Senior Software Engineer, Billing

About the role:

At Forter Billing isnt just about invoices its the financial heartbeat of a platform protecting over $500B in annual commerce. As we scale toward our next phase of growth we are looking for a Senior Engineer to architect the mission critical systems that translate massive data streams into financial reality.

We arent looking for a maintainer. We are looking for a builder who wants to own the core engine that powers Forters diverse and expanding product lines.

Why you should join us:

• Scale that Matters: Youll handle high-volume data across 1 billion identities. This is a zero-error-margin environment where precision meets massive scale.
• AI-First Development: You wont just use AI tools; youll build them. You will drive continuous efforts to automate complex processes and maintain a custom AI Agent designed to orchestrate billing data and handle automated requests ensuring our systems remain as fast as they are precise.
• High Autonomy High Impact: The Billing domain is the cornerstone of every new product launch. If you build it the whole company feels the impact immediately.

What youll be doing:

• Design build and maintain scalable and resilient systems that handle high-volume data while collaborating with teammates and individual contributors at Forter
• Lead projects from concept to production ensuring the highest standards of quality and financial integrity.
• Work on data-driven initiatives that improve system performance efficiency and billing accuracy
• Partner with Product and Business stakeholders to navigate technical trade-offs that directly affect Forters bottom line.
• Use AI coding tools as a natural part of how you work reviewing guiding and improving AI-generated code is part of the day-to-day here
• Help foster best practices and maintain a high standard of engineering excellence

What youll need:

• 6 years of experience developing and maintaining production systems
• Strong backend fundamentals; Python is our primary language but we value engineering fundamentals over specific syntax
• Proven experience owning systems in production including monitoring troubleshooting performance and reliability improvements
• Familiar with DevOps tools and practices including CI/CD deployment pipelines observability and quality assurance (unit integration testing)
• Experience with AWS and storage at scale (MySQL Snowflake Redis)
• A proactive attitude and a passion for providing technical solutions that bring an immediate business impact and ensure engineering excellence

It would be cool if you have:

• Familiarity with NoSQL data stores such as Elasticsearch
• Experience building and maintaining data pipelines using industry-standard frameworks like Airflow Kafka Delta Lake etc
• Experience with Kubernetes or other container orchestration platforms
• Background in billing / ERP systems

About us:

Commerce is evolving faster than the systems built to support it. Agentic AI is redrawing how people buy. Customer expectations have a new ceiling. And bad actors are evolving alongside every advancement.

Forter was built to meet this moment and stay ahead of it.

We are a human-first AI-built company. Our technology analyzes patterns across a network of over 2 billion shoppers delivering identity intelligence across the entire commerce journey from sign-up to checkout to returns that protects revenue and unlocks great customer experiences simultaneously. With Forter businesses know who to trust whether its humans or the agents shopping for them. The result: zero friction for the customers who matter. No revenue left behind.

The worlds most trusted brands Nordstrom Instacart Priceline Adobe ASOS and eBay among them rely on Forter to get this right. Since 2013 weve raised $525M from investors including Tiger Global Bessemer Sequoia Capital and Salesforce Ventures and today we power commerce decisions for nearly 1 million businesses globally. Were more than fraud payments and orchestration we make trust a competitive advantage.

Trust is backed by data Forter is a recipient of over 10 workplace and innovation awards including:

• Great Place to Work Certification ( 2025)
• Fortunes Best Workplaces in NYC (and 2025)
• Forbes Cloud 100 ( and 2025)
• Anti-Fraud Solution of the Year at the Payments Awards (2024)

Life as a Forterian:

Forterians are genuinely some of the best people youll work with. Smart curious and deeply good humans who care about the work and each other. Thats not an accident its something weve been intentional about since day one and its the thing people mention most when they talk about why they stay. When youre surrounded by people like this doing work that actually matters it changes what a job can feel like.

Forter was built on a simple but powerful conviction: when AI does its job humans can do theirs better. That philosophy shapes our products and shapes how we work. AI is core to our workflows not as a shortcut but as a force multiplier that gives Forterians the space to focus their energy where human judgment is irreplaceable.

Were a global team of 500 people with regional headquarters in New York Tel Aviv London and Singapore and employee presence across the US Canada Germany France Japan China and Australia. Our teams are cross-functional by design and the work you do here is visible consequential and connected to the outcomes that matter.

Youll have real ownership here and proximity to decisions. And we back that with investment in your growth RSU offerings L&D programs built around AI tools and a culture of recognition rooted in our 4.5 day weeks (aka Forters Appreciation Fridays and Sundays). From team outings to local cultural celebrations we mark the moments that matter wherever you are in the world. We dont want Forter to be just another job. We want it to be the place you build.

If youre ready to work on a problem that sits at the intersection of AI commerce and human trust this is it.

Forter is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that will consider all qualified applicants regardless of race color religion gender sexual orientation marital status gender identity or expression national origin genetics age disability status protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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Hybrid work:

At Forter we embrace a hybrid work model that blends in-person connection with the flexibility of remote work. Team members based near our key hubs are expected to work from the office at least three days per week. We believe that regular face-to-face collaboration fuels professional development strengthens our culture and builds the relationships that help teams thrive.

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