Join Our Team: Senior Software Engineer - Research Engineering at Forter

About Us
At Forter, we specialize in building trust across digital commerce by leveraging advanced technology to accurately assess customer reliability. Our innovative Forter Decision Engine utilizes an extensive dataset to enhance the eCommerce experience by identifying fraudulent activities and promoting secure transactions. We are dedicated to nurturing a trust-centric environment, driven by our core values, attracting top-notch talent and fostering a culture where every individual can have a significant impact.

Role Overview

We invite you to apply for the role of Senior Engineer within our Research Engineering team. Your efforts will be crucial in collaborating with our fraud research analysts and data scientists. You will tackle complex challenges, enhance our petabyte-scale data utility, and contribute directly to our mission of driving innovation in digital transaction security.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain advanced tools and frameworks utilizing both Forter's proprietary and publicly available data.
• Enable data-driven enhancements and broaden the scope of Forter's product offerings.
• Work in a collaborative environment with colleagues from diverse backgrounds including Analysts, Data Scientists, and Engineers.
• Devise data models and define storage strategies to optimize data accessibility and research efficiency.
• Optimize data access and query performance to support expanding datasets and increasingly complex research scenarios.
• Manage projects independently from conceptualization to completion, ensuring high standards in system reliability and data integrity.
• Analyze and resolve complex issues within the operational stack.

What We’re Looking For

• Extensive experience in designing and managing large-scale production environments.
• Proven analytical capabilities with a strong background in software development (Python / Node.js / Scala).
• Expertise in Spark and SQL, with experience managing various databases (MySQL, Elasticsearch, Redshift, etc.).
• Familiarity with cloud services, preferably AWS.
• Excellent command of English, both written and spoken.

Desirable Skills:
Experience with managed Spark deployments (AWS EMR, Azure Databricks), development using notebooks (Jupyter, Databricks), and basic machine learning techniques would be beneficial.

Why Forter?

As a globally recognized leader in fraud prevention with a valuation surpassing $3 Billion, Forter offers a dynamic workplace. At Forter, we value diversity in experiences and perspectives—encouraging applications from all backgrounds. Whether you are looking to contribute to groundbreaking research or develop innovative solutions, Forter provides an environment to grow both professionally and personally.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Forter is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

We encourage you to apply today and look forward to discovering how you might contribute to the future of digital commerce security at Forter.

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