Amazing place to develop professionally - Tech Lead Remitly Employee Review

5.0
12 Apr 2019
Recommend
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Pros

I've learned more about software from the people and problems we solve here than anywhere else in my career. The team is motivated and full of smart, welcoming, friendly people - and the work life balance is excellent. There are many things in our tech stack like a mature metrics/monitoring solution, blue green deploys, good testing practices, and ubiquitous use of cloud tooling that I have loved using and am basically to the point of requiring for future jobs. Trying to have a huge positive impacts on the lives of immigrants is not just lip service - the people believe in the mission and it is happening. Overall fantastic place to work as an experienced tech employee. I have referred multiple former peers and family friends as a direct result of trusting that this will be a good place for them to work.

Cons

Rapid growth of the company creates opportunities - but can also introduce ambiguity - this is not an issue for everyone, but it is a culture that works best for folks who will enjoy a high degree of personal ownership.

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Remitly Response
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Thanks so much for taking the time to leave this review. The things that you mention really resonate with me -- "smart, welcoming, friendly people", "positive impact on the lives of immigrants", and "overall a fantastic place to work". Thanks for taking the time to capture it. I'm so glad that you're a tech leader on the team. It looks like you've been on the team for more than three years, which has been during a period of rapid growth for Remitly. Therefore, I want you to know that you've been a crucial part of creating the culture that you describe above -- so thank you for your leadership. If there is ever anything that I can do as CEO to help support you better, I'm always here to help. Thanks for being part of the team and for serving our customers every day.

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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