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Forage

Principal Backend Engineer

Forage, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199


[Full Time] Principal Backend Engineer at Forage (United States) | BEAMSTART JobsPrincipal Backend Engineer

Forage United StatesDate Posted: 22 Dec, 2023Work Location: San Francisco, United StatesSalary Offered: $180000 — $230000 yearlyJob Type: Full TimeExperience Required: 11+ yearsRemote Work: YesStock Options: YesVacancies: 1 availableAbout Us:

Forage is a mission-driven payments company that is helping merchants accept government benefits through a single, unified API. Today, over 42 million Americans receive government assistance (ex: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP) to buy groceries.Starting with enabling EBT SNAP online, Forage builds the financial infrastructure empowering merchants of all shapes and sizes to serve these shoppers online.We function as a hybrid organization, actively hiring across North America. While we embrace remote work, we prioritize candidates who can contribute from our San Francisco office. We also have a permanent co-working office in New York.What we're looking for:

Love building great products and engineering systemsThe ability to oversee technical aspects of projects.Excellent leadership and management skillsStrong verbal and written communication skillsCan articulate and balance implementation tradeoffsProductive, resourceful, and an effective problem solverWrite high quality code, value software testing, and uphold best practices in engineeringExhibit a strong understanding of CS fundamentals from your Bachelor's in CS, engineering, related discipline, or equivalent industry experienceExperience building a PayFac or Payment Processor systemExperience with Logging and Observability toolsAbility to mentor other engineers and influence decision makers throughout the organization.Work effectively in a remote setting and are able to overlap at least 4 hours per work day at 9am to 5pm PSTOur stack:

Python + Django + PostgreSQL + NodeJSAmazon Web Services (AWS)Our offer:

As of 11/27/23, if we hire you in San Francisco, your base salary would fall within the bands below. Please keep in mind that the equity portion of your offer is

not

included in these numbers and represents a significant part of your total compensation.Base Compensation: Principle Software Engineer: $180,000-$230,000Meaningful work that makes a positive impact on our society.Competitive compensation: salary, equity, and benefits.A remote-first work environment within North America with opportunity for onsite meetings.A fun and caring environment that prioritizes transparency, growth, and ownership.A talented, diverse, high-achieving, and humble team with diverse backgrounds and viewpoints.About Forage

Payments infrastructure for government benefits

Company Size:

11 - 50 PeopleYear Founded:

2020Country:

United StatesCompany Status:

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