Forter
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SeniorSoftwareEngineerll,DecisionEngineering
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“Senior Software Engineer ll, Decision Engineering at Forter. Skills: Decision Engineering, Distributed systems, Real-time infrastructure, Backend development. Design backend systems. Build backend systems”
Industry & Context.
Solving complex distributed systems challenges
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
6+ years backend systems experience, Python, Java, Kotlin, or Node.js programming, Cloud-native technologies (AWS, Kubernetes, Docker), Design and maintain high-scale distributed systems
Nice to Have
API Gateway architectures experience, Schema/versioning strategies experience, Platformization efforts experience, Familiarity with real-time data processing frameworks, Familiarity with resilience patterns, Background with data science teams, Background with machine learning teams, Contributions to developer platforms, Contributions to infrastructure services, Contributions to internal tools
What You'll Do.
Design backend systems
Build backend systems
Scale backend systems
Own projects end-to-end
Ensure low-latency systems
Ensure fault-tolerant systems
Ensure high-throughput systems
Enhance observability
Enhance developer experience
Collaborate with Product
Collaborate with analysts
Collaborate with data scientists
Collaborate with infrastructure teams
Participate in technical discussions
Participate in customer interactions
Provide clear communication
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Product teams; Analysts; Data scientists; Infrastructure teams; Customer interactions
Communication Scope
Explain complex systems
Full Job Description
About the role: Forter is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Decision Engineering team. 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: 6+ years of experience building backend systems in large-scale production environments 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 th
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