Senior Data Platform Engineer
Senior Data Platform Engineer
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About Us
Forter is seeking a Senior Data Platform Engineer to join our Data Platform Team where youll play a critical role in designing and implementing tools systems and frameworks that ensure effective management and utilization of data assets across the organization. This is a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of technology and business. If youre a proactive problem solver with a passion for building scalable robust solutions that support data quality compliance and governance initiatives wed love to hear from you.
About the team:
In our Data Platform team we lead initiatives that enable better tooling processes and visibility to unlock the full potential of Forters data.
As a member of the Data Platform team you will work closely with stakeholders across the companyincluding software engineers analysts researchers product teams and legal expertsto promote a culture of effective data engineering practices and drive the adoption of tools and processes to improve data consumption efficiency and quality across teams.
You will take ownership of designing implementing and delivering tools processes and initiatives that enhance data engineering practices. Your unique perspective and expertise will contribute innovative ideas helping the team develop sustainable longterm data management solutions.
A successful software engineer excels at understanding user needs through discovery work and engaging with stakeholders to secure buyin and drive adoption of the tools and processes they design and implement.
Responsibilities:
- Design implement and maintain scalable reliable and efficient data infrastrucure solutions.
- Lead projects that require coordination across engineering product teams and stakeholders to deliver highquality solutions on time.
- Act as a liaison across multiple teams to drive alignment on data engineering initiatives ensuring smooth adoption and integration of solutions.
- Participate in oncall rotations to ensure the availability and performance of our systems.
Who are you
Technical Expertise:
- At lease 5 years of engineering experience
- Experience in managing large data infrastructure
- Proficiency in at least one programming language such as Python or Java/Kotlin.
- Proven experience with distributed systems and dataintensive applications.
- Handson experience with cloud platforms particularly AWS.
- Strong knowledge of data systems including relational and nonrelational data stores.
- Experience with big data tools and frameworks (e.g. Apache Spark Kafka Flink or Snowflake).
Nice to have:
- Experience building or implementing data products schema management data contracts data privacy regulations (e.g. GDPR)
- Experience leading projects requirements gathering and product management.
Benefits include:
- Competitive salary and bonus plan
- Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
- Private health insurance including vision and dental coverage
- Generous PTO policy
- Half day Fridays every Friday
About us:
Digital commerce is built on trust. At every point along the eCommerce journey businesses must make a critical decision: Can I trust this customer Answering this simple question accurately and instantly is powerfulit can accelerate revenue growth and strengthen a companys connection with its customers. How do we do it Forter was founded on the insight that its not about what is being purchased nor where but who is behind the interaction.
The Forter Decision Engine finds patterns across more than one billion identities in our dataset. We isolate fraudsters and protect customersensuring everyone gets the experience they deserve. Given that trust is central to how we operate Forter is very much driven by a defined set of values. We attract remarkable talent and have retention and engagement levels that are well above benchmarks. Were meticulous about strengthening our culture as we grow and ensuring this is an environment where people can have outsized impact.
Trust is backed by data Forter is a recipient of over 10 workplace and innovation awards including:
- Great Place to Work Certification (2024)
- Fortunes Best Workplaces in NYC (and 2024)
- Forbes Cloud 100 (and 2024)
- #3 on Fast Companys list of Most Innovative Finance Companies (2022)
- AntiFraud Solution of the Year at the Payments Awards (2024)
- SAP Pinnacle Awards New Partner Application Award (2023)
- Fintech Breakthrough Awards Best Fraud Prevention Platform (2023)
Life as a Forterian:
We are a team of over 600 Forterians spread across 3 different continents. Since 2013 weve raised $525 million from investors such as Tiger Global Bessemer Sequoia Capital March Capital and Salesforce Ventures. Were on a mission to bring trust to global digital commerce so that companies like Adobe ASOS eBay Instacart Priceline and Nordstrom can block fraud drive revenue and improve customer experience.
At Forter we believe unique people create unique ideas and valuable experience comes in many forms. So even if your background doesnt match everything we have listed in the job description we still encourage you to apply and tell us why your skills and values could be an asset to us. By welcoming different perspectives we grow together as humans and as a company.
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.
If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability please email us at This information will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of determining an appropriate accommodation for the interview process.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full Time
