Senior Software Engineer

About the role:

Forter is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to develop and cultivate new products for fraud detection. More than in other groups the engineering decisions made by Forters product group need to balance not only engineering factors but also user experience aesthetics legal and financial considerations and a general sense of whats most important.

The Platform Extensions teams mission is to build seamless extensions to enable fast onboarding of merchants to Forter fraud solutions using popular eCommerce platforms. We strive to create one-click experiences and allow our merchants to onboard and start using Forters products almost immediately. Our platforms include but are not limited to Salesforce Commerce Cloud and Shopify.

What youll be doing:

• Design high-scale and low-latency components to support Forters growth
• Develop robust extensions that will be used by Forters largest clients allowing them to seamlessly start using new Forter products
• Improve our current architecture and components to allow faster onboarding of merchants
• Research significant eCommerce platforms in order to create and improve our merchants experience with Forter

What youll need:

• 4 years of hands-on experience throughout the web development stack and/or backend stacks.
• Experience with JavaScript TypeScript GraphQL and other web technologies for building web apps and APIs.
• Expertise in server-side development using NodeJS ORMs and relational databases.
• Experience developing debugging and maintaining code in a large-scale environment with multiple modern programming and database querying languages.
• Great communication skills.
• Self-driven and solutions-oriented able to collaborate cross-team in a globally distributed organization.

Itd be really cool if you also have:

• Experience with building low-latency web applications.
• A deep understanding of the eCommerce Platforms domain.
• Experience in building cartridges for platforms like Salesforce Commerce Cloud Shopify Magento or Commercetools.
• Seen or designed high-scale robust architectures that process multiple tenants.

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 (and2024)
• Forbes Cloud 100 ( and2024)
• #3 on Fast Companys list of Most Innovative Finance Companies (2022)
• Anti-Fraud 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.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
• Matching Retirement Plan
• Comprehensive and generous health insurance including vision and dental coverage
• Generous PTO policy
• Half day Fridays

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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