Learning & development benefits

Work Location and Hybrid Expectations

This role is based in Seattle, WA (hybrid). 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.