Join Forter as a Staff Engineer to design and scale backend systems for real-time fraud decisioning and APIs.
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Role intensity
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Requirements
- Experience
- 10+ years
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Benefits
Joblaze summary
In the role of Staff Engineer at Forter, the individual will design and scale backend systems that support real-time fraud decision-making and API functionalities. Proficiency in programming languages like Python, Java, or Kotlin, along with experience in cloud technologies such as AWS and Kubernetes, is essential for success. This position is ideal for seasoned engineers with over a decade of experience in large-scale production environments, particularly those who excel in distributed systems and enjoy taking ownership of complex projects. Forter's collaborative culture emphasizes innovation and operational excellence, making it a fitting environment for engineers eager to impact the evolv
Joblaze insights
Quick facts
- Is the Staff Engineer, Core Engineering role remote?
- It's hybrid — Forter expects some on-site time in Israel - Tel Aviv.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 10 years of relevant experience for this Staff Engineer, Core Engineering role.
- Where is the role based?
- Forter is hiring for this position in Israel - Tel Aviv.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AWS, Docker, Java, Kotlin, Kubernetes, Node.js.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Forter targets staff-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Staff Engineer, Core Engineering role at Forter.
From the original posting
About the role:
Forter is looking for a Staff Engineer to join our Core Engineering group. The group is responsible for the real-time, low-latency infrastructure that powers Forter’s fraud decisions and external APIs.
Our systems process billions of requests every day, ensuring high availability, security, and performance at global scale.
In this role, you’ll work on core backend components such as our decision engine, ingestion and enrichment pipelines, schema management systems, and self-serve API platform. The software you build will power critical business decisions and directly serve some of the world’s largest merchants.
This is a high-impact, high-ownership position for an engineer who thrives on solving complex distributed systems challenges, cares deeply about production-grade quality, and wants to shape the foundation of Forter’s decisioning platform.
What you'll be doing:
- Design, build, and scale backend systems that power Forter’s real-time decisioning and APIs.
- Own projects end-to-end - from design and implementation to production rollout and monitoring.
- Ensure systems are low-latency, fault-tolerant, and high-throughput across distributed environments.
- Enhance observability, reliability, and developer experience through strong operational and tooling practices.
- Collaborate with Product, analysts, data scientists, and infrastructure teams to drive innovation across Forter’s decision ecosystem.
- Participate in technical discussions and customer interactions, providing expertise and clear communication when supporting enterprise integrations.
What you'll need:
- 10+ years of experience building backend systems in large-scale production environments, with at least 2 years as a Staff Engineer or equivalent level
- Strong programming skills in Python, Java, Kotlin, or Node.js
- Hands-on experience with cloud-native technologies (AWS, Kubernetes, Docker)
- Proven ability to design and maintain high-scale distributed systems
- Strong sense of ownership, autonomy, and accountability
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex systems clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences - including direct collaboration with customers worldwide
It'd be cool if you also have:
- Experience with API Gateway architectures, schema/versioning strategies, or platformization efforts
- Familiarity with real-time data processing frameworks (e.g., Flink, Storm) and resilience patterns
- Background working alongside data science or machine learning teams
- Contributions to developer platforms, infrastructure services, or internal tools improving engineering velocity
Forter was built to meet this moment - and stay ahead of it.
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