Remitly reviews

3.8

65% would recommend to a friend

(511 total reviews)
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Sebastian Gunningham

61% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Remitly has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 511 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Remitly employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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511 reviews
3.0
Mar 22, 2019

Love the mission but not the culture as much

Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Amazing mission and vision -Typical tech start-up in that there is plenty of opportunity to get broad exposure to various aspects of technology

Cons

- Tendency to fill new positions externally rather than develop in house talent. This at times leads to current employees feeling looked over, unchallenged, and underpaid... so they leave. This can get expensive when you take into account: recruiting, training, learning curve, etc. - Working through some "Diversity/Equity/Fraternity Effect" issues like many tech companies. Because of the size this effect can be more pronounced. - No company wide mentorship/career development program

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Remitly Response
7y
Thanks so much for sharing your feedback. I'm glad that you believe in our vision and mission and that you have a positive outlook of the company. I also really appreciate the feedback to management. As a rapidly growing company, it is hard to balance hiring externally vs. building capacity internally but we want to support the development of internal candidates as much as possible so we recently hired a senior leader to help with development. I'm sorry that you experienced a "Diversity/Equity/Fraternity Effect" at Remitly. As you said, it's an industry-wide issue but we're investing very intentionally in D&I. We have a D&I guild with over 100 members in it and we recently opened a role to hire a senior full time D&I leader to support this work. If you would ever be open to meeting with me so I could learn more about your experience at Remitly, I'd welcome the opportunity. I care about you and the rest of the Remitly team so I'm sorry to hear about your experience and that you left the company.
5.0
Aug 25, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Huge corporate growth potential, tons of opportunities in the remittance sector. One of the hottest startups in Seattle right now, near the top of most rankings. Remitly's building a world-class FinTech platform that can move money across continents in minutes. Technically sound but always looking for more top contributors. Great finances. Company cultural values help define choices which leads to better decisions. Collaborative environment, agile, with improving infrastructure. Diversity/Inclusion is a priority, not just a buzzword.

Cons

A lot of kludgy code built for a much smaller operation holds up progress. Many independent teams without much coordination between them. No yearly bonus or matching 401K, med benefits mediocre.

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Remitly Response
7y
Thanks so much for taking the time to share your feedback. I really appreciate it and the points that you make about our growth trajectory, culture, world-class fintech platform, and great finances all ring true. I'm glad they resonate with you as well. We do have work to do to scale our system so I appreciate you pointing that out. I'm also glad you mentioned benefits as this is something that the HR team is in the process of updating. I'm happy you're part of the team and thanks again for caring about our company / leaving your thoughts.
5.0
Jun 1, 2018

fast-pace, challenging, and fun

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Super challenging in all the best ways. Great place to learn and collaborate with multiple teams in multiple countries. Fair salary, good benefits

Cons

Mile a minute mentality.

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Remitly Response
8y
Thanks for your feedback! I really appreciate it and I'm so glad that you're enjoying your time at Remitly! You're right that we're always moving a mile a minute (especially as a rapidly growing startup!) and we're here to support you as we grow. Glad you're part of the team!
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