Fora

Senior/Staff Backend Engineer, Finance

New York City · Staff+ · Part-time

No sponsorship$180k-$225kDetected 1 day ago

PythonDjangoFlaskDistributed SystemsBackend DevelopmentAWSKubernetesProduct ManagementAccountingCommunicationCollaboration

About the role

Our ideal candidate is someone who understands our mission and is excited to shape how thousands of travel entrepreneurs get paid-bringing an eye for user experience, data integrity, and trust to every interaction involving money movement.

Partner with Product Managers and Designers to define and prioritize the roadmap for advisor payments, commission earnings, and revenue systems
Design and maintain distributed systems that process booking, payment, and reconciliation data at scale
Build and optimize backend services that power payout logic, transaction timing, ledger accuracy, and integrations with third-party payment platforms
Focus on performance, architecture, data modeling, and transactional reliability in all systems you own
Collaborate with other engineers to define end-to-end engineering solutions that connect frontend experiences with secure, verifiable backend processes
Own epics and be responsible for the full solution-design, implementation, and delivery

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
5+ years experience in backend web development
3+ years experience with Python, using Django / Flask / equivalent frameworks
Strong experience designing APIs and distributed systems that handle financial or transactional data
Experience with relational databases, ORMs, and data models that support accounting or ledger-based workflows
Ability to be a team player, with strong communication and collaboration skills

Background in FinTech, Payments, or Infrastructure-especially systems involving reconciliation, double-entry accounting, or money movement-is highly preferred
AWS experience, a plus
Kubernetes experience, a plus

Compensation for this role varies based on experience, with an indicative range of $180K–$225K + equity.

to help the next generation of travel entrepreneurs turn their love for travel into a fulfilling career, whether full-time or part-time.
We believe that everyone, from seasoned professionals to first-time advisors, can build something both profitable and personal.
Founded in 2021 by seasoned entrepreneurs, Fora has grown steadily since, expanding to a team of 200+ full-time employees based in downtown New York City.
In 2026, we announced our $60 million Series D investment round, led by Forerunner and Tactile Ventures, with continued participation from existing investors Thrive Capital, Insight Partners, and Heartcore Capital.
We've also been recognized as a LinkedIn Top Startup 2024, Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies 2025 and 2023, and we were most recently recognized as one of the TIME100 Most Influential Companies 2026.
We're building the first truly unified platform for all travel needs-leveraging the best of human expertise and technology to transform how people plan and book travel.

Fora is committed to an equitable hiring process and an inclusive work environment.
BIPOC and traditionally underrepresented candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
We will not discriminate and will take action to ensure against discrimination in employment, recruitment, advertisements for employment, compensation, termination, upgrading, promotions, and other conditions of employment against any employee or job applicant on the bases of race, color, gender, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or any other characteristic protected by law.

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