Remitly Software Engineer interview experience

I had one tech screen beforehand too, but what really stood out was how the onsite technical questions were framed.

During the onsite, I ran into three technical interviews and one design interview. Instead of starting with a narrow coding prompt and moving straight through, the design discussion was broad at first—something like designing an elevator—and then it built in steps as the interviewer asked follow-ups. The technical interviews also didn’t feel like copy-paste LeetCode; the problems were more open-ended, and I had to iterate as they guided the scope.

Between interviews, I felt