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Senior Backend Engineer

ForageNorth AmericaRemote
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About 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.

What we're looking for:



  • Love building great products and engineering systems

  • Can articulate your thoughts well

  • Can articulate and balance implementation tradeoffs

  • Are productive, resourceful, and an effective problem solver

  • Write high quality code, value software testing, and uphold best practices in engineering

  • Exhibit a strong understanding of CS fundamentals from your Bachelor's in CS, engineering, related discipline, or equivalent industry experience

  • Experience building a PayFac or Payment Processor system
  • Experience with Logging and Observability tools

  • Work effectively in a remote setting and are able to overlap at least 4 hours per work day at 9am to 5pm PST

Our stack:



  • Python + Django + PostgreSQL + NodeJS

  • Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Our offer:


As of 9/13/23, 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:

  • Senior Software Engineer : $130,000 - $175,000


  • Meaningful 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.

We aim to review every application within 72 hours of submission and provide feedback on each of your interviews within 48 hours of completion. If you don't hear from us, please reach out to your recruiter or careers@joinforage.com directly to get an update on your candidacy.

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Life at Forage

We believe talent is evenly distributed, but opportunity is not. We want to build a world where every student has the opportunity to build vital career skills and industry knowledge for free. Forage looks to tear down the barriers between potential and opportunity. We give every student an equal chance of discovering and landing their dream job.
Thrive Here & What We Value1. Missiondriven payments company2. Hybrid organization actively hiring across North America3. Embraces remote work; prioritizes San Francisco office contributions4. Meaningful societal impact through work5. Competitive compensation package (salary, equity, benefits)6. Remote-first environment with onsite meeting opportunities7. Fun and caring culture emphasizing transparency, growth, ownership8. Talented, diverse, high-achieving team
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