Fora
Senior/Staff Backend Engineer
$185K–$235K
New York City +1 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 23, 2024
- Location
- New York City
New York, New York, United States - Experience
- 5+ years in backend web development; 3+ years with Python, using Django / Flask / Alternative.
- Education
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science.
- Visa sponsorship
- Authorization to work in the United States is required for full-time roles based in the New York City office; Fora is unable to sponsor or assist with U.S. work authorization. Roles based outside the United States are not subject to this requirement.
About the job
Build and deliver backend products and infrastructure for Fora’s advisor portal, website, supplier and content systems, admin tools, and integrations.
What you'll do
- Partner with Product Managers and Designers to define and prioritize the roadmap; collaborate with engineers on end-to-end solutions.
- Build the advisors application for onboarding, travel search and booking, itineraries, and client interactions.
- Own epics from design through implementation and delivery, with a focus on performance, architecture, and clean code.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science.
- 5+ years experience in backend web development.
- 3+ years experience with Python, using Django / Flask / Alternative.
- High API and distributed systems design skills; experience with relational database ORMs.
Nice to have
- AWS experience.
- Kubernetes experience.
Pay
$185K to $235K USD base salary; equity amount not stated.
Tools
Python, Django, Flask, AWS, Kubernetes
AI focus
The company says AI is woven through its workflows and that employees apply frontier AI tooling day to day; this role’s specific AI work is not stated.
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